PWE Pendle Valley Mill Medical Practice with Brierfield

02/03/2026

Dear Patients,

All Practices in East Lancashire will be closed on Wednesday 4th March 2026 from 1pm-6.30pm for Protected Learning Time.

This enables Practices to provide dedicated training to their staff and to discuss and plan ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demand and support the wellbeing of their staff.
For all life threatening medical emergencies please call 999 as you normally would.

If you feel your request is urgent and cannot wait until the following day arrangements have been made for clinical cover which can be accessed by calling 111 where a trained member of staff will triage your request.

The practice will reopen as normal at 8am on Thursday 5th March 2026.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

25/02/2026

Cervical smears today! In Morrisons car park Nelson! No appointment needed!

24/02/2026

If your cervical smear test is due but you hate making appointments, there are some drop-in dates here. The next one is this Wednesday, when the Living Well Bus will be outside Morrisons in Nelson from 11am-4am. You don't have to be a Pendle resident to come along

12/02/2026

Come and chat to members of our team and other local organisations this Thursday!

10/02/2026

09/02/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/17qL65F5MJ/

East Lancashire Community Action Project Ltd (ELCAP Ltd) is delighted to announce our application to the Lancashire & South Cumbria Cancer Alliance VCFSE Small Grants Scheme has been successful. A grant of £10,000 has been awarded to deliver our 12 month project throughout 2026 where we aim to make a meaningful difference in cancer awareness, screening participation and early diagnosis within our community.

Our project with the cancer alliance funded by the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board in partnership with Spring North will see a number of radio advertisement campaigns in both the English and Urdu languages being broadcast on Pendle Community Radio - Awaz 103.1FM to listeners across East Lancashire.

Alongside this there will be a series of LIVE health radio shows taking place during our weekly ‘Aap Ki Sehat - Your Health’ radio show hosted by presenter Shakil Salam. These radio shows will feature guest speakers including doctors, consultants, cancer specialists and cancer related organisations who will be discussing various cancers, the signs and symptoms, importance of early diagnosis, treatment, screening and raising general cancer awareness within our commmunities.

During the project we will also hear directly from cancer patients who will discuss their personal experiences living with the disease and their journey of being a cancer patient.

For further information about the project please contact ELCAP Ltd on 01282 723455 or send an email to: info@pendleradio.org

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Macmillan Cancer Support Spring North

05/02/2026

Tune into the ‘Aap Ki Sehat’ health radio show with presenter Shakil Salam on Thursday 5th February 2026 from 4pm till 6pm for a ‘Cancer Special’ LIVE on Pendle Community Radio - Awaz 103.1FM

Joining presenter Shakil Salam at 4.15pm will be guests Dr Nicola Finnigan who is a GP Partner and the Health Inequalities Lead for Pendle along with Lynn Lockett who is the Clinical Outreach Practitioner at Pendle West Primary Care Network As part of ‘World Cancer Day’ which takes place on 4th February each year and our cancer alliance project, our guests will be discussing the importance of screening programmes for cancer including breast cancer, bowel cancer and cervical cancer screening. They will highlight what each screening involves, who should be taking the screening including the signs and symptoms you should be looking out for.

Most symptoms won’t be cancer, but getting checked early can make a real difference.

If you’ve noticed a change in your body, don’t wait. Listen to your body. Check it, don’t chance it.

If you have any questions for our expert guests please send them via whatsapp on 07522723455 or leave your questions in the comments below and we will put them forward to our guests.

To listen LIVE around the world please click on the link below & press the play button:

www.internetradiouk.com/awaz-103-1fm



Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Macmillan Cancer Support
Spring North

06/12/2025

Did you know that NHS 111 is available online?
The web page will ask specific questions about your condition and provide you with the same advice as we would on the telephone. If needs be, you will be called back by one of our clinicians. 111.nhs.uk

If you have no access to the internet, or the patient is under five years old, we still recommend you call 111

18/11/2025

🌡️ Amber Cold Health Alert in the North West

NHS leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging everyone to take extra care as temperatures drop. Follow winter health advice to stay safe and well:

✅ Keep warm indoors and outdoors
✅ Check in on vulnerable friends and family
✅ Seek help early if you feel unwell

https://orlo.uk/UKKCb

18/11/2025