A new endoscopy unit is being built at the Cumberland Infirmary.

New £15 million facility under construction at Cumberland Infirmary

Melissa Delaney, a Sister on the Intensive Care Unit at the Cumberland Infirmary, died in a road traffic accident last week.

Tributes paid to NHS nurse who died in A75 crash

In a survey the trust scored an average of 8.9 out of 10 when it came to labour and birth

Maternity services praised by new mothers in north Cumbria 

David and Stacey King appeared at two Winter Olympics and have raised money for the Special Care Baby Unit.

Olympians raise money for baby unit at Cumberland Infirmary

Big Ben’s bells had chimed to welcome in 2024 and not long after – in the early hours of New Year’s Day – NCIC midwife Alex Sowerby gave birth to a baby girl Fern Amber. Picture: North Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. 

Fern Amber was born to parents Alex and Carl at 1.22am weighing 6lb 13oz. She was six weeks premature.

Cumbrian midwife gives birth to first baby of 2024 

The A&E departments at the Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital are busier than usual.

'200 people waiting' as Cumbria A&E departments under 'significant pressures' 

A person has been taken to Cumberland Infirmary after a two-vehicle crash on the A69 Westbound between Greenhead and Blenkinsopp.

Person being treated in Cumberland Infirmary after A69 crash

The report said: "Staffing levels did not always match the planned numbers putting the safety of women and birthing people and babies at risk." 

Maternity services rated 'good' despite staffing levels 'putting babies at risk'

A father-of-three rescued from an adventure centre in Keswick at the weekend is "fighting for his life" after he became trapped in an indoor caving experience.

Father of three 'fighting for his life' after Kong adventure rescue at weekend

Hayden Dunstan, from Wigton, awoke from his 30-day coma at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle to the news his wife had died of the same virus. 

Man who spent 30 days in coma makes emotional coronavirus plea 

Fire service deliver presents to children’s ward at Carlisle hospital

Some ambulances will still be on the roads but these will prioritise patients with life threatening conditions.

Ambulance workers walk out across Cumbria

The 18-year-old was found at around 4.15am on 31 July. 

A teenager has died after being found with a serious head injury

The event gives school students in Cumbria the opportunity to speak to a range of medical professionals about what it is like to work for the NHS.

Health Trust invites local students to learn about a career in medicine

Simon and Megan Richardson have raised nearly six thousand pounds by walking from the Cumberland Infirmary to the RVI in Newcastle. 

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