Have your say on local health services

Lancashire LINK are looking for the views of people who have used NHS services since 1st April 2008.

This is your chance to feed into an annual report on NHS services in Lancashire. The views go to the Healthcare Commission – they are looking for both positive and negative experiences.

From the LINK letter:

The NHS and the County Council in Lancashire together spend very large sums of money on health and social care services every year – these are big, important services which affect almost everyone’s lives. So, it is important that we all have a say in how they make their decisions.

You can download a Word version of the survey and email it to Lancashire LINK or you can download a PDF version of the survey and send it back via FREEPOST RRXE-YYEU-ZZRB, Lancashire LINK Support Team, Interlink House, Farington Business Park, Leyland, PR25 3GG.

Preston Bus announcement about potential Stagecoach takeover

The following announcement has been pinned up on all Preston Bus vehicles and also posted on their website, good news if you’ve got a current pass from the company. For those who don’t know, the local bus company – Preston Bus – is currently considering a takeover bid from the national firm Stagecoach:

“Preston Bus Passenger Update

Passengers may be aware that Stagecoach Holdings
plc have made an offer to purchase Preston Bus.
The employee shareholders of this company
are currently considering this offer.

Please be assured that any change to the ownership of
this company will not affect the continued validity of weekly,
monthly or 3 monthly Rambler passes. These can
continue to be purchased from normal outlets.

Preston Bus thanks our passengers for their support and
we look forward to this continuing in the future.”