About University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT)
We became a Foundation Trust (FT) on the 1 October 2010.
The Trust operates from three main hospital sites - Furness General Hospital in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal and two centres - Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
Each main hospital site has a range of 'General Hospital' services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary care units and consultant led beds at both Furness General Hospital and the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, plus a Primary Care Assessment Service (PCAS) at Westmorland General Hospital.
What makes us different
- We understand patient needs and the importance of their well being
- We specialise in many different areas such as Dermatology and Urology
- We have made major improvements in breast screening
- Our staff have won awards and recognition for their work
- We provide on-site graduate and post-graduate training to medical and dental students
- We have won awards recognising UHMBT as a top healthcare employer
“The needs of our patients will drive everything we do.”
Care Quality Commission
England's healthcare watchdog says University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has GOOD use of resources and FAIR quality of services in its annual performance ratings for 2008/09.
About the Trust Board
The Trust Board has overall responsibility for the operational and strategic direction of the Trust and is accountable, through its Chair, to the Cumbria & Lancashire Strategic Health Authority and the Secretary of State.
100% of NHS Choices users leaving feedback for Westmorland General Hospital would recommend the hospital to a friend
NHS choices (25/06/09)