THOUSANDS of young people from across the area have joined forces with a health trust in a bid to help build the future workforce.

Young people from across the Morecambe Bay area have been actively involved with the Bay Health and Care Partners (BHCP) Careers and Engagement Team over the last 12 months.

The team have promoted hundreds of NHS job roles to more than 17,000 young people in a bid to create the workforce of the future.

Events have included careers weekends and open days at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust’s (UHMBT) Furness General Hospital (FGH) and Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI).

David Wilkinson, Director of People and Organisational Development at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT), said: “I’m extremely proud of the BHCP Careers and Engagement Team."