Start on Site for new Endoscopy Unit

The new Endoscopy Unit at the Cumberland Infirmary has now started on site and is expected to be complete in March 2025!

P+HS have been working closely with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust to develop an expansion of the endoscopy service which will include 5 new clinical rooms, an outpatient area, staff offices, changing rooms and seminar space.

The £15m scheme will replace existing undersized clinical accommodation, enabling more patients to receive timely care and faster diagnoses. The expansion of the service will also allow patients who currently travel to Newcastle for procedures, to receive care closer to home in Carlisle.

Mr Daya Karat, consultant surgeon at NCIC shared,

“It’s really good news to see this project underway, as it will have such great benefits for our local communities across north Cumbria and for our staff."

"When it is up and running the new facility will have more clinic rooms that all meet modern standards that we are not able to meet in the current environment. Expanding our endoscopy service will help us to make faster diagnoses and meet the rising demand for the service. It also brings the Unit in line with what we already have at the West Cumberland Hospital following the redevelopment in 2015.”

For more details and the latest updates on the progress of the endoscopy unit, check out the site story.