News from 2020/2021
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Published on: 5 January 2021
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.
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Published on: 4 January 2021
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).
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Published on: 30 December 2020
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.
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Published on: 24 December 2020
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.
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Published on: 23 December 2020
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.
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Published on: 23 December 2020
Bay Health and Care Partners are urging people in Morecambe Bay to know how to look after their health this Christmas
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Published on: 17 December 2020
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) has been Highly Commended in the annual Health Business Awards 2020.
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Published on: 16 December 2020
A family from Millom have raised £1,800 for the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Furness General Hospital (FGH).
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Published on: 11 December 2020
Barrow Rotary Club is bringing some festive cheer to Furness General Hospital (FGH) by putting up a beautiful Christmas tree and presenting a ‘Citizens’ Award’ to all staff at the hospital for the first time in the club’s history.
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Published on: 10 December 2020
Joanne Barrow, has qualified as the first Registered Nursing Associate (RNA) at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT).