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New Lincoln university course ‘filling a gap’ with industry-ready pharmacists
The first cohort of students on an innovative pharmacy course at the University of Lincoln are on track to fill a major recruitment gap in the region. Pharmacists from Lincolnshire Co-op are lending...
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Lincoln hospital clinics to be cancelled as junior doctors prepare walkout
The trust in charge of Lincolnshire’s hospitals has admitted that “a small number of clinics” will be cancelled as junior doctors are set to go out on strike next week. Junior doctors will stage their...
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Four wards still affected by Lincoln hospital norovirus outbreak, but two to...
The health trust in charge of Lincoln County Hospital has revealed that only four wards remain affected by the norovirus outbreak, with two wards set to re-open again today. United Lincolnshire...
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Hundreds of appointments cancelled with nearly 100 Lincolnshire doctors set...
More than 250 outpatient appointments and over 20 clinics have been cancelled at Lincolnshire’s hospitals as just under 100 junior doctors working in the county are expected to head out on strike on...
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Lincoln GP surgery gets praise across the board in latest inspection
A Lincoln GP surgery has been praised for its service to 10,000 patients in a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission. Minster Medical Practice in Lincoln was ranked as “good” in all five key...
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Support and fury as junior doctors strike in Lincolnshire
Junior doctors have begun their first strike in over 40 years, with a picket line outside the main entrance of Lincoln County Hospital from 8am on Tuesday, January 12. Dozens of cars sounded their...
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New director to lead mental health nursing in Lincolnshire
A new Director of Nursing and Quality for Lincolnshire’s mental health and social care NHS trust has taken up her post. Anne-Maria Olphert began her role which will lead mental health nursing and...
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Ambulance service receives record number of compliments
More people than ever before have put pen to paper to say ‘thank you’ to the East Midlands Ambulance Service. The patient experience team says that they have received a record number of compliments in...
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Lincoln divided over first doctors’ strike in 40 years
Passionate readers of The Lincolnite have been taking to social media to give their views on the junior doctors’ strike being held in Lincoln and across the rest of the country. As previously reported,...
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Disruption to Lincolnshire’s hospitals averted as junior doctors call off strike
The second in a planned series of strikes by junior doctors in Lincolnshire and the rest of England has been suspended. Junior doctors were expected to walk out for 48 hours from January 26 in protest...
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Film star Warwick Davis opens first Lincolnshire Hospice in a Hospital
Film star, writer and director Warwick Davis was the guest of honour as staff and patients celebrated the opening of Lincolnshire’s first Hospice within a Hospital. Warwick performed the official...
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Norovirus outbreak at Lincoln County Hospital comes to an end
The norovirus outbreak at Lincoln County Hospital has now been officially declared as over. The outbreak of the winter vomiting bug first affected patients at the hospital on December 18, with up to 12...
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Lincolnshire armed forces veterans asked to share their mental health...
Lincolnshire veterans who served in the armed forces have been encouraged to share their experiences of mental health services to help improve future care across the country. An NHS England survey has...
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Six Lincolnshire care homes ‘require improvement’ following inspections
Six Lincolnshire adult social care services have been given ratings of “requires improvement” after the Care Quality Commission carried out inspections in the final few months of 2015. A series of...
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More Lincolnshire care homes ‘require improvement’ but others receive glowing...
Another three Lincolnshire care homes have been given ratings of “requires improvement” in inspections carried out by the Care Quality Commission, with other services receiving more positive reports....
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North Hykeham GP practice placed in special measures for leaving patients at...
A North Hykeham GP practice has been placed in special measures after a report revealed patients were at risk of harm and systems for safeguarding children were inadequate. Inspectors from the Care...
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Baby boy died after staff mistakes at Lincoln hospital, inquest concludes
The family of a newborn baby who died at Lincoln County Hospital after mistakes were made by medical staff have spoken of their tragic loss after a three day inquest. Theo Robert Kuhn was born on...
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New suicide prevention strategy launched in Lincolnshire
A new strategy to reduce the number of suicides amongst Lincolnshire residents using mental health and support services has been launched. The Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) has...
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The Lincolnite Inside: Behind the scenes at Lincoln A&E
The accident and emergency department at Lincoln County Hospital is never quiet. Tipped to bursting point by winter illness surges, staffing shortages and a climbing deficit, the halls of the building...
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Lincoln hospital’s 1960s neonatal unit in line for £2.1m upgrade
A £2.1 million modernisation of Lincoln County Hospital’s dated neonatal intensive care unit will be completed later this year. The new unit will provide a total of 17 intensive care cots, with...
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