Bay Hospitals Charity is delighted to have received several grants from ‘NHS Charities Together’ totalling £134,000 for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UHMBT) to support colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is postponing all non-urgent surgical operations at Furness General Hospital (FGH) with immediate effect.
Health professionals are urging people across Morecambe Bay to look after their mental health as we enter the latest national lockdown.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) have both been recognised for providing excellent accessibility on their public websites.
A new initiative between GPs and hospital services aims to help patients waiting for surgery in Morecambe Bay to improve their general health before their operation. Patients seeking a new referral will also benefit.
UHMBT has become one of the first trusts across the country to start vaccinating using the new Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine today, (Monday 4 January 2021).
People with persistent tummy troubles in Lancashire and South Cumbria including diarrhoea, bloating or discomfort in the tummy area, are being urged to get checked for cancer as part of the NHS and Public Health England’s ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign.
A project inspired by the American ‘Peanuts’ comic strip featuring blanket-loving Linus van Pelt, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, is giving comfort to youngsters on the Children’s Ward and Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Furness General Hospital in Barrow.
A ‘lovely early Christmas present’ and ‘an honour’ is how Registered Nurse, Jane Brown, described her experience of being the first member of staff at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) to receive the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Bay Health and Care Partners are urging people in Morecambe Bay to know how to look after their health this Christmas