List of news
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28 November 2023- Quality and safety
- Colleague health and wellbeing
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Millom Hospital
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Ulverston Health Centre
- Community services
Forecasters are expecting temperatures in the region to drop from 6pm tonight until Tuesday as an amber weather alert has been issued across the whole of the north west.
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24 November 2023- Quality and safety
All areas of Lancashire and Cumbria have lower attendances for vital cervical screenings than last year, according to newly-published NHS data.
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23 November 2023- Quality and safety
- Colleague health and wellbeing
- Finance and transformation
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Millom Hospital
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Ulverston Health Centre
- Community services
Carers Rights Day - a national campaign which aims to raise awareness of the rights of unpaid carers – is being backed by the UHMBT Carers Staff Network.
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21 November 2023- Quality and safety
- Colleague health and wellbeing
- Finance and transformation
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Millom Hospital
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Ulverston Health Centre
- Community services
If you are inspired by the annual Giving Tuesday event on 28 November 2023, why not help the Bay Hospitals Charity, the charity for patients served by the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital, Westmorland General Hospital and community services provided by UHMBT.
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20 November 2023- Quality and safety
- Colleague health and wellbeing
- Finance and transformation
- Furness General Hospital
There was a great turn-out for the Walk the Lights World Prematurity Day event at Furness General Hospitals (FGH) in Barrow and a grand total of £561.25 was raised.
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20 November 2023Around 14,000 people die every year in the UK as a direct result of falls or injuries sustained, with around a third of people aged 65 and over falling at least once a year.
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17 November 2023- Quality and safety
- Colleague health and wellbeing
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Millom Hospital
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Ulverston Health Centre
- Community services
A caring and compassionate nurse from UHMBT was among several nurses and midwives trained abroad and working across the North West to have been recognised by The King for their contributions to the NHS at a royal reception at Buckingham Palace this week.
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17 November 2023- Quality and safety
- Furness General Hospital
All are welcome to join a ‘Light Up Walk’ in aid of the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Furness General Hospital (FGH) at 5pm on Friday 17 November.
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16 November 2023- Quality and safety
There is only one month to go before the National Booking Service’s appointments for seasonal COVID-19 vaccination come to an end.
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15 November 2023- Quality and safety
- Colleague health and wellbeing
- Finance and transformation
A fantastic 24-hour Christmas Auction will be held by Bay Hospitals Charity from Monday 4 December to Tuesday 5 December 2023.