Morecambe Bay Hood a ‘real game-changer’ on COVID wards

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A collaboration that includes engineers from BAE Systems’ submarines business has developed the Morecambe Bay Hood, a form of PPE for staff on COVID-19 wards.

Engineers from BAE Systems’ Submarines business, along with Lancaster-based Lancastle and staff from University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) developed the hood - from concept to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) approval - in 11-months.

The Morecambe Bay Hoods are set to be rolled out to hospital wards in Lancashire and South Cumbria over the next few weeks.

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“We’re proud that we’ve been able to donate some of our technical expertise and more than 2,000 hours of voluntary work to help our community and society overcome this technical challenge at a time of real need,” said Steve Timms, managing director of BAE Systems’ Submarines business. “Throughout the pandemic our employees have worked hard to help support a wide range of organisations and we’ll continue to play our part in helping where we can.”

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