NHS North West

Population: 322,000

North Lancashire incorporates an unusual mix of city, coast and country.

At its heart is the historic city of Lancaster, today very much a university town with strong business links and cultural draws. A short trip down the A6 is the world’s first Fairtrade town of Garstang, one of several smaller towns spread across the boroughs of Fylde and Wyre.

The traditional seaside resorts of St Annes, Cleveleys and Morecambe share coastline with the bustling ports of Fleetwood with its Fisherman’s Friend throat lozenge factory, and Heysham, famous for its imposing power station.

Natural beauty can be found in the abundance of rural villages and hamlets from the breathtaking views of Morecambe Bay enjoyed at Silverdale in the north, through the stunning Lune Valley in the shadow of Beacon Fells, scenic Wyre surrounding the Lancaster Canal, down to the wildlife haven that is the Ribble Estuary at the southern tip.

• Hospitals
• Find a GP
• Dentists
• Pharmacies
• Walk-in centres

For more information about health services in North Lancashire go to:
http://www.northlandshealth.nhs.uk

We want to hear your story and your ideas to help other patients, and to improve the NHS. Here are some of the things you can do on Patient Opinion:

Patients and carers can find out what other people think of local hospitals, hospices and mental health services

And lots of people share the story of what happened to them or their family when they are ill

Most important of all patients and carers can tell it like it is - patients and carers know what the service was like and come up with lots of great ideas about how it could be better.

So you can tell people what happened to you, as well as reading what others think.

Patient Opinion Website