Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen

Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen Your local Healthwatch, we are here to make sure your views on local health and social care services are heard with an independent voice.

Struggling right now? You’re not alone. 💙If you feel unsafe, distressed, or worried about your mental health, help is av...
26/12/2025

Struggling right now? You’re not alone. 💙

If you feel unsafe, distressed, or worried about your mental health, help is available:
📞 Call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option
📞 Or call the Lancashire & South Cumbria Mental Health Crisis Line – open 24/7: 0800 953 0110

Starting the conversation could change your life.

Find out more here 👇
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/.../support

Since July 2022 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) has held responsibility for planning NHS services, including primary care, community pharmacy and those previously planned by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). As well the chair and chief executive, membership of the bo...

🎄✨ Need a pharmacy this Christmas?Don’t worry—the NHS has you covered!👉 Use the Find a Pharmacy tool to locate your near...
26/12/2025

🎄✨ Need a pharmacy this Christmas?

Don’t worry—the NHS has you covered!

👉 Use the Find a Pharmacy tool to locate your nearest one:
https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

Pharmacies can help with:
✅ Prescriptions
✅ Minor illnesses
✅ Emergency medication

Perfect for those festive health needs when GP surgeries have limited hours.
Stay healthy, stay merry! 💙
Share this with friends and family.

26/12/2025

Most pharmacies will be closed or have limited opening hours over Christmas and New Year period. For a list of local pharmacy opening times over the festive holidays, visit: https://orlo.uk/7wINe

🎄✨ Need a pharmacy this Christmas?The NHS has a quick and easy tool to help you find your nearest pharmacy:👉 Find a phar...
25/12/2025

🎄✨ Need a pharmacy this Christmas?

The NHS has a quick and easy tool to help you find your nearest pharmacy:

👉 Find a pharmacy

Pharmacies can do so much more than fill prescriptions—they can offer advice on minor illnesses, provide emergency medication, and help you stay healthy without needing a GP appointment.

With GP surgeries having limited hours over the holidays, this is a great way to make sure you and your loved ones get the care you need.

✅ Fast
✅ Reliable
✅ Perfect for those festive emergencies

Share this with friends and family so everyone knows where to go if they need help!
Wishing you a happy, healthy Christmas! 🎅💙

Find an open pharmacy near you on the NHS website. Check your local pharmacy's opening times, and find your nearest late night, 24-hour or out-of-hours chemist.

Your voice can make a difference in health and social care!Every story matters—good or bad—and helps shape better NHS se...
24/12/2025

Your voice can make a difference in health and social care!

Every story matters—good or bad—and helps shape better NHS services for everyone.

🗣️ Share your experience today: https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/have-your-say
Together, let’s make care better for our communities. 💙

It's confidential, quick and won't affect your care. But your experience will help us tell NHS and social care services how to make your care better.

💊 Looking for a pharmacy near you?The NHS has a super handy tool to help you find your nearest pharmacy quickly:👉 Find a...
24/12/2025

💊 Looking for a pharmacy near you?

The NHS has a super handy tool to help you find your nearest pharmacy quickly:

👉 Find a pharmacy

Pharmacies aren’t just for prescriptions—they can give advice on minor illnesses, provide emergency medication, and help you stay healthy without needing a GP appointment.

This is especially useful over the holidays when surgeries might have limited hours. Share this with friends and family so everyone knows where to go if they need help!

✅ Quick
✅ Reliable
✅ Easy to use

Stay well and take care! 💙

Find an open pharmacy near you on the NHS website. Check your local pharmacy's opening times, and find your nearest late night, 24-hour or out-of-hours chemist.

Some pharmacies may have different opening hours over Christmas and New Year. To find an open pharmacy near you visit
23/12/2025

Some pharmacies may have different opening hours over Christmas and New Year.

To find an open pharmacy near you visit

Find an open pharmacy near you on the NHS website. Check your local pharmacy's opening times, and find your nearest late night, 24-hour or out-of-hours chemist.

23/12/2025
23/12/2025

NHS 111 online and the NHS App offer trusted, 24/7 health advice.

Get safe, reliable information on self-care, managing health concerns, and knowing when to seek emergency care - all at your fingertips.

23/12/2025

Not feeling well this Christmas and New Year holidays 🤒

Skip the wait and get trusted health advice fast.

NHS 111 online is here 24/7 for:

✔️ The right care for your symptoms
✔️ A call back from a nurse, doctor or paramedic
✔️ Self-care tips

👉 https://orlo.uk/OBeP6

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Plan ahead for the festive season! 🎄✨With bank holidays coming up, make sure you order your repeat prescriptions in plen...
22/12/2025

Plan ahead for the festive season! 🎄✨

With bank holidays coming up, make sure you order your repeat prescriptions in plenty of time.

Avoid the last-minute rush and stay well over the holidays by:
✔️ Checking what medication you’ll need
✔️ Ordering early through your GP or pharmacy
✔️ Using online services where possible

Your health matters—don’t leave it until it’s too late!

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Find out how to order a repeat prescription.

Your voice matters in shaping better health and social care.Every experience counts – good or bad – and helps improve NH...
22/12/2025

Your voice matters in shaping better health and social care.
Every experience counts – good or bad – and helps improve NHS services for everyone.

🗣️ Have your say today: https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/have-your-say
Together, we can make care better for our communities. 💙

It's confidential, quick and won't affect your care. But your experience will help us tell NHS and social care services how to make your care better.

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Supporting local people to get the best out of health and social care services. Improving today, shaping for tomorrow.

At Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen, your views come first – most importantly those of you that find it hardest to be heard. We are here to help those members of our communities and their families to get the best out of their local health and care services by bringing voices to those who plan and deliver services in Blackburn with Darwen. We champion what matters and work with others to find solutions.

We are independent and committed to making the biggest difference to you. We want our residents to access health and social care support that helps you to stay well, get the best out of services and manage any conditions you face on a daily basis. We play an important role bringing communities and services together. Everything we do is shaped by what you tell us. Our staff and volunteers identify what matters most to people by visiting services to see how they work and going out in the community to speak to residents and work with organisations.

Our main job is to raise your concerns with health and social care decision-makers so that they can improve support across the country. The evidence we gather also helps us recommend how policy and practice can change for the better and in Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision at Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen is simple - health and social care services that work for local people.