Thirty years ago, a small group of Cumbrian GPs came together with a simple but important goal: to make sure no patient in the county was left without care when their local surgery was closed.

What began as a GP cooperative has grown into Cumbria Health, an organisation now made up of 670 dedicated people, six GP practices, 17 clinical sites, and services supporting more than 528,000 people across 2,613 square miles of one of England’s most rural counties.

Over the last three decades, healthcare has changed dramatically, but our purpose has remained the same: providing high-quality, compassionate care for the communities we serve. From out-of-hours services to urgent care, primary care, and community support, our story has always been about people, the patients who trust us and the teams who make exceptional care possible every day.