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As part of Learning Disability Week, we communicated some myth-busting videos with Marie Crompton, one of our Community Learning Disability nurses in our Lancaster and Morecambe team on Instagram. Please see below for the full list of myth vs reality.

To mark the start of Learning Disability Awareness Week, we are sharing the story of a service user who is now employed in one of our teams, dispelling the myth that people with learning disabilities may not be employable.

Dads-to-be in Lancashire and South Cumbria are set to benefit from the DadPad app - an easy-to-use resource, developed with the NHS, to provide support and guidance.

NHS will prioritise emergency and life-saving care during three-day junior doctors strike. Health services in Lancashire and South Cumbria will prioritise emergency and life-saving care during the latest round of industrial action.

Fiona Lord, has worked for the NHS for over 20 years and for the Trust since 2014 and wanted to share her experience of working full time whilst taking care of her son with complex additional needs.

Since their launch in 2017, our recovery houses have housed over 2,457 service users often removing their need to attend hospital.

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don't think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Abigail Harrison as Chief Digital and Infrastructure Officer.

Sally Wall’s journey hasn’t been a straightforward one, but her inspirational strength and resilience have led her to Barrow and a career as a counsellor, helping others.

We are celebrating after scooping a top award at a special apprenticeship award event.

Mevish Khan is a Freedom of Information Officer at the Trust. Following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, she gave up her own time to fly out to Turkey to help with relief efforts. Here, Mevish gives us an insight into the realities of life in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

Since its launch in 2019 the Recovery College has been developed alongside LSCft service users and our local community, who are always at the heart of every decision. We’ve listened to your feedback and need your help in renaming the Recovery College to help everyone understand what we do a little better.