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27 January 2021
GPs across north Cumbria are now delivering the covid vaccine to our most vulnerable patients
This has been an extraordinary undertaking mobilising our full primary care teams – GPs, nurses, pharmacists, healthcare assistants the admin teams and many, many others including …
26 January 2021
Hospital and primary care pharmacists roll-out the COVID-19 vaccination
Hospital and clinical pharmacists in primary care have worked together to ensure the safe and speedy acceleration biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.
25 January 2021
Trust research team supports Oxford COVID-19 study
Cumbrian residents with COVID-19 are working with the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust’s research team to help find treatments for the virus.
22 January 2021
Collaborative working enables efficient patient care
Upper Eden is a small community and the teams have a great relationship.
22 January 2021
Infection sciences hit 100,000 milestone
Laboratory teams at the Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital sampled the 100,000th COVID test on January 18 2021.
19 January 2021
Funding received to digitally schedule shifts and save NHS staff time
We're excited to be starting a project to procure an electronic rostering and case management system in the community care group that will in turn benefit our staff and patients…
19 January 2021
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
Having a smear test is important - even during the Coronavirus pandemic.
19 January 2021
Domestic abuse victims in Cumbria can now discretely seek help from pharmacy staff by “asking for Ani”.
The phrase is code that they are making a call for assistance, with staff at participating pharmacies trained on the next steps to take.
15 January 2021
NHS staff urge people to stay at home and stick to the guidance
A number of NHS staff have produced videos urging the public to stay at home and follow the rules. Hailing from a number of roles from the front line to the laboratories they each…