Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has announced that the party would end years of pay restraint for nurses, teachers and police in Cumbria by lifting the 1% cap on public sector pay and increase wages in line with inflation.
Tim Farron has called for the NHS to be given the funding that it requires to update computer security systems to protect it from cyber-attacks like yesterday's, which saw local hospitals grind to a halt.
The Liberal Democrats will introduce an additional month of paid parental leave for fathers to encourage greater sharing of parental responsibilities.
Tim Farron today visited the drop-in at South Lakes MIND in Kendal, to help raise awareness of their services as part of national Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs until the 14th May.
Lib Dem health plans would enable the green light to be given to plans for a radiotherapy unit at Westmorland General Hospital, according to Tim Farron.
Young people in Cumbria are being forced to wait over six months for mental health treatment, figures uncovered by Tim Farron show. Tim has described the figures as "shocking" and has set out a fully-funded alternative to provide millions of pounds of extra funding for local mental health services