A new Vascular Network will improve patient care in Cumbria

A new Vascular Network is being created for Cumbria and Lancashire following the completion of
the review of vascular services in the region.

The Network will see complex vascular surgery carried out in future at one of three specialist arterial centres,...

Don’t forget your Christmas prescriptions
Cumbria’s GPs are reminding patients to order and collect their repeat prescriptions in advance of the forthcoming holiday period. With less than two...
County's GPs show how local NHS is Listening to Cumbria
Concerns about appointments, test results and communication between health care professionals, these are just some of the key issues raised by over 70...
Cumbria to join national system to share important patient information
People across Cumbria will start to receive letters this week informing them about plans for Cumbria to join the national Summary Care Record (SCR) sy...
Cumbrian doctors urge public to help stop the spread of winter bugs
NHS Cumbria doctors are urging hospital visitors to help stop the spread of a common winter vomiting virus which is present in the community at this t...
Telephone problems at Warwick Road GP surgery
Carlisle's Warwick Road GP Surgery is experiencing problems with telephone lines this evening. The cause of the problem is being investigated. Patient...
MP's Saturday surgeries
MP for the South Lakes, Tim Farron, will continue his programme of regular advice surgeries in public places this coming Saturday. The surgery will be...
Theatre refurbishment completed at Maryport Victoria Cottage Hospital
  The newly refurbished theatre at Maryport Victoria Cottage Hospital will be officially opened this week. The updating of the theatre facilities means more surgical procedures can now be...
Hundreds in Furness share their views on local NHS
Over two hundred people stopped for a chat at yesterday’s Furness GP Roadshow. The Roadshow which took place in Asda car park in Barrow was the fourth roadshow event in Cumbria as local GPs ask...
Cumbria’s NHS Olympic stars
As the Olympic torch heads towards Cumbria several members of the NHS Cumbria team are ready to take up the relay. Prescribing Support Pharmacist at Stafford House, Barrow-in-Furness, Paul...
First families move into new homes at Penrith New Squares
Riverside tenants are now settled into their new homes in the heart of Penrith and keys will be handed over to the tenants of the new apartments this week. The new residents are really pleased...