Cumbrian health scrutiny committee meeting
A Cumbria Health Scrutiny Committee meeting is being held at the county offices in Kendal.
A Cumbria Health Scrutiny Committee meeting is being held at the county offices in Kendal.
The Dr Foster report acknowledges that the hospital expects to soon be visited by the national review team trying to improve hospital standards, because of the "higher than expected mortality rate, staff experience and patient experience results".
The trust claims that it is "committed to learning what more can be done to continually improve our systems and the wider systems of care."
The North Cumbria trust is currently in the process of being taken over by the Northumbria healthcare trust.
77-year-old Derrick Cooper was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today for abusing two boys at Underley Hall in Kirkby Lonsdale.
Hundreds of runners will gather at Windermere tonight to run 3.7miles in memory of Matt Campbell.
Arriva Rail North, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway are all affected.