Resident doctors in Lancashire and South Cumbria are set to take industrial action for the second time this year when they go on strike next week.

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has been selected to take part in the national Fit Note Reform Pilot, helping to test a new approach that aims to improve support for people whose health affects their ability to work.

A new way to deliver children’s cancer treatment is now live across the North West. Partners have launched a mobile cancer care unit that brings chemotherapy and supportive treatment closer to home.

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) continue to work together to identify new arrangements for the un-commissioned children and young people's ADHD and ASD service for those with no additional mental health diagnosis.

The NHS is always looking at ways it can increase access for all communities and one group of healthcare professionals has headed out on the road to reach different parts of the local population.

A Lancashire charity has been given a top industry award for the work they do in improving health and wellbeing.

People living in Coniston will continue to have local access to a GP practice following the agreement to open a branch of a neighbouring practice in the village.

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Critical Care Specialised Services Clinical Network (LSCCCN) pharmacy team were announced as finalists in the ‘Excellence in Hospital Pharmacy Practice’ category at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress Awards 2026.

NHS England has provided a national position on the prescribing of weight loss medication and this has now been adopted across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

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