The second Annual General Meeting of NHS Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Care Trust Plus has taken place.
At the meeting the Board's Annual Report and Annual Accounts were presented. Sir Bill Taylor, Chair of the Care Trust Plus, said: “The AGM reflected on a year that has seen many achievements but also seen many changes.
“In many ways it has been a difficult year. Like most NHS trusts and public sector organisations across the country, we have faced tough economic times and there has been uncertainty.
“But despite the challenges we have faced, it has been another year of achievement and success for us.
“Everything we do is for the residents of Blackburn with Darwen – we exist solely to improve their health and wellbeing.”
Achievements, which can be found in the Annual Report, include:
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We commissioned a new GP practice for the Ewood area. The Waterside Surgery, located in the Waterside Health and Wellbeing Centre, opened in July.
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The first baby was born at Blackburn’s new birth centre on Park Lee Road
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We commissioned extended opening hours in 27 of the 31 GP practices in the borough
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A single local dental helpline to make it easier for people to access dental services in borough was set up
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People continued to benefit from our free health checks programme
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Work continued apace on Blackburn town centre’s new multi-million pound health centre called Barbara Castle Way Health Centre
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We met all our financial targets and made savings of £8.9m, which can be reinvested in services.
