East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is an NHS hospital trust in Lancashire, England, part of the NHS North West strategic health authority. It was formed in 2003 as the result of a locally controversial, cost saving merger of Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley (BHRV) NHS Trust and Burnley Health Care NHS Trust, first announced in 1999. The trust covers the local government districts of Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn, Rossendale, and Ribble Valley. A total area of 474 square miles (1,228 km2), with a population of 530,200 (2011 est.)
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