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15 July 2024
Top tips for your sexual health this summer
Sexual health experts from NCIC are encouraging you to take care of your sexual health this summer. David Morris, Sexual Health Outreach Worker, shares some of his top tips for…
8 July 2024
The importance of vitamin D
Vitamin D is important and as well as sunshine, getting some from a balanced diet can help.
5 July 2024
Governor nominations for health trust now open
A unique opportunity to influence the future of healthcare in the county is now available, as North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is looking for new staff and…
2 July 2024
Three Weeks to go!
The countdown continues, with 3 weeks to go! Today the team from the Loweswater suite show us round their new ward area.
2 July 2024
A&E live wait times
Our A&E departments and urgent treatment centres in north Cumbria are now publicising live waiting times. The data covers such details as current occupancy and how many patients…
24 June 2024
Please keep emergency care for life-threatening conditions only during strike
Our medical director is urging people to use 999 or A&E for life-threatening conditions only as we gear up for more industrial action by junior doctors. Junior doctors in the…
24 June 2024
Let's talk about loneliness
We're all affected by loneliness at times in our lives. We can feel lonely in a busy city or rural location, on social media or spending time on our own or with others. Try not to…
23 June 2024
The countdown is on!
Teams from WCH's Children and Young People's ward had their first glimpse of their new home as they prepare to move wards
19 June 2024
Euros health column: enjoy the games and behave responsibly
A key figure in the emergency department at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust hopes Euro 2024 will be enjoyed safely and peacefully. Both England and Scotland are…
13 June 2024
4000 children not fully vaccinated for measles in Cumbria
Measles cases are rising and statistics show than more than 4000 children in Cumbria have not received the full Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine dosage. Immunisation nurses…