Thousands of thank you cards delivered to NHS staff in Cumbria
Cameron Stewart and Chief Nurse Anna Stabler outside the Cumberland Infirmary
Thousands of thank you cards have been delivered for NHS staff in Cumbria thanks to the thoughtfulness of one man.
Cameron Stewart from Penrith wanted to do something to say thank you to the NHS in Cumbria and decided to start a campaign to get thank you cards for staff.
Thanks to the help and support of a number of schools and businesses in the county, the 21-year-old has now delivered about 3,000 cards to the chief nurse at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
THE LATEST on Covid-19 in Cumbria reveals that the virus’ rate of reproduction is shrinking in Cumbria. Data collected week ending April 9 and collated on Wednesday, shows that there were 69 new cases in Cumbria that week - a decrease of nine or 12 per cent from 78 cases the previous week. Demographics from Cumbria County Council’s situational report show that Copeland, overtook Allerdale in having the greatest number of new cases. Copeland’s rate was above the national average and equal to the regional average rate of infection. All other districts of Cumbria recorded rates below the national and regional averages.
North Cumbria NHS works to keep patients and families connected
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Keeping Patients Connected project
While hospital visiting remains suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions, north Cumbria’s NHS trust is working to keep patients and their families connected.
New volunteers have recently been recruited to the âKeeping Patients Connectedâ project and the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is encouraging more people to apply to become a volunteer. The project aims to facilitate patients having virtual visits with their families and friends using iPads.
Nicole Cottingham, volunteer coordinator for Keeping Patients Connected, said: âThe project aims to help our patients and their families but also we hope it will help take the pressure off busy ward staff.
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Hospital bosses have joined forces with Cumbria police to raise awareness of potentially cannabis-laced gummy sweets. Cumbria police’s Child Centred Policing teams have been made aware of a number incidents across the country involving young people taking “sweets” or “gummies” containing unknown ingredients, but believed to include CBD oil. A number of young people across the country, including a teenager from Carlisle, have been reported to have been hospitalised, having suffered adverse reactions after consuming these gummies. Dr Mike Schofield, consultant in emergency medicine and paediatric emergency medicine at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC), said: “These reports are concerning.