News from 2021/2022
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Published on: 11 January 2022
- Working in partnership
A new drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic is opening at Ewood Park this week giving local residents the chance to score their hat-trick of COVID jabs at the home of Blackburn Rovers!
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Published on: 11 January 2022
- Working in partnership
More people in Lancashire and South Cumbria can now get a COVID-19 vaccine from the comfort of their own homes.
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Published on: 10 January 2022
- Making improvements
- Technology
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Community services
- Working in partnership
On Monday 3 January 2022, the Trust declared it was in a critical incident. Thanks to the hard work of teams across the Trust, the decision was made to step that down on Sunday 9 January 2022.
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Published on: 3 January 2022
- Making improvements
- Technology
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Millom Hospital
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Ulverston Health Centre
- Community services
- Working in partnership
We are running at extremely high levels of occupancy and like a number of other hospitals across the country, we are seeing huge rise in demands for our services at the moment. Attendances at A&E are rising; there are ongoing challenges in discharging patients who are well enough to leave hospital, and we are seeing an increase in staff sickness - all of which leads to longer waits than we would like for patients to be seen and admitted.
Because of these pressures, the Trust has taken the decision to escalate to its highest level of internal incident which allows us to be able to take additional steps to maintain safe services for our patients and help us cope with the growing pressures. -
Published on: 31 December 2021
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
Due to the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases in the local community, visiting at hospitals run by UHMBT has been suspended with immediate effect and until further notice.
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Published on: 24 December 2021
- Making improvements
- Technology
Do you know someone who is a retired nurse, therapist or support worker or a social care worker who has either clinical or care experience, who could help our Hospital Home Care Service?
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Published on: 24 December 2021
- Making improvements
- Technology
A special event was held to recognise the achievements of a group of Registered Nurse Degree Apprentices (RNDAs) from UHMBT and Risedale Nursing Homes in Barrow.
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Published on: 23 December 2021
- Making improvements
- Furness General Hospital
- Community services
Parish Nurse, Ruth McDonald, has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse by community nursing charity, the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).
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Published on: 22 December 2021
- Making improvements
A new test for prostate cancer could be “pivotal” in providing more accurate diagnosis, easing the suffering of patients and saving lives, according to the team behind the innovative research.
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Published on: 21 December 2021
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