List of news
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Published on: 11 March 2025
- Hospital services
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
Patients and colleagues at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) have enthusiastically welcomed a new £15 million Surgical Hub at Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal.
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Published on: 26 February 2025
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Whilst University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) remains under pressure, the Trust has taken the decision to de-escalate back to OPEL Level 3, as of 1pm today, Wednesday 26 February.
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Published on: 24 February 2025
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
Due to increased pressures at the University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT), the Trust has taken the decision to escalate to OPEL 4 - the highest level of internal escalation.
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Published on: 14 February 2025
- Hospital services
- Working in partnership
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB is pleased to announce that it has secured neurology provision for South Cumbria from 1 April 2025.
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Published on: 14 February 2025
- Campaigns and awareness
With half-term approaching, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is urging parents to take simple steps to keep their children healthy and if they do become poorly, to get the right care without unnecessary trips to A&E.
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Published on: 13 February 2025
- Campaigns and awareness
From the moment you arrive in our care, we’ll work with you on a plan to get you home as soon as it’s right for you – because home is the best place to finish your recovery.
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Published on: 11 February 2025
- Working in partnership
- Campaigns and awareness
Vaccination buses are touring Lancashire and South Cumbria offering pop-up flu vaccination clinics to NHS staff and eligible members of the public until the end of March 2025.
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Published on: 6 February 2025
- Campaigns and awareness
If you’re a man, aged 65 or older, and haven’t yet been for your free, 10-minute abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, don’t delay.
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Published on: 5 February 2025
- Hospital services
- Community services
Birth services at the Helme Chase unit at Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal are set to restart on Monday 10 February.
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Published on: 5 February 2025
- Working in partnership
- Campaigns and awareness
Staff who work in sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) in the North West are encouraging survivors of rape and sexual assault and abuse to seek help.