List of news
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Published on: 1 December 2020
Back in March, as lockdown hit the UK, our Chief Executive Aaron Cummins sent a clear message to staff: if you can work from home, do work from home. As a non-clinical member of staff, I've done my part during the pandemic by staying away from the hospital.
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Published on: 30 November 2020
With services reopening and more people returning to UHMBT sites, our car parks are becoming very busy so we’ve taken the difficult decision to reinstate car parking charges for patients and visitors.
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Published on: 25 November 2020
Birth services at Helme Chase Maternity Unit, Westmorland General Hospital, have been reinstated following a temporary suspension due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Published on: 25 November 2020
Health and care organisations are asking people across Lancashire and South Cumbria to make a real difference in our community and support health and care services this winter by helping to look out for your friends, neighbours, loved ones and those who are most vulnerable and at risk from flu and Covid-19. Let’s do it for Lancashire and South Cumbria.
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Published on: 23 November 2020
A two-year project aimed at providing extra training for health care professionals who support cancer patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria is being made permanent.
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Published on: 23 November 2020
Families who have been affected by baby loss are invited to join University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) for their annual service of remembrance.
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Published on: 20 November 2020
A cancer information and support service is continuing to help people living with cancer across Morecambe Bay during the latest lockdown by providing vital telephone and online support.
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Published on: 20 November 2020
Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal has been honoured as a National Joint Registry (NJR) ‘Quality Data Provider’ after successfully completing a national programme of orthopaedic data audits.
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Published on: 13 November 2020
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) is delighted to have launched a new £2.5 million operating theatre at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI).
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Published on: 10 November 2020
From Wednesday 11 November, people in Morecambe Bay who need urgent NHS care are being asked to contact NHS 111 either online (visit 111.nhs.uk) or by phone (dial 111) before they decide to walk in to the Emergency Department (A&E).