Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what departments at Westmorland General Hospital have had service improvements in each of the last 10 years; and what those improvements were.

Westmorland General Hospital has seen many changes to improve patient care and experience over the last 10 years including:

- The refurbishment and expansion of the Cardiac Lab;

- A new DEXA (Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) scanner facility;

- The development of a Breast Screening Unit;

- The refurbishment of one of the Theatres;

- Improvements to the layout of the Urgent Treatment Centre;

- The opening of a new Oncology day unit;

- The development of the Endoscopy Unit to make it JAG (Joint Advisory Group) accredited;

- A new café in the entrance of the hospital;

- New LED lighting throughout the hospital;

- Improvements to radiology rooms and reception;

- A new water purification system for the Renal Unit;

- A new unit for muscular skeletal therapy; and

- A new unit for macular care.