PDS has been delighted to be able to support the local NHS for Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The COVID-19 Manufacturing Cluster for Lancashire and South Cumbria was created to provide a point of contact for any businesses which may be able to offer essential equipment and skills.

Lancaster University Health Innovation Campus team working with senior NHS managers – and the Lancashire Resillience Forum – to identify specific NHS requirements the group acts as a conduit for private sector businesses who may be able to assist with desperately needed equipment and skills.

The team has created the cluster and launched a new website – www.covid19cluster.co.uk – to act as a portal for companies wishing to offer their help.

Sherry Kothari, director of the Health Innovation Campus at Lancaster University, said: “At a time of national crisis, it is gratifying to see the offers of help flooding in from every corner”.