List of news
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Published on: 4 March 2026
- Furness General Hospital
Veterans, Armed Forces personnel, reservists and their families are benefiting from fantastic support offered by the new Defence Medical Welfare Service Welfare Officer based at Furness General Hospital.
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Published on: 3 March 2026
- Working in partnership
- Campaigns and awareness
One of our consultants, Dr Christopher Chiswell, is currently researching how we share decision making with patients and their family and carers on making sure our patients are treated in the right place at the right time.
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Published on: 2 March 2026
- Working in partnership
- Creating the best culture and conditions for colleagues
- Making the best use of our resources
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) is celebrating after being recognised across key categories in an apprenticeships’ awards scheme.
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Published on: 26 February 2026
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
While our hospitals remain pressured and there are still challenges, we have de-escalated back to OPEL Level 3 from 2pm today, Thursday 26 February 2026.
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Published on: 24 February 2026
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Due to increased pressures at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, we have taken the decision to escalate RLI to Operations Pressure Escalation Levels (OPEL) 4 - the highest level of internal escalation.
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Published on: 23 February 2026
- Furness General Hospital
Families whose babies need specialist care at Furness General Hospital (FGH) will benefit from a kind donation to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) from a dad and a local business.
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Published on: 16 February 2026
- Making improvements
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Working in partnership
Volunteers from the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) have helped plant 120 native trees in the hospital grounds, marking the latest step in a major programme to improve biodiversity and create greener, healthier spaces across UHMBT sites.
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Published on: 13 February 2026
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Published on: 11 February 2026
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
A generous donation of £1,538 from Kendal Lions Club has enabled the Admiral Nurse Team for dementia care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) to introduce an innovative, hands‑on dementia training programme that will form a key part of the team’s 2026 education programme.
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Published on: 10 February 2026
- Making improvements
- Technology
- Furness General Hospital
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
Patients in South Cumbria will benefit from a new £1.6million state-of-the-art CT scanner and scanning suite at Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow.