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9 February 2024

Mums give thumbs up to good care in national maternity survey

Patients have again praised our maternity teams for their good care in a national CQC survey.

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22 September 2023

Maternity services in north Cumbria rated as ‘Good’ by the CQC

In April 2023, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced focused inspection of Maternity services across the Trust. Following the inspection, Maternity services…

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8 September 2023

Raising awareness of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Heavy or regular drinking while pregnant can cause foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) or foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

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7 July 2023

Celebrating 75 years - Shiela Thompson reflects on her NHS Career.

Shiela Thompson (nee Boardman) worked as a midwife and teacher educating and training midwives at West Cumberland Hospital and then eventually clinical services manager of…

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5 May 2023

Thank you to our midwives!

Chief Nurse Jill Foster says 'thank you' to our midwives on International Day of the Midwife.

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