 North Cumbria was one of three areas proposed for the new “success regime” by Simon Stevens in June 2015 in which NHS England will work in partnership with Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority to tackle in the local health economy.Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is to merge with North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust in October 2019.About 250 staff in south Cumbria will transfer to Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust.