- NHS hospital
Cumberland Infirmary
We served a warning notice on North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April 2026 for failing to meet the regulations at Cumberland Infirmary regarding the assessment and management of risk in relation to deteriorating patients, infection prevention and control, assessment of patient needs, the storage of medicines, the environment and equipment, staff training and competence, capacity and flow, privacy and dignity and information governance. In addition, the providers governance systems were not operating effectively.
Assessment report published 4 September 2026
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) was created in October 2019 following an acquisition of North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (NCUH) by Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust (CPFT).
The trust provides a range of acute hospital services based at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle (CIC)
The trust serves a population of approximately 320,000 in the west, north and east of Cumbria, in the districts of Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden Valley and South lakes and Furness for some community services. It also provides services to parts of Northumberland and Dumfries & Galloway. The community is spread over a large geographical area, with 51% of residents living in rural settings. Over 65s make up a larger proportion of the population than the national average. Deprivation is similar to the England average and about 11,700 children (14.5%) live in poverty