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We went face to face with Specialist Learning Disability Principal Physiotherapist, Lisa Inman, who makes specialist adjustments required to provide physiotherapy to adults with learning disabilities whose needs cannot be successfully met by mainstream services.

Abigail Harrison, Chief Digital and Infrastructure Officer at LSCft, said: “We are currently experiencing disruption to a small number of our applications as a result of a global IT outage. Business continuity plans have been put into place to ensure we can support patients while the issue is resolved. We will continue to monitor the situation and communicate with our partners.” 

People living across Lancashire are being asked for their feedback to help improve the provision of community equipment services across the region. These services provide free equipment on loan to people in their homes that is ordered through the NHS or via local social care services.

A £30,000 garden headlining at the 2024 RHS Tatton Flower Show by last year’s winning designers is to be donated to mental health inpatients and NHS workers in Lancashire.

Living with bipolar Phil Huggon is a husband and dad of three adult children. One of the experiences he says has shaped his life was when he lost his mum, who died when he was just 10 years old. Fast forward thirty years and at the age of 40, Phil was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

We are happy to share with you the new issue of Shine, our Trust magazine.

Congratulations to all of our nursing teams and individuals shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Nursing Times Awards!

Congratulations to our apprentice colleagues for their success in this year’s Health and Care Apprenticeship Awards.

Inpatients on mental health wards in Lancashire and South Cumbria will this year benefit from being able to exercise on the ward thanks to an innovative new partnership.

Message from ICB: hospitals in Lancashire and South Cumbria are preparing for more industrial action with junior doctors set to strike this week for the first time since February.

A former patient of our South Cumbria Learning Disability Service is celebrating losing six stone in weight after the help of a nurse who helped transform his life.

This Carers Week, carers are sharing their experiences of working for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust while also having caring responsibilities for a loved one, touching on the challenges they face at both work and home that impacts their health and wellbeing.