A former Barrow GP receptionist has retired after 30 years in healthcare across south Cumbria. Julie Eldem, 64, started work as a receptionist at a GPs in Barrow in 1993 and then worked evening and night shifts for 10 years for the Furness Emergency Doctor Service, a co-operative which provided out of hours cover to give GPs and their families some relief. Later she worked for Bay Call, another out-of-hours GP service provider, where she played a major part in the development of its rota system for GPs, despatchers, nurses, drivers and receptionists. She then worked for Cumbria Health On Call (CHOC) in a rota administration role.