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Hygiene issues at Furness General Hospital highlighted in report

6:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

PATIENTS and staff at Furness General Hospital have been put at risk of cross-contamination and electrocution.

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UPDATE Norovirus at Furness General Hospital: another ward forced to close

9:50am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

AN escalating outbreak of suspected norovirus has forced the closure of another ward at Furness General Hospital.

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'Paperless' system set to go live between Furness General Hospital and social care teams

6:00pm Saturday 20th April 2013

A PROGRAMME has gone live linking communications between Furness General Hospital and social care services across the county.

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Blood bike riders take to the road

6:00pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

A DEDICATED group of bikers are putting their love of the open road to good use by volunteering to help the NHS across the Bay area.

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Furness General Hospital maternity deaths inquiry: police have 'made contact' with senior figures involved in the investigation

9:50am Friday 5th April 2013

POLICE have ‘made contact with senior figures’ involved in the investigations into maternity deaths at Furness General Hospital.

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Five wards now off limits to visitors following 'significant outbreak' of norovirus at Furness General Hospital

2:40pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

SEVERAL wards are now closed to visitors after a ‘significant outbreak’ of norovirus at Furness General Hospital.

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Hospitals trust must make £30m worth of savings before April 2014

12:00pm Thursday 14th March 2013

THE financially-troubled trust which runs hospitals across Morecambe Bay has urged staff to help find savings to prevent it going bust.

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Radiotherapy centre for Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital moves a step closer

4:11pm Wednesday 13th March 2013

A KENDAL radiotherapy service is one step closer after a local MP took the fight to Westminster.

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New ambulance station opens in Kendal

5:00pm Wednesday 6th March 2013

A new ambulance hub has been opened in Kendal as paramedics react to a rise in call-outs.

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Don't downgrade our maternity unit, say campaigners ahead of public meeting this week

6:30pm Monday 4th March 2013

A MASS meeting takes place this week involving campaigners who fear Barrow’s Furness General Hospital could have its expert maternity unit downgraded in a service shake-up.

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Kirkby Lonsdale GP to retire

5:40pm Tuesday 26th February 2013

VETERAN Kirkby Lonsdale GP David Thomas is to retire after 25 years at the Lunesdale surgery.

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Hospital patient hits out at Lancashire County Council after being handed parking fine while undergoing cancer treatment

5:30pm Monday 18th February 2013

A WOMAN has slammed Lancashire County Council for giving her a parking ticket while she was undergoing treatment for cancer.

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'Premature speculation': Health bosses deny Lancaster A&E to shut and shift to Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital

1:08pm Monday 21st January 2013

HEALTH officials have today dismissed reports that ‘advanced plans’ already exist to shut Lancaster’s A&E and intensive care unit (ICU) and move them to Kendal’s Westmorland General Hospital.

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Cumbrian mums urged to protect themselves from whooping cough and flu

10:20am Tuesday 25th December 2012

DOCTORS in Cumbria have renewed their call to pregnant women to protect themselves and their unborn child from whooping cough and flu as a national outbreak continues.

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Health Secretary urged to 'live up to words' on radiotherapy for Kendal

2:55pm Sunday 16th December 2012

HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt is be urged to 'live up to his words' and give the green light for a radiotherapy centre at Kendal.

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Mortality rates improve at Morecambe Bay trust but financial woes continue

12:43pm Monday 3rd December 2012

THE University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust (UHMBT) is one of a rising number reporting ‘serious’ financial difficulties, according to a report published today.

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