• Contact us
  • Advertise with us
  • Cumbria Crack app
  • About us
Saturday, July 26, 2025
cumbriacrack.com
  • News
  • Sport
    • All sport
    • Carlisle United
  • Business
  • What’s on
  • Jobs
  • Food & drink
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Sport
    • All sport
    • Carlisle United
  • Business
  • What’s on
  • Jobs
  • Food & drink
No Result
View All Result
cumbriacrack.com
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Shadow Health Secretary visits University of Cumbria

by Cumbria Crack
11/08/2023
in News
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Wes Streeting visits the University of Cumbria

The University of Cumbria has welcomed the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to its Carlisle campus.

Wes Streeting was shown how the university is supporting efforts to upskill, reskill and grow the health and social care workforce.

The university’s Institute of Health works with employers and partners to provide traditional undergraduate and postgraduate programmes along with continuing professional development (CPD) for existing healthcare professionals, and emerging provision such as apprenticeships in nursing and midwifery.

Last month, the first 200 paramedics to complete a trailblazing apprenticeship developed by the university graduated.

The apprenticeship is delivered to existing employees of seven of the 11 ambulance trusts across England, allowing them to upskill and join the NHS frontline.

Mr Streeting also heard how the University of Cumbria and Imperial College London are developing the Cumbria School of Medicine, and he toured facilities at its Fusehill Street headquarters.

Referenced in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, the Cumbria School of Medicine plans to launch in 2025 as a graduate-entry medical school with a bespoke, specifically designed, co-created curriculum to meet the needs of the region.

The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan lays out ambitions to increase adult nursing training places by 92 per cent, taking the total number of places to nearly 38,000 by 2031/32. Increasing the number of registered nurses qualifying via apprenticeships also features, as does expansion of other allied health professions.

Mr Streeting said: “It will ensure at least 50 new medical school places to train the next generation of doctors our country needs but, perhaps, more importantly what Cumbria needs.

“Cumbria desperately needs more NHS staff. I think this ground-breaking partnership can help deliver it. I’m a strong supporter of it.”

Professor Brian Webster-Henderson, deputy vice chancellor (health, environment and innovation), said: “It has been good to show Mr Streeting what we’re doing at the University of Cumbria in terms of upskilling and providing practitioners into the NHS workforce.

“Discussing our CPD pathways, our great apprenticeship models, and working with community and primary health partners, we’ve been able to show what can be achieved when we work in partnership with our NHS colleagues; and with Imperial College London the Cumbria School of Medicine is our solution to provide a much-needed part of the NHS workforce for our region.”

Professor Mary Morrell, interim head of the Cumbria School of Medicine, said: “We are looking to create an outstanding curriculum for our students. We are creating a bespoke curriculum that serves the needs of the community within Cumbria and I’m really excited that we can do that.”

Mr Streeting was joined by Labour’s Parliamentary candidates Julie Minns, for Carlisle, and Josh MacAlister, for the new West Cumbria constituency of Whitehaven and Workington. 

Previous Post

Cumbrian faces line up for England Community Lions

Next Post

Man caught by DNA left on Halloween mask during Workington house affray

Have you read?

Youngsters made to wash police cars and clean park after anti-social behaviour
News

Youngsters made to wash police cars and clean park after anti-social behaviour

26/07/2025
Wordsworth House runs at ‘six-figure loss’ each year
News

Wordsworth House runs at ‘six-figure loss’ each year

26/07/2025
Carlisle and Cumbria Artists return for 56th exhibition
What's on

Carlisle and Cumbria Artists return for 56th exhibition

26/07/2025
Man City forward reveals online abuse following red card
News

Barrow’s original Lionesses were trailblazers on the pitch

26/07/2025
Keswick soldier to take on gruelling rowing world record attempt
News

Cumbrian man makes history with new world rowing record

26/07/2025
Have your say on plans for electric vehicle charging points in Cumbria
News

Up to £7m for EV vehicle charging in north and West Cumbria

26/07/2025

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to receive daily updates direct to your inbox!

*We hate spam as much as you do. Privacy Statement

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

33 Middlegate
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7SY

Phone: 01768 862313
Email: admin@cumbriacrack.com

Registered in England as Barrnon Media Limited. No: 12475190
VAT registration number: 343486488

Explore

  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Carlisle United
  • Business
  • What’s on
  • Jobs

Useful links

  • Contact us
  • Send a sport report
  • Get our app
  • Advertise with us
  • About us

Follow us on

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to receive daily updates direct to your inbox!

*We hate spam as much as you do. Privacy Statement

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

© Barrnon Media Limited 2023

Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy
This website and its associated newspaper are members of the Independent Press Standards Organisation
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Sport
    • All sport
    • Carlisle United
  • Business
  • What’s on
  • Jobs
  • Food & drink

© 2025 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.