Burnley Group Practice

08/09/2026

Update for patients on Calcium blood test results

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

Complaints and the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

If you wish to complain to the practice, and you will be using AI to help formulate the complaint, please read the attached guidance

Some help on how to word your query to AI can be found at https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/making-complaint/complain-us-getting-started/filling-our-complaint-form/useful-prompts-artificial-intelligence-ai-tools-help-your-complaint

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

03/09/2026

Your child will be learning and socialising with more children when they start their new school and could be at risk of catching preventable diseases if they haven't had all their childhood jabs

02/09/2026

When your child starts nursery or starts at a new school, they will be learning and playing with more children. If they are not up to date with their childhood jabs, they could be at risk of catching preventable diseases.

01/09/2026

Starting nursery?

When your child starts nursery they will be learning and
playing with more children. If they are not up to date with their
jabs, they could be at risk of catching preventable diseases.

25/08/2026

Update on the Industrial action - The path lab industrial action has now been extended to the 2nd of October 2026, this affects blood test processing in East Lancashire and may result in your routine blood test being cancelled for more information please scan the QR code below or follow the link - https://lscprovidercollaborative.nhs.uk/blood-sciences-strikes

29/07/2026

29/07/2026

Update on Industrial action - The path lab industrial action has now been extended to the 4th of September, this affects blood test processing in East Lancashire and may result in your routine blood test being cancelled.

https://lscprovidercollaborative.nhs.uk/blood-sciences-strikes

17/06/2026

Blood Sciences Industrial Action update

Due to strike action within the Blood Sciences Department at both Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital, East Lancashire based GP Practices are currently unable to offer routine blood tests.

Urgent blood samples can still be sent through to the laboratory for testing, such as those in relation to cancer or other clinically urgent conditions.

We would like to apologise for the inconvenience this may cause to our local community and are in discussions with the Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Service to ensure we receive an increase to our capacity as soon as possible.

A number of frequently asked questions are available on the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board website here:

Due to strike action within the Blood Sciences Department at both Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital, East Lancashire based GP Practices are currently unable to