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  • Published on: 28 October 2021

    • Making improvements

    Tomorrow (Friday 29 October), the Blackpool Tower will be lit up in recognition of World Stroke Day. As part of the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria, we will be giving strong support to World Stroke Day – an annual opportunity to highlight the serious nature and high rate of strokes and spread awareness of the risk factors and signs.

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  • Published on: 27 October 2021

    • Making improvements
    • Furness General Hospital
    • Millom Hospital

    We have made the difficult decision to stop routine visiting at Furness General Hospital due to a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, in order to protect patients and staff. 

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  • Published on: 27 October 2021

    • Making improvements
    • Technology
    • Hospital services
    • Royal Lancaster Infirmary

    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today released a further report following an unannounced inspection of wards located in Medical Unit 2 at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) in August 2021. This report is the last part of the CQC hospital inspection report that was published in August 2021. 

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  • Published on: 25 October 2021

    • Making improvements
    • Technology
    • Hospital services
    • Furness General Hospital
    • Royal Lancaster Infirmary
    • Westmorland General Hospital
    • Millom Hospital
    • Queen Victoria Hospital
    • Ulverston Health Centre
    • Community services
    • Working in partnership
    • New Hospitals Programme

    The Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) will be held online via Microsoft ‘Teams’ at 10am on Tuesday 16 November and all are welcome to attend.

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  • Published on: 21 October 2021

    • Making improvements
    • Technology
    • Hospital services
    • Royal Lancaster Infirmary

    Children who need to attend the Accident and Emergency Department at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) now have an attractive new waiting area designed to improve their care, safety and experience while in hospital.

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  • Published on: 19 October 2021

    • Working in partnership

    Ulverston's vaccination centre, currently located within the sports hall at GSK is moving to nearby Gill Rise over the weekend of 23 and 24 October and will re-open on Monday 25 October.

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  • Published on: 19 October 2021

    • Working in partnership

    Health and care leaders in Morecambe Bay spoke out today to reassure communities that despite the current high demand on health and social care, services continue to pull together as a partnership to deliver great local care.

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  • Published on: 8 October 2021

    • Making improvements
    • Technology
    • Hospital services
    • Working in partnership

    An online talk about ‘Our Services of the Future’ will be hosted by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT).

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  • Published on: 8 October 2021

    • Making improvements

    Visiting restrictions at UHMBT have been lifted in areas where there are no active COVID-19 positive patients.

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  • Published on: 5 October 2021

    Two experienced GPs will lead the way in developing primary and community services across Lancashire and South Cumbria following their appointment to new roles within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership

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