It’s time to Spring into Action!  Bay Hospitals Charity is launching a new campaign aimed at helping you get fit and stay active, while also raising vital funds to support our hospitals. Starting from March 20 (the official first day of spring) we're asking people to set up a Just Giving page and raise sponsorship by doing Find out more

Staff at the school next door to Royal Lancaster Infirmary have launched a special project to say thank you to their NHS neighbours. Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy has set up Operation Gratitude to gather weekly gifts and treats for hospital staff to thank them for their efforts during the Covid pandemic. The Find out more

Webcams provided by Bay Hospitals Charity have been helping staff teams at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust to stay connected while working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Bay Hospitals Charity used the funding from NHS Charities Together for a number of initiatives to promote staff welfare, including funding webcams for the Patient Find out more

Two young fund-raisers from Barrow who have donated more than £3,000 to Bay Hospitals Charity have been invited for a VIP tour of Furness General Hospital. Emme-Rose Deakin, 6, ran a mile a day in January, raising £1,443 for the charity. Then in February, eight-year-old Lilli-Mae Archer took on a 5K a day challenge and Find out more

Midwife Claire Metcalfe has been raising money for Bay Hospitals Charity by presenting live video talks sharing her knowledge and experience of pregnancy and childbirth. And as well as generating funds to support the maternity service at Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Claire has also been rolling up her sleeves and getting stuck in to using the Find out more

A group of Barrow DJs has presented more than £1,000 to the Bay Hospitals Charity after setting out to raise funds for Furness General Hospital in memory of a well–known Barrow entertainer. Stuart Salt was a well-known DJ in the town for 40 years. Stuart’s nephew, Andy Naylor, along with fellow DJs Ronnie Rayner, Phil Find out more

An eight-year-old girl from Barrow plans to walk 5km every day in February to raise money for Bay Hospitals Charity.  Lilli-Mae Archer raised more than £1,500 for the charity last year when she cycled 53 miles in a week, and has set herself an even bigger challenge this time around.  Lilli-Mae said: “I want to raise money for Find out more

Covid vaccination teams at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust hospitals in Lancaster and Barrow have been boosted by a massive donation of hand cream from a UK toiletries company.  Childs Farm donated 7,000 tubes of its Farmologie hand cream to the Trust’s staff through the Bay Hospitals Charity.  The donation has been gratefully received by staff at the Trust’s vaccination clinics at Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital.  Occupational Health Sister Heather Eastwood said: Find out more

A six-year-old girl from Barrow has raised £1,000 and counting for Furness General Hospital after pledging to run or walk a mile every day in January.  Emme-Rose Deakin smashed her initial target of £150 after the Covid-19 pandemic inspired her to support the NHS.  Dad Phill said: “The idea for this fundraiser came about when Emme-Rose heard that we were about Find out more

Generous members of the public who bought ‘NHS Heroes’ clothing from Barrow Raiders have helped the rugby league club make a donation of nearly £3,000 to Furness General Hospital.  The club made the donation via the Bay Hospitals Charity, which raises money to improve patient care and experience across University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.  Club Chairman Steve Neale visited the Find out more