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Christmas Cheer across Cumbria’s NHS

21 Dec 2018

There has been a number of acts of kindness by members of staff and the public in the run up to Christmas. We thought we would share these incredibly heart-warming [...]

Plan ahead to help yourself stay well this festive season

19 Dec 2018

People are urged to plan ahead this festive season and ensure if they need any repeat prescriptions over the Christmas period to make arrangements and collect them [...]

Help yourself stay well this winter with a well-stocked medicine cabinet

28 Nov 2018

GPs are urging people to be prepared this winter and ensure their medicine cabinets are fully stocked to help them keep well through any bad weather and illness. [...]

Work begins to increase bed capacity at Keswick hospital

14 Nov 2018

Contractors have now started work to build an extension at Keswick hospital which will house an extra four in-patient beds. The extension will bring the total number [...]

Successful recruitment event attracts nurses and midwives to Cumbria

13 Nov 2018

Nurses and midwives from across the UK joined another successful recruitment event at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle earlier this month. North Cumbria University [...]

Cumbrian clinicians appeal for support to help preserve our antibiotics

12 Nov 2018

As part of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Cumbrian clinicians are appealing for patients to understand that antibiotics will not cure everything, and there is a [...]

Become a member of Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

5 Nov 2018

This is a really exciting time to become a Trust member at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, particularly as the Trust is now working much more closely with [...]

System Leadership Board meets on Thursday November 1st

30 Oct 2018

The North Cumbria Health and Care System Leadership Board (SLB) meets on Thursday November 1. This is where health partners meet together to implement [...]

Support group set up for Pancreatitis

24 Oct 2018

The first Pancreatitis Support Group has been held at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle. Pancreatitis is a disease in which the pancreas becomes inflamed. [...]

Breakfast café and activity programme support patients’ hospital recovery

18 Oct 2018

A breakfast café and activity programme have been introduced for hospital patients in Whitehaven to support their recovery. Occupational therapists at West [...]