Department of Health National Health Policies, guidance and campaigns

Care Leavers Offer. The care leavers local offer tells you about all the support that we have in Lancashire for you as a care leaver. Click on the image to go to the website.

East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). We commission (buy) NHS Health services in our local area, which covers five key East Lancashire localities. We receive a budget from the Department of Health to plan and pay for these services, including planned hospital care, rehabilitative care, urgent and emergency care, most community health services, and mental health and learning disability services. We do not manage local NHS Hospitals, which are independent trusts, however we do pay for many of the services they offer.

NHS East Lancashire CCG – A Guide for Parents and Carers of Children. The Common Childhood Illnesses handbook is an extensive and informative guide for Parents and Carers of Children, from birth to five years old, to use when assessing and managing their children with minor conditions.

F.A.S.T – The Stroke Association has funded research into FAST – the Face Arm Speech Test – used by paramedics to diagnose stroke prior to a person being admitted to hospital. By diagnosing the possibility of stroke before reaching hospital, it is possible for appropriate referral to a stroke unit to be made as quickly as possible

Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Commission is the independent regulator of the NHS in England and it publishes a range of information on the quality of services provided by the NHS, including annual performance ratings for all NHS Trusts.

NHS England Health Information for England only, including how to find a local service in your area

Patient UK. The aim of this website is to provide non-medical people in the UK with good quality information about health and disease.