List of news
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Published on: 19 February 2024
- Making improvements
- Hospital services
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Millom Hospital
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Ulverston Health Centre
- Community services
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
- 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 delighted to have appointed two new non-executive directors to its Board of Directors.
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Published on: 15 February 2024
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With its focus and expertise in building and developing the NHS workforce, University of Cumbria has appointed Dr Scott McLean as a Visiting Professor to its Institute of Health.
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Published on: 15 February 2024
- Making improvements
- Furness General Hospital
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
- Creating the best culture and conditions for colleagues
Staff on Furness General Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) were delighted to receive a significant upgrade in training capabilities, thanks to a generous donation from the community.
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Published on: 9 February 2024
- Making improvements
- Hospital services
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Millom Hospital
- Ulverston Health Centre
- Community services
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
- Creating the best culture and conditions for colleagues
- Making the best use of our resources
Improvements in maternity care at UHMBT are highlighted in the 2023 Maternity Survey by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Published on: 7 February 2024
- Making improvements
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Community services
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
- Creating the best culture and conditions for colleagues
- Campaigns and awareness
- Making the best use of our resources
The new Oncology and Haematology Unit at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), was officially opened by Mayor of Lancaster, Roger Dennison, who thanked staff for caring for him and his wife Glenys when they both had cancer.
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Published on: 6 February 2024
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A yellow Cold-Health Alert is being issued across the whole of the north west from 6am on Wednesday 7 February until 8pm on Friday 9 February.
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Published on: 5 February 2024
- Working in partnership
Patients across Morecambe Bay are now waiting less time for diagnostic scans such as CT, MRI and ultrasound.
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Published on: 31 January 2024
- Making improvements
- Furness General Hospital
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Westmorland General Hospital
- Millom Hospital
- Queen Victoria Hospital
- Ulverston Health Centre
- Community services
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
- Creating the best culture and conditions for colleagues
- Campaigns and awareness
- Making the best use of our resources
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) is breaking new ground by launching its first ever Working Carers Policy to support colleagues who have unpaid caring responsibilities away from work.
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Published on: 29 January 2024
- Making improvements
- Hospital services
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Community services
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
- Creating the best culture and conditions for colleagues
- Campaigns and awareness
- Making the best use of our resources
A patient has given her seal of approval to a new Oncology and Haematology Unit at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), which will be officially opened by the Mayor of Lancaster and the city’s MP on Friday 2 February.
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Published on: 29 January 2024
- Community services
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
- Campaigns and awareness
Women and families in Lancashire and South Cumbria can now seek the support of an advocate if something has gone wrong with their maternity or neonatal care.