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Next week, on March 26th, we will be celebrating Social Prescribing Day. If you are planning any events let us know and we will share them on.

Cumberland Council's Social Prescribing team is hosting two events: in Maryport and Millom libraries, from 11-2. There will be free health checks and activities as well as loads of community groups sharing their amazing wo

For those in the Barrow area, Active Cumbria is working with social prescribers to host the 'Big Barrow Clean Up' setting off from the Town Hall at 1.45.

If you can't get to any of those, there is an online event, with our very own Sarah Penn on the billing. You can book on here The Power of People: a celebration of social prescribing across the North East and North Cumbria.

And in exciting news, we will be launching a Social Prescribing Approaches North Cumbria webpage, hosted on Cumbria CVS's site. It will include information about what social prescribing is, who does it in North Cumbria and all about the work of the Social Prescribing Steering Group. Watch out for the link on March 26th....

If that isn't exciting enough, at the end of April the steering group will be publishing a report into social prescribing-type approaches: 'Passion, Connection and Community: Person-centred neighbourhood care in North Cumbria'. It includes 8 case studies highlighting the amazing contribution link workers make to our communities and individuals. Don't worry about missing it - we will be shouting about it everywhere! A launch event will follow on May 7^th in Carlisle...

To contact the Health Partnership Team just email below:

Clare Edwards Health Partnerships Manager
claree@cumbriacvs.org.uk
Holly Ferguson Health Partnerships Administration Officer
hollyf@cumbriacvs.org.uk
Sarah Penn Health Partnerships Support Officer
sarah.penn@cumbriacvs.org.uk

Keep up to date with our network events Padlet, which contains all of the information/presentations from each of our speakers at our recent Action for Health and Mental Health Provider Forum meetings. 

Clinical HealthPathways why are they important to the third sector & why you should get involved?

HealthPathways is an on-line resource which offers clinicians locally agreed information about health issues and conditions to make the right decisions, together with patients, at the point of care.
HealthPathways is designed and written for use during a GP consultation. Each pathway provides clear and concise guidance for assessing and managing a patient with a particular symptom or condition and who and how to refer them on for further tests and information. IMPORTANTLY Pathways also include information about other services including third sector organisations who can offer support and information to patients and their carers.
Content is developed collaboratively by general practitioners, hospital clinicians, and a wide range of other professionals including staff from the third sector. Each pathway is evidence-informed, but also reflects how services are delivered locally.

Third sector organisations can get involved in 2 ways:
1. Every fortnight new Pathways are published in draft form. You can get involved in commenting or asking for information to be added to the Pathway document. See below for the latest list.
2. Most important we want you to check through the Pathways and add your organisation’s information/website details to the Patient Information and/or Staff Information sections if you think it would be useful for GPs and other health staff to give patients your information
Username: NCumbria
Password: Partnership
Other pathways that have recently been published for comments/additions are:

Back pain

Non-Acute Asthma

Atrial Fibrillation

Stakeholder survey on support for older people in Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness Council is launching a ‘Community Conversation’ on the future of care for older residents and is inviting VCSFE organisations and residents to take part via online surveys.

The engagement programme, called “A Place Called Home: Your living choices in later life”, takes place over three weeks from Monday 9 March to 30 March across Westmorland and Furness. It will help inform the council’s future strategies for all aspects of its support for older people’s independence and wellbeing, including:

• adaptations, technology and personal support to help people remain in their own home
• reablement support and intermediate care beds to help people return to their own home after a spell in hospital, or avoid the need to go into hospital
• access to the right mix of affordable specialist housing offering support and care
• modern residential care, with facilities and services that are fit for the future
• specialist support for people living with advanced dementia

The online survey for residents focusses on awareness and preference for future living accommodation choices. The stakeholder survey is a wider opportunity to give views on the whole area of support for older people’s independence and wellbeing, and to influence the council’s future direction.

The links and surveys are all live:

A Place Called Home landing page.

Westmorland and Furness Council news article

Residents online survey

Stakeholder online survey

We understand that minimising the impact of poverty on healthcare provision is key to breaking the link between an individual’s income and their opportunity to live a long, healthy life. Our Poverty Proofing© team experts can support healthcare teams to listen to the experiences of their patients, staff and stakeholders on how poverty impacts them. We can then provide tailored guidance, built on evidence and tested methods, on what actions can support improvement in areas such as access, participation, experience and long-term engagement.

What will you gain from the training

Staff will gain understanding and awareness about:

-How poverty is defined
-Poverty statistics in a national and local context
-The causes and consequences of poverty
-The unconscious bias and stigma surrounding poverty
-The link between poverty and health outcomes
-How organisational practices can create barriers to accessing healthcare
-Why a whole system approach is needed when addressing health inequalities
-How the lived experience of individuals can be used to inform change

The session is taking place 26th March 2026 12pm-3pm (Online via MS Teams)

Your Practice – Your Drop-in Looking after you the Eden way.
The roadshow/event is for the community; we are looking to include as many organisations as possible to let the patients know what is available in their surrounding areas.

The aim of this day is to ‘showcase’ your services. To raise awareness and build community connections, show the support and services you can offer to the patient of the practices.

Let people know what’s out there!!!

Eden Primary Care Network which consists of the 10 practices across Eden are very excited about this first roadshow and will be having another in Kirkoswald in May and another in Upper Eden in June. We don't have specific dates for those just yet but would absolutely appreciate your attendance and support with these as well.

Financial Foundations workshops, being delivered by Natwest at No Rainbows Without Rain

These workshops are designed to provide practical guidance on managing money, improving budgeting skills, and building confidence with everyday finances. There will be six different workshops available, and you are welcome to attend as many sessions as you wish.

The workshops aim to give you useful tools and knowledge to help you manage your finances more independently. By taking part, we hope you will gain the skills and confidence needed to overcome financial difficulties and reduce the need to rely on emergency support in the future.

Email katherinew.nrwr@gmail.com for further information or to book

CSAB Practitioner Forum: Mental Capacity

• Do you work with adults who may lack capacity?
• Do you have to assess a person’s capacity?
• Do you know when a capacity assessment should be considered?

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and it’s five key principles is a vital safeguard to protect and support those who lack the capacity to make a specific decision.
The next CSAB Practitioner Forum on Wednesday 15th April, 10am -12 noon will use a case study and group discussion to explore some of the challenges when working with adults who may lack capacity and the factors to consider in assessment of capacity including;

• Back to basics & the 5 key principles of the MCA
• Assessment of capacity
• Executive and fluctuating capacity
• Best interest decisions, who is the decision maker?
The case study will promote multi-disciplinary discussion and aims to provide a valuable learning opportunity for professionals attending.
To book your place click HERE!

We invite you to a 4-week journey of emotional support, including a wellness workshop and relaxed group chats with people in similar situations. 

The course covers key topics designed to support your wellbeing, including mindfulness, breathing exercises and self-compassion practices. 

Every Thursday 1pm-3.30pm 

Course Start dates

- 5th March

- 2nd April 

- 30th April

- 28th May

To book please contact: NATASHA@ICANWELLBEING.CO.UK /01228 819101 (option 2)

Total honesty time: I don't live in Barrow. Or anywhere on the Furness Peninsula. Or (and brace yourselves) even in Cumbria.

Shockingly, I hopped over the southern edge and just into Lancashire a few years ago. The border checks weren't too traumatising, but I had to sign something stating I wouldn't say anything negative about the rain, lakes, sheep and big hills, or commandos from the crack Gingerbread/Pencils division would be paying me a visit when I was least expecting it to 'have a word' about my attitude.

Having got that terrible confession out of the way, why have I been looking after the fantastic Furness For You website since November? 

Well the website, which connects people locally to community support, activities, events and services, had been making a positive difference for over a year, and staff changes meant a new keeper was needed. In my role as Communications Manager at Cumbria CVS, I happen to have a bit of experience with websites, social media and other associated skills. You know the type - bangs on about messaging, search engine optimisation, algorithms etc., and probably owns a fancy coffee machine and skinny trousers. Hello! That's me.

I'm part time in the Furness For You role, but I've already been utterly blown away by all the incredible activity the website helps to publicise. There are more than 100 entries in the Support Section, and nearly 200 weekly activities, clubs, drop-ins and support groups listed. And I'm adding more all the time. 

I've not just been sat behind my desk sipping cappuccinos and admiring my stats (1,300 active users per month, viewing 2900 pages) - I've been in Barrow too. A few weeks ago, I was representing the website at our Funding Fair in the stunning Town Hall. I got to meet some amazing people, selflessly providing support and connections for local communities, and came away from the day genuinely humbled. If I can help get their projects more visibility, so they can help more people, then I'm chalking that up as some major job satisfaction.

I've been in touch with many organisations too, and had a couple of in-person meetings, with more lined up. Plus, being able to point people who have emailed via the website, looking for help, to appropriate support is good on the warm-glow front too; I've even been called an 'angel' which, if you've met me, you'd know is not the first thing you'd normally say about a scruffy guy in a loud shirt.

Missing from this equation though, is a presence on the ground in the Furness area - someone with strong relationships and a focus on building connections between community groups, social prescribers, local services, and statutory partners, making it easier for people to access the support available to them.

So, we're looking for a Furness For You buddy for me, or - to give them their correct title - Community Connector and Partnerships Officer. It's a part-time role, until March 2028, and a great chance for someone who knows the area well to make a real difference on their doorstep.

We'll be working together, with me focusing on developing and keeping the website up to date... and drinking cappuccinos and contemplating cake, obviously.

Scroll down to find out more about the new role (and another Barrow vacancy), and do take a look at the Furness For You website via the button below. I may be biased, but it is really rather fabulous... much like Furness itself. 

And if you provide support in the area, or run activities and events, and aren't on there yet, get in touch! I may not actually be an angel, but I can make things appear on the website, and I once owned some white trousers and shoes. I know, right? *shakes head slowly*

Peter Grenville
Communications Manager/Community Connector Online Directory Officer (Furness For You)
Cumbria CVS

Monday 20th April, online.

This session will provide an opportunity for members of VCFSE organisations to meet Westmorland & Furness Council’s new Chief Executive.

Miranda will be introducing herself, talking about her reflections so far, looking ahead in terms of priorities, and talking about how the council works with VCFSE organisations.

There will be a question and answer session afterwards.

Cumberland Council have another opportunity for someone to steer change through the Pride in Place programme. Could it be you? 

£20m will be invested in Raffles and Morton over the next ten years, and that investment will be led by the community, through a Neighbourhood Board. 

The funding aims to:

• build stronger communities - improve community cohesion and belonging by enhancing shared spaces
• create thriving places - revitalise high streets and public spaces and improve amenities
• empower people to take back control - give local people a direct say in their community's future

As voluntary chairperson, you will: 

• be a champion for the programme 
• convene and lead the Neighbourhood Board 
• work closely with council officers, the MP and others 
• champion community engagement 
• ensure delivery of outcomes 

This is a special chance to represent your community and shape the future. 

The role is part-time and flexible, requiring around eight to 10 hours per month. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.

The closing date is Friday, 20 March. 

Cumberland Council has launched a major upgrade to public transport across the area through its Cumberland Go improvement programme, including a new and enhanced 600 hospital route connecting Carlisle - Cumberland Infirmary – Wigton – Cockermouth – Whitehaven – West Cumberland Hospital, seven‑day‑a‑week. 

Join a group of people to help with some exciting research about climate change and health care

Virtual Health Care A service called Virtual Wards cares for people, at home using digital technologies. It’s used for people with acute conditions, such as breathing problems, heart failure, or frailty. We want to know if it’s better for the environment than care in hospital.

Join us as a member of our Public and Community advisory group! We welcome people from all backgrounds We will offer training, support and reimbursement for time and expenses in line with national guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Social Care

For more information or an informal chat please contact:

Bethany Gill b.gill2@lancaster.ac.uk

Hilary Garrett h.garrett@lancaster.ac.uk

Key geographic changes have now been announced (final government approval awaited) place will shift from South Cumbria to Morecambe Bay - map below.

There'll still be a central commissioning team, but also a local commissioning team for each place - being described as a "skinny centre with muscley places".

Timeline - waiting for NHSE to sign off, and will then start 45 day staff consultation (and will share structure with partners when staff consultation starts) - and anticipate 3-6 months before all settled.

Join other families as you make crafts to remember someone special who has died, supported by our trained and experienced bereavement support practitioners. Creative activities can be a helpful way to support a bereaved child to talk about their feelings, explore strategies to manage their grief, and find ways to remember someone special to them who has died. Crafts to remember are free 2-hour sessions for bereaved children, young people, and their families.

• Wednesday 11 March, 4 to 6pm at The Assembly Room Carlisle
• Wednesday 17 June, 4 to 6pm at The Assembly Room Carlisle
• Wednesday 26 August, 1 to 3pm at The Oval Centre, Workington
• Wednesday 9 December, 4 to 6pm at The Assembly Room Carlisle

Venue details:

• The Assembly Room, Old Town Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8JE 
• The Oval Centre, Salterbeck Drive, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 5HA

Have a read through this presentation to get a good update about health and care in South Cumbria. Lots of information about:

• Restructures
• New direction of travel
• Changes to delivery models

Neighbourhood Health update

Dr Stephen Singleton has been appointed as the new Chair of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC). Dr Singleton will join the Trust in April 2026.

The appointment follows a comprehensive recruitment process led by the Trust’s Governors Council. He takes over the role from Teresa Griffiths who has been interim Chair of the Trust since the retirement of previous Chair Steven Morgan in October 2025.

Dr Singleton is a former GP in North Cumbria, a public health physician and NHS executive who has worked as an executive coach and quality improvement mentor for the last 12 years. He will be known to many people in the Cumbria area from his period as director of the Cumbria Learning and Improvement Collaborative (CLIC) between 2013-2020.

Stephen’s career has included a seven-year spell as Medical Director and Interim Chief Executive of the North East Strategic Health Authority from 2006-2013, and clinical lead for the Covid Coordination and Response Centre at the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust from 2020 to 2023.

In this edition work in Barrow is highlighted:

The Integrated Wellness Service

Barrow-in-Furness

The Integrated Wellness Service in Barrow-in-Furness is an innovative, multi-disciplinary initiative bringing together Health, Local Authority and VCFSE partners to transform outcomes for patients by working together to reduce hospital readmissions and visits to the Emergency Department at Furness General Hospital

The project is one of the workstreams of the South Cumbria Place Based Partnership. By combining the resources of the different partners, the service is able to deliver a higher quality of care and experience to those who are supported by the team by taking a holistic approach to support offered, which includes both clinical and non-clinical interventions.

The Department of Health and Social Care is running a survey to understand the experiences of people who arrange and pay for their own care and support, often called self-funders.

They want to hear from people who have looked for self-funded care for themselves or for someone else

The survey takes around 10 minutes and closes on Friday 27 March.

The team undertaking this research aims to understand and evaluate how community multiagency first response mental health crisis pathways in England work, who they work for and why, in response to the policing strategy ‘Right Care Right Person’.

They want to speak with people with different backgrounds and experiences.

• Do you have lived experience of a mental health crisis?
• Have you called for crisis help for someone you care about (family/friend)?
• Do you work within services that respond to mental health crises, such as NHS mental health services, A&E, ambulance, police or voluntary organisations?

If you are interested in taking part or want to find out more, please contact your local research assistant.

Name: Sara Long

Email: sara-jaye.long@cntw.nhs.uk

Website: https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/services/research-and-development/pioneer-mh/

The latest Spring Newsletter from Cockermouth Linking Lives.

Cumberland Council are looking to form an Access Group with first meeting due to take place April 2026 at a meeting to be arranged in April

The main objective would be to promote and improve the access of disabled persons to buildings, the environment and other facilities, including access to information. 

I would be grateful if you could indicate your interest by responding to me, no later than Friday 20^th March.

If you know of any other organisations that may be interested please forward this email.

We look forward to meeting you.

Kind regards Karen

Karen Scrivener

Access Officer/ Building Control

Thriving Place and Investment | Cumberland Council

Civic Centre | Rickergate | Carlisle | CA3 8QG

1. 01228 631564/817183
2. Karen.Scrivener@cumberland.gov.uk

I’m pleased to share our upcoming webinar launching the Healthy Outdoors guide, a new resource to help improve the way that health and wellbeing impacts of outdoor and nature‑based interventions are measured.

Register here: Healthy Outdoors Webinar – 15 April, 10-11am

The Healthy Outdoors guide will be published on 17 March, and I will share the link with you as soon as it is available.

Please forward this invitation on to colleagues, partners and networks who may be interested. We’re keen to reach organisations working across health, environment, community engagement, local government, outdoor activity provision, and funding.

The PCSM Research Hub invites you to join us for the next edition of the CumbriaMed Research Webinar Series, which showcases leading health researchers working in and with Cumbria. Each session features two expert speakers and a live Q&A. The series is open to staff, students, patients, relatives, and the public; all are welcome.

Topic: Emergency Care
Date: Thursday 26 March 2026
Time: 12:30–13:30
Location: Zoom (registration required)

Register: tinyurl.com/pcsm-webi8

Speakers:

• Prof Julian Redhead - Medical Director, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and National Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care, NHS England

“Data-Driven Improvements in Emergency Care”
Julian is a consultant in emergency medicine and a senior NHS leader. Alongside his Trust role at Imperial, he advises nationally on urgent and emergency care, including 999, 111 and A&E services, and how these services can improve under sustained pressure.

• Dr Claire Gray - Emergency Medicine Consultant, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, and Urgent and Emergency Care Collaborative Chair

“Emergency Services in Cumbria”
Claire is an emergency medicine consultant at the Cumberland Infirmary. She helps lead work to improve urgent and emergency care locally, including development of the new Urgent Treatment Centre in Carlisle, designed to expand capacity and help patients be seen in the right place, by the right team.

Please see the attached flyer for full details, or contact us at: pcsmresearchhub@cumbria.ac.uk

Hosted by: PCSM Research Hub

Funded by: NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

Due to changes in individuals circumstances we are looking for 3 NEW representatives to work as part of Collaborative Leadership Teams in Integrated Care Communities (ICCs) across North Cumbria.

• Carlisle Urban ICC x 1
• Eden ICC x 1
• Workington ICC x1

You will join a Team of 13 others and will represent the third sector in a key part of our local approach to planning, developing and delivering integrated health and care services.

This is an exciting time to become a ICC Third Sector Representative as there are significant new developments in relation to Neighbourhood Health and Neighbourhood Health Centres starting to develop. This role will give you an opportunity to be a part of planning and developing Neighbourhood Health in North Cumbria.

What to do next:

• You can read more information about ICCs and the role in the sheet attached
• If required meet or email Clare Edwards Health Partnerships Manager email: claree@cumbriacvs.org.uk to talk through the role
• Complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) form by 12 noon 02.04.2026.

Attached a letter from Sam Allen Chief Executive of NENC ICB about Strategic Transition Programme update (how things will start to operate from 01.04.2026)

In the letter Sam provides details of the ICB’s:

• NEW executive team (previously circulated)
• NEW operating model
• Central role of partnership working
• NEW commissioning team
• NEW area within which North Cumbria will operate
• Closure of ICB led place committees

NEW operating model

Our operating model sets out a clearer and more streamlined organisation focused on the role the ICB is uniquely placed to play as a strategic commissioner.

Commissioning will be organised more transparently by sector, with multi-professional teams responsible for commissioning. Our teams will work as a single commissioning function focused on outcomes, value and impact for our population.

Central role of partnership working

Partnership working will remain central to how we operate. As place partnerships evolve, local partners will increasingly lead delivery and governance arrangements for integrated care and neighbourhood models.

ICB led place committees will conclude at the end of March 2026, with place partnerships moving to locally led governance arrangements from April.

The ICB will remain a strategic partner, setting outcomes, commissioning for impact while continuing to work closely with partners across place and neighbourhoods. Importantly, the neighbourhood director will maintain strong links between the ICB and local systems and supporting collaboration with local authorities, providers, primary care and the VCSE sector.

NEW commissioning team

Our commissioning director team will be:

• Deputy Chief Operating Officer - Levi Buckley

Directors of Commissioning:

• Neighbourhood North and North Cumbria - Rachel Mitcheson – NEW AREA for NORTH CUMBRIA
• Neighbourhood Newcastle Gateshead and GPOD - Martin Short
• Neighbourhood Central - Lynn Wilson
• Neighbourhood South - Karen Hawkins
• Secondary Care Northern Alliance - Paul Turner
• Secondary Care South Alliance - Craig Blair
• Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Neurodivergence - Peter Rooney

Our free Digital Skills courses and workshops include the following: Computers, Excel, Being Safe Online, NHS Apps and Smartphone.  For people who want to do a qualification, we still have a couple of places on our 16-week Level 1 Essential Digital Skills Qualification course starting next Wednesday 18^th March.  If you know of someone who would like to do this course, please contact us at edenadultlearning@cumbria.gov.uk as soon as possible. 

We are also offering a free online evening Introduction to Mindfulness workshop on Thursday 23^rd April, which will be useful for those who work during the day.  She is repeating this as daytime face-to-face session on Tuesday 12^th May (10 am to 12 pm), Penrith venue to be confirmed. Please contact us to reserve your place.

Our new Art tutor, Tom Boyle, who recently joined us, will be delivering a short Beginners Drawing workshop on Wednesday 25^th March. This session is for everyone, even if, like me,  you don’t think you can draw at all!. Tom will be offering further workshops and a longer Beginners Drawing course during the summer term. Please check our website at Home | Cumbria Adult Learning for updates and more information.

There are only have 30 tickets left for the conference on 23^rd April, at Rheged, Penrith. If you were hoping to attend, book soon to avoid missing out.

We have excellent sessions available, including:

• Suicide Prevention in the National Curriculum
• Suicide Prevention in the Farming Community
• Supporting People Living with Long Term Suicidality
• Suicide and Men: Starting the Conversation
• Trauma Focused Approach to Supporting School Communities Following Suicide
• Why are Suicide Rates so High in Cumbria? A Deep Dive into Data
• Autism and Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Prevention Strategy in the Workplace
• Suicide Interventions: A Practical Workshop
• Suicide Crisis Support in the Community

Lunch and refreshments are included, and it promises to be a day of inspiration, and action.

We run hubs for family and friends – safe and relaxed places where you can:
• Feel listened to and understood
• Get support for your caring role
• Meet others in similar situations
Each week we run a session to help you with things like:
• Building skills to better support the person you care for
• Coping with difficult situations
• Finding out what help and services are available
Where and when is it?
We run groups in Carlisle, Eden and West Cumbria.
You don’t need to book – just come along!

To see the latest dates, times and where to find us, visit the website below or scan the QR code:
www.cntw.nhs.uk/services/family-and-friends-hub

We’re pleased to announce that the new dedicated All Age Continuing Care module is now live on Boost. The programme has been designed to support staff across services to build knowledge and confidence in delivering high-quality continuing care.

The module includes a range of learning resources and training sessions, with further sessions scheduled to take place over the coming months to support staff development. Colleagues are encouraged to explore the module and consider attending one of the upcoming training sessions. You can access the programme on Boost.

Introduction to Personal Health Budgets (PHBs)
A one hour introductory online session explaining what Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) are, why they matter, and how they can improve outcomes for people supported through All Age Continuing Care (AACC), including CHC and Complex Care. The session covers the basics of arranging a PHB, from assessment through to care planning and commissioning. It’s aimed at AACC staff, but is also suitable for any staff or volunteers across the North East and North Cumbria who want a general understanding of PHBs.

Dates available: March–April 2026 (multiple sessions)..

Step Forward will be at The Carngie, Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD

Thursday 26th March 2026 12pm-3.30pm.

Come and meet the Step Forward team and have a look at our wellbeing resources that support positive mental health. 

Egremont and Whitehaven Welcome Hub April 2026 - July 2026 dates.

Warmth, friendly craic and soup/roll - Volunteers are welcome to work in the kitchen. Safeguarding training may well be necessary.”

Egremont - The Meeting Place, Main St, Egremont. Wednesdays.

Whitehaven - United Reformed Church James St, Whitehaven CA28 7HZ

Our latest post has key updates, including funding and project opportunities, representative roles and working groups you might want to get involved in and much more.

The latest vacancies in Cumbria, from across the sector. You'll also find vacancies with Cumbria CVS here too.

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