List of news
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Published on: 14 April 2026
- Making improvements
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
Bereaved families have helped to create two new purpose-built maternity spaces at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI).
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Published on: 9 April 2026
- Hospital services
- Furness General Hospital
Visiting on Ward 6 at Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow will be reinstated from tomorrow (Friday 10 April), following a review of current infection control measures and in line with Trust guidance.
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Published on: 7 April 2026
- Furness General Hospital
- Campaigns and awareness
Visiting has been suspended on Ward 6, at Furness General Hospital (FGH) due to a norovirus outbreak affecting patients and staff.
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Published on: 2 April 2026
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Published on: 1 April 2026
Resident doctors in Lancashire and South Cumbria are set to strike just after the Easter bank holiday weekend.
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Published on: 31 March 2026
- Working in partnership
- Campaigns and awareness
The start of April sees the launch of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme for older adults – with the spring/summer 2026 COVID-19 vaccination campaign also getting under way later in the month.
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Published on: 25 March 2026
- Campaigns and awareness
With the Easter bank holiday weekend on its way, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is reminding people to order any repeat prescriptions early.
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Published on: 23 March 2026
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- Working in partnership
- Delivering outstanding care and experience
- Campaigns and awareness
Colleagues working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) celebrated the official launch of their new over-bed rehabilitation bike with Paralympic gold medallist, Stuart Robinson MBE.
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Published on: 20 March 2026
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary
UHMBT made the decision on Thursday 19 March 2026 to escalate to Operational Pressures Escalation Level (OPEL) 4 at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI). This was driven by significant and increasing demand for our services.