The Difference We Make

We can only make a difference with your support.

Here at Bay Hospitals Charity, your generosity helps us fund the innovations and enhancements that fall outside NHS budgets. From advanced technology to calming patient spaces, you help us provide the very best for our community.

And truly, every donation helps our cause. Each contribution, large or small, plays a part in creating meaningful change for the 365,000 people who rely on our hospitals.

Together, we can build a healthier, brighter future for everyone in our bay area.

Help us have even more impact by donating today.

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Celebrating 78 years of our wonderful NHS

On 5 July 2026, as we celebrate the NHS's 78th birthday, we honour the millions of patients whose lives have been touched by its care and the dedicated staff, volunteers and supporters who make that care possible every day. The NHS is more than a health service, it is a promise that, no matter who we are or where we come from, help will be there when we need it most.
A Brighter Beginning for Families

When a baby is born needing extra care, the experience can be overwhelming for parents. Conditions such as jaundice often require phototherapy, a vital treatment to help newborns recover and thrive. Traditionally, this has involved placing babies under bright lights, away from their parents for extended periods, an approach that, while effective, can be distressing and disrupt those first precious moments of bonding.
Baby Loss Services run by UHMBT Chaplaincy

The chaplaincy team run regular services for families who have experienced miscarriages and stillbirths
Remarkable fundraising effort by Silverdale Golf Club delivers £7,000 boost for babies and families at Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Silverdale Golf Club has raised an outstanding £7,000 for Bay Hospitals Charity to support the Neonatal Unit at the Royal Infirmary (RLI), following a year-long programme of heartfelt and imaginative fundraising driven by the club’s former Captain and Lady Captain.

Simulation training dummy for Theatres, Furness General Hospital

The simulation dummy is helping theatre staff with essential training for enhanced skills to advanced life support.
Simulation Dummy for Theatres, FGH

The simulation dummy is helping Theatre staff with essential training for basic to to advanced life support.
Barrow AFC captain shares advice with children with Type 1 diabetes

Children with type 1 diabetes from around the Barrow area received a masterclass in managing the condition from Barrow AFC captain Niall Canavan.
‘Every help you can get is a bonus’: how Bay Hospitals Charity funding supports hospital aromatherapy service

Funding from Bay Hospitals Charity has helped to extend the availability of massage and aromatherapy services for cancer patients in the care of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust until next spring.
‘Every help you can get is a bonus’: how Bay Hospitals Charity funding supports hospital aromatherapy service

Funding from Bay Hospitals Charity has helped to extend the availability of massage and aromatherapy services for cancer patients in the care of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust until next spring.
Overhead Hoist for Radiology
Accuscreen for Audiology

The Audiology team at Furness General Hospital have this week taken delivery of an Accuscreen.
Memorial bench unveiled in memory of much-loved Barrow doctor

A commemorative bench in memory of a respected doctor has been unveiled at Furness General Hospital.
Donation funds nearly £35,000 of new equipment for patient care

A special charity set up nearly 80 years ago to support Royal Lancaster Infirmary funded equipment worth nearly £35,000 for the hospital in 2022.
Hospital Oncology Unit room named in memory of popular Barrow man

A room in the Oncology Unit at Furness General Hospital was named in memory of a Barrow man who died of a rare form of cancer.

Lottery

very week you have the chance to win the £25,000 jackpot plus many other fantastic cash prizes, and at the same time you are helping Bay Hospitals Charity raise vital funds to support Morecambe Bay Hospitals. For every £1 entry, at least 50p comes directly to Bay Hospitals Charity to help us improve the hospital environment, purchase the very latest in state-of-the-art equipment and provide extra care over and above what is currently provided by the NHS.
What we do

At Bay Hospitals Charity, we aim to make our local hospitals better for everyone. We are a registered charity set up to hold and manage charitable funds given to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
Donate to Bay Hospitals Charity

Thousands of people come through the doors of our hospitals every year, every one of them deserves the best possible care. By making a one-off donation today, you could help ‘make it better’ for local people.
Meet the team

We are a small team dedicated to achieving big things. We manage all fundraising and donations for the NHS University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, including the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital and Westmorland General Hospital also Ulverston, Millom and our Community teams.
Fundraising ideas

Fundraising is a great way to socialise, have fun and stay healthy. You could join a group, organise your own event or get involved with ours. The funds you raise go towards the care and treatment of local straight to the people. Let’s help make it better for everyone.
Volunteer

We are not currently accepting volunteer applications. Volunteering for your local hospital can be a very rewarding experience, particularly knowing that your efforts are directly helping patients going through treatment. Whether you are a seasoned fundraiser or you are looking to build up some new experience, even if you only have an hour a month, there will be a way you can help.
Support our work

Thousands of people come through the doors of our hospitals every year, and every one of them deserves the best possible care. By setting up a monthly donation today, you could help make it better for local people.
Ulverston Rugby Club visits South Lakes Birth Centre after Yorkshire Three Peaks fundraising challenge

Members of Ulverston Rugby League Club visited Furness General Hospital to donate £11,000 to the Special Care Baby Unit after raising funds by hiking the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
Create a fundraising page

Setting up a Bay Hospitals Charity Giving Page is the best way to share your story and start getting sponsorship from your family and friends.
Guidance for baking and selling cakes

Guidance for baking and selling cakes at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay. Guidance can be applied to safely supplying a wide range of cakes and biscuits, whether shop bought or homemade.

£84,000 donation supports NHS workers in Lancashire and Cumbria

In April the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust received a generous award of £84,000 from the national Coronavirus campaign by NHS Charities Together. Now these funds are being spent on improvements and schemes to benefit frontline staff working tirelessly at these hospitals. Read more