University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - Furness General Hospital - Royal Lancaster Infirmary - Westmorland General Hospital

11/10/2011
Nursing and Midwifery Council report published
Today, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) published its findings into the practice and supervision of midwives across UHMBT following its review alongside the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in July this year.
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10/10/2011
A FaB new service for families and babies is launched
A FaB new service for families and babies is launched
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07/10/2011
Hospital staff suit up for decontamination exercise
A team of nurses, doctors and clerical workers from FGH took part in an exercise on 5 October 2011 to test the hospital’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) site plans.
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04/10/2011
UHMBT invites advisory team in
We have invited a high level team of doctors, nurses and midwives to provide additional clinical support for our maternity services.
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26/09/2011
Flu can kill so vulnerable people must protect themselves
Flu can kill, vulnerable people must protect themselves
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23/09/2011
Miracle baby inspires fundraising campaign
A mum who gave birth to a miracle baby has been inspired to start a huge fundraising campaign in aid of the RLI’s Neo Natal unit.
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12/09/2011
FGH Maternity Unit open as usual
Over the past few days, there has been a lot of press coverage regarding the safety and future of the Maternity Unit at Furness General Hospital (FGH).
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12/09/2011
Farewell Ash-Mac!
Michael Ash-McMahon (Ash-Mac to his Finance colleagues), Divisional Finance Manager for Surgery and Critical Care, is leaving the Trust after three years.
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09/09/2011
Care Quality Commission Review of Compliance - maternity and midwifery services
Following a recent unannounced Care Quality Commission (CQC) visit of maternity care services across its three main hospitals, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) was found to be ‘compliant’ in four of the ten standards assessed, with ‘moderate’ concerns in three and ‘major’ concerns in three.
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08/09/2011
Happy retirement Helen
Helen started her career as a cadet in 1971 before undertaking her nurse training.
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