Weekly News 20 October 2020

Posted on: 20 October 2020

This week’s edition includes lots of news and updates from across the Trust.     


COVID-19 Update – Alert level increases in Lancashire and Barrow

Lancashire moves to ‘very high’ and Barrow to ‘high’. Update on the latest guidelines and restrictions in place across Lancashire and Barrow. 

Improvements to critical care in hospitals across Lancashire and South Cumbria aims to help with increasing winter and Covid-19 demand 

As NHS services are seeing growing numbers of patients being admitted to hospital, and more of these people are needing treatment in intensive care, hospitals in Lancashire and South Cumbria have benefitted from an additional £12million to expand the number of critical care, specialist respiratory and enhanced care beds. 

I3 presenting at national FabChange Day event 

Our I3 team will, with support from Laura Neal, be presenting at the national FabChange day on Wednesday 21st October at 11am-11.55am. 

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