Today, the Health Secretary announced the inclusion of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in a new NHS Intensive Recovery programme to help the trust improve further, faster.
Read the Government’s announcement here
Josh MacAlister MP and Julie Minns MP lobbied for this support and welcome the news. Please find their joint statement below:
“We welcome today’s announcement that North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust will be part of the NHS Intensive Recovery programme – something we have been actively pushing for with Ministers in recent months.
There has been real progress at the Trust, thanks to the hard work of staff and leadership, and that must be recognised. This is not about failure – it’s about backing that progress and helping the trust to go further, faster.
Given the unique challenges our area faces, from rurality to workforce pressures, additional expert support is exactly what’s needed to accelerate improvement and deliver better care for patients.
We were clear in our discussions with Government that North and West Cumbria should benefit from targeted national support, and we’re pleased that call has been heard.
Our priority is simple: making sure people in our communities see faster improvements in NHS services. We will keep working with the Trust and Ministers to ensure this programme delivers real results locally.”
Josh MacAlister OBE MP, Whitehaven & Workington
Julie Minns MP, Carlisle
Josh MacAlister MP 