Hospitals face ‘significant pressure’ over festive period as further industrial action planned

Unions have announced that junior doctors in England will once again be taking industrial action over a 72-hour period from 7am on Wednesday 20 December until 7am on Saturday 23, followed by six days of further strike action from 7am on Wednesday 3 January to 7am on Tuesday 9. Service disruption is expected on all… Continue reading Hospitals face ‘significant pressure’ over festive period as further industrial action planned


More than 60 drivers arrested for driving under the influence so far this December

  More than 60 drivers have been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs so far this month. Cumbria Constabulary’s Roads Policing Unit – launched in October 2023 – is on the county’s roads day and night looking for drivers who are endangering lives by driving whilst impaired. Since… Continue reading More than 60 drivers arrested for driving under the influence so far this December


New technology set to reduce waiting times and offer faster diagnosis for patients with suspected skin cancer

People in North Lancashire and South Cumbria who have suspected skin cancer are to benefit from faster diagnosis thanks to ground-breaking new technology at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust (UHMBT). The pilot programme with medical technology company Skin Analytics, combines AI (artificial intelligence) technology and teledermoscopy to diagnose and treat people with skin cancer,… Continue reading New technology set to reduce waiting times and offer faster diagnosis for patients with suspected skin cancer


Christmas display returns to Barrow Park’s glasshouse

For the first time since lockdown, the much-loved Christmas display at Barrow Park’s glasshouse has returned. The Parks Team at Westmorland and Furness Council have bedecked the heated greenhouse with four decorated Christmas trees surrounded by a bed of scarlet poinsettias, garlands and twinkling fairy lights. The show glasshouse in the 45-acre, Thomas Mawson-designed park… Continue reading Christmas display returns to Barrow Park’s glasshouse


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