
Relief for expectant parents as birthing unit returns to Cumbrian Hospital
Full maternity services are set to resume at Westmorland General Hospital, which were suspended from April 2024, but concerns remain for its long term future.

Full maternity services are set to resume at Westmorland General Hospital, which were suspended from April 2024, but concerns remain for its long term future.

Maternity services were suspended at the Helme Chase unit in May due to staff shortages, but a amount of midwifery vacancies have now been filled

The Westmorland General Hospital's Surgical Hub will act as a complete treatment centre, where patients can be scanned and receive treatment all in one place.