In a recent conversation with the Health Secretary he confirmed the £7.8m investment this year to fund 45 new ambulances for the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Already this year we have seen increased investment in primary care, an extra £22m a year for our hospital trust, and £4.3m…

HAPPY birthday to Furness General Hospital which marks its 40th anniversary this weekend. Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the hospital in Barrow’s Dalton Lane on Friday, May 24, 1985. FGH (as it swiftly became known) replaced four local hospitals – Devonshire Road, Risedale Maternity, Roose and the…

I am really pleased to see our local NHS Trust confirming that the £2.6m they have secured from the government to install rooftop solar panels at local hospitals will save them £500k a year on energy bills, money that can be re-invested in patient services. Read more Click Here

FIXING our broken NHS is one of this government’s top priorities, and we are taking the tough decisions needed to deliver that change. There are now three million more NHS appointments since July 2024, waiting lists have been falling for six months in a row, and thousands of patients are…

UHMBT have published updated proposals for the bed reconfiguration at FGH after finishing its staff consultation. They are fairly minor revisions, and huge concerns remain. The proposals, even with these amendments, clearly still constitute a significant change to services and, therefore, the ICB must now ensure there is a full…

Last week I shared ten key questions for the NHS Trust about their proposed changes for Furness General Hospital and I can now share the answers that I’ve had back. I have published the answers below, in full. There are still many areas of concern particularly for me that Gynaecology…