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Falls awareness week – Recycle or renew your walking aids

As part of national falls awareness week the Trust is offering free ‘MOTs’ for walking aids and urging anyone with walking aid they no longer need to bring them back so they can be recycled. deputy head of physiotherapy said

NHS Trust asks ‘How safe do you feel?’ to support victims of abuse

A campaign to give support to people who have experienced or are experiencing abuse or neglect has been launched by our Trusting all members of the community nursing and therapy teams to be professionally curious and routi

The Copeland Unit at West Cumberland Hospital

area which will be used by the Physiotherapy team to support patients to recover their mo…A therapy kitchen which can be accessed from the ward … are widely used within occupational therapy. They serve a range of purposes

National survey to improve stroke services

Our NHS Trust is taking part in an exciting new initiative to improve stroke patients’ experience.or therapy between 16

Dr Davies explains the signs of stroke and how it can be prevented

Ahead of World Stroke Day on October 29th the Trust is urging everyone to be aware the early signs of stroke. If someone is having a stroke they are more likely to have better outcomes the quicker they get help.or therapy between 16

Official opening of Carlisle's Sands Centre after £27m development

The new Sands Centre building was funded by Carlisle City Council with support from a £2.2 million Sport England grant. Head of Physiotherapy at NCIC… Physiotherapy service from a state

LGBT History Month: Nurse Tabbetha Oakes shares her transition story

At the end of last year, Trevor became Tabbetha - ending years of anguish and lies.s my transition with me. I see this a bit of therapy for me

Lung screening service giving people a new lease of life

A lung screening service in north Cumbria is saving lives by spotting early signs of lung cancer.ve had family who have had to undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy which is very difficult. Be

Kate Harwood

Physiotherapy was so fitting because a lot of my friends h… of the Acute West Cumberland Hospital Physiotherapy Team…I am bias but physiotherapy is one of the best and most rewarding profes

Spotlight on our A&E departments

To give an insight into how our A&E departments run on a daily basis, we followed one of our consultants, Dr Emma Farrow, for a day.who has come in due to complications of chemotherapy. Dr Farrow comments