Occupational Therapists (OTs) work to help people recover from serious illness and manage long-term conditions. Penny Griffiths from Carlisle has been supported by the OT team at North Cumbria ...

If you're worried about keeping your home warm or managing your energy bills, free help and support is available. Future Proof Cumbria offer personalised energy advice by phone or through home visits ...

Social prescribing is about connecting people to community groups, activities or services to improve and support their wellbeing. Working with a network of third sector organisations who are ...

This leaflet explains what Vitamin K is, and it's importance in preventing bleeding problems in new born babies. We hope it gives you enough information to help you make an informed choice about this ...

This advice will help your mouth heal quickly and uneventfully after having teeth taken out. 1. Don’t rinse your mouth for the rest of the day. 2. Have a soft diet and avoid hot foods and drinks, ...

This leaflet is for patients who have a wound. It will help you understand how you can help your wound to improve or heal faster. Eating well can make a huge difference to your wound and will ...

If you take it out at any other time keep it in a secure pot. ‘The Trust’s vision is to keep your information safe in our hands.’ We promise to use your information fairly and legally, and in-line ...

This month North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) saw the very first medical Thoracoscopy patient at the Cumberland Infirmary. The Respiratory and Endoscopy teams have worked ...

Funding for a new role to support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence within north Cumbria’s hospitals has been secured. The Health Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advisor (IDSVA) ...

All UK citizens have their rights and freedoms protected by the Human Rights Act 1998. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 exists to protect the rights and freedoms of people who are not able to make their ...

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has taken immediate action after receiving an enforcement notice from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Following an unannounced inspection ...

If you have a break, this takes approximately 8-12 weeks to heal. If it is only a soft tissue injury, it should heal in 2 weeks. You may have been immobilised in a temporary plaster or a splint. We ...