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Endocrine Surgery

The Endocrine Surgery service specialise in investigating and treating conditions that affect the thyroid and parathyroid glands. We do diagnostic clinics, surgical procedures and follow up clinics. ry supplements a surgical procedure radiotherapy chemotherapy Service contacts Cumberla

Diabetes

If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, the Cumbria Diabetes service can help and support you to manage your condition and reduce your risk of developing complications. We also run 5 specialist clinics and 3 courses that you can read more about below. advantages and disadvantages of insulin pump therapy. Together we…ump clinic every 6 months to check that pump therapy is working for you. If you

Paediatrics (child health)

The Paediatrics service diagnoses and treats medical conditions affecting children and young people up to the age of 16. We also have a non-urgent service called Community Paediatrics that treats children and young people up to the age of 18. s Occupational Therapy Community Paediatrics Children…s Physiotherapy Children

Trauma and Orthopaedics

The Trauma and Orthopaedics department diagnose and treat conditions relating to bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves. Most commonly we investigate things like broken bones, deformities, infections and tumours. you to one of our other services like Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy. If you

Community Respiratory

The Community Respiratory team provide specialist care and advice to people with long term lung diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Therapy Assistants and Assistant Practitioners and i…oing into Hospital Exercise Occupational therapy and managing energy levels Talking therapi…itehaven Cumberland Infirmary in the Physiotherapy Department

What to do if you have flu-like symptoms?

Dr Helen Horton is a GP in Distington and she gives advice for if you think that you have flu. because of chemotherapy You should seek help if your symptoms are

Tracey to take leap of faith to say thank you

Tracey Fearon from Cockermouth is to undertake a tandem skydive on ‘leap day’ next year to raise funds for the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust’s breast services.very best care. Over eight months I had chemotherapy surgery and radiotherapy and all the staff were incredibly caring and…st cancer patients are now treated with chemotherapy before surgery to shrink the tumour. So when

Dental team highly commended at Oral Health Awards

The dental team in Barrow and South Lakes have been recognised for their work in helping nervous patients. provided us with. The Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course they offer is absolutely excellent an

Ceremony officially marks the start of building work on multi-million pound cancer centre at Cumberland infirmary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are working in partnership on this exciting development which will create a modern state-of-the art environment for staff, patients, carers and their relatives.35million centre will house a chemotherapy day unit with 15 treatment chairs and three … radiotherapy machines and a CT scanner suite as well as c…rts of the hospital. Suzanne Stanley Radiotherapy services manager said

Patient thanks staff for excellent care

Helen Nattrass donated a picture of Buttermere to consultants and nurses in the ENT department.ry 14. Six weeks of intensive radio and chemotherapy followed at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastl