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Governors needed for Lincolnshire mental health and social care trust
A Lincolnshire NHS trust which provides specialist mental health and social care services is searching for new governors. By-elections for four empty seats on Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation...
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‘Unbelievable’ offenders attack EMAS paramedics nearly 70 times in single year
Life-saving paramedics treating patients in Lincolnshire have reported being assaulted almost 70 times in the last year alone. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) recorded a total of 69 cases of...
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Lincolnshire NHS trust welcomes new cap to reduce spend on agency staff
A government cap on the amount the NHS can spend on agency staff has been welcomed by the trust which runs Lincolnshire’s hospitals. By April 2016, NHS trusts will not be able to pay agency staff, such...
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Lincolnshire hospital trust begins search for new chairman
Candidates are being sought for the position of chairman at the trust which runs Lincolnshire’s hospitals. The current chairman at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust Ron Buchanan is retiring in March...
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NHS strains: Without health there is no wealth
Whatever you do, however you live your life, you need the National Health Service. If you do not believe me, read on. A recent Tweet I read said: “Somewhere, a nurse is doing something seemingly...
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Over 400 appointments cancelled at Lincolnshire hospitals as doctors call off...
Hundreds of appointments and two operations have been cancelled at Lincolnshire’s hospitals, despite junior doctors calling off a 24-hour strike at the eleventh hour. The planned walkout on December 1...
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Chronic illness – the pain is deeper than you think
My body is a temple. A temple that has been repeatedly bombed during a variety of civil wars. My body, and nowadays my mind, feels like a ruin. I have suffered with chronic migraines for nearly 20...
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New chief executive takes over the reins at Lincolnshire’s hospitals
The trust which runs Lincolnshire’s hospitals has welcomed its new chief executive Jan Sobieraj into his role on December 7. Jan has joined United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust from the NHS...
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Lincoln care home surprises long-term resident with flight of a lifetime
Kind staff at Gables Manor residential home in Lincoln surprised a long-term resident with the trip of a lifetime when they arranged a private flight in a twin-propeller aeroplane. Chrissy King, 59,...
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Tear-jerking call captures moment four-year-old girl saves mum who collapsed
A four-year-old girl who called 999 when her mum suffered a blackout has received a special award for her bravery and quick-thinking. RAF employee Michelle Turner passed out without warning at her home...
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Lincolnshire on high alert as Saharan dust cloud heads for county
Health experts are warning people with lung and heart conditions to avoid strenuous exercise as a cloud of Saharan smog is forecast to arrive in Lincolnshire. The Department for Environment, Food and...
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Lincolnshire NHS trusts under fire for ‘unsustainable’ deficits
The government’s spending watchdog has warned of an unsustainable financial culture at NHS trusts such as those in Lincolnshire, which have racked up significant deficits. A National Audit Office...
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Lincoln County Hospital hit by norovirus outbreak
Lincoln County Hospital has had to close three wards to admissions and restrict admissions to four more, because a number of patients and staff have symptoms of the virulent winter vomiting bug known...
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Norovirus outbreak spreads to nine wards at Lincoln County Hospital
The number of wards affected by an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug ‘norovirus’ has grown to nine, with people being advised not to visit patients. As previously reported, three wards were closed...
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More wards shut down as norovirus outbreak escalates at Lincoln hospital
Visitors to Lincoln County Hospital are being advised to stay away in all but exceptional circumstances, as the hospital manages an “extensive outbreak” of norovirus. A large number of medical wards at...
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Norovirus outbreak surges as more wards closed at Lincoln County Hospital
A total of 12 wards have now been closed at Lincoln County Hospital since the beginning of the Norovirus outbreak which started in the middle of December. Officials at the hospital continue to urge...
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Lincoln hospital on the mend after norovirus outbreak
Wards are beginning to reopen at Lincoln County Hospital after an outbreak of norovirus this Christmas, but officials are still urging visitors to stay away unless ‘absolutely necessary’. A total of 12...
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Patient visits restricted at Lincoln hospital as norovirus outbreak persists
Not getting better: Visiting restrictions have been imposed at Lincoln County Hospital, as staff try to contain the norovirus outbreak which closed several wards.
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Lincoln County Hospital still in norovirus crisis, 18 days on
Eleven wards at Lincoln County Hospital are still affected by the winter vomiting bug known as norovirus, with visitors told to stay away in all but exceptional circumstances. Visiting restrictions and...
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Four wards reopen at Lincoln hospital, but seven still affected by norovirus...
The head of nursing at the trust that runs Lincolnshire’s hospitals has said that she is confident that Lincoln County Hospital has “turned the corner” in containing the norovirus outbreak. Seven wards...
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