Health Care
Primary care is delivered by NHS North Lancashire Primary Care Trust.
There have been a number of recent reorganisations and creation of new premises for delivery of general practice in the area.
General Practice in Lytham is delivered from a health centre opened in 2009 called the Lytham Primary Care Centre. This building is on the site of the original Lytham Hospital. Two practices are located in this building
- Holland House Surgery
- Fernbank Surgery
Secondary care is mainly delivered by the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The local hospital included in the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust include
- Main acute hospital: Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Two community hospitals – Clifton Hospital and Fleetwood Hospital
- Three elderly rehabilitation hospitals – Wesham Hospital Rehabilitation Unit, Rossall Hospital Rehabilitation Unit and Bispham Hospital
- The National Artificial Eye Service
- Blenheim House Child Development Centre
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