 In February 2015 it was announced that the clinical commissioning groups planned for inpatient elective surgery at Westmorland General Hospital to be transferred to Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital.Up to six GP practices will be brought together with community services in Barrow at a cost of £12m.Lancashire North and Cumbria is one of the areas selected to pilot integrated primary and acute care systems under the Five Year Forward View.