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Lincoln youths help promote smoke-free lifestyle
Young people in Lincoln have been raising awareness of the dangers of smoking for the 30th No Smoking Day on March 12. Pupils from Chad Varah Primary School worked with students from Castle Academy and...
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Lincolnshire ambulance hub plans on hold
Plans by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to close a number of stations in favour of super hubs and community stations are on hold. The Being the Best proposals planned to replace the current...
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Lincoln school confirms case of scarlet fever
An infectious childhood disease most obvious for its skin rash has been confirmed at a Lincoln primary school. One case of scarlet fever, a bacterial infection leaving sufferers with commonly a red...
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Lincoln Co-op pharmacy merged with GP surgery
Lincolnshire Co-operative has invested £200,000 to move its pharmacy into the doctors’ surgery building on Newland in Lincoln. The independent Co-op pharmacy on Lucy Tower Street is being moved inside...
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Smoking slows fractures from healing, Lincoln study shows
Smoking can slow down the process of recovering from bone fractures, according to new research from United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) and the University of Lincoln. The study indicates...
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Scarlet fever cases increase 237% in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire has seen a large rise in the number of cases of scarlet fever over the past few weeks compared to last year. According to figures from Public Health England, there have been 27 cases of...
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New combined GP and Co-op pharmacy opens in Lincoln
Patients at a surgery in Lincoln will not have to travel far to pick up prescriptions or get extra advice with a new combined pharmacy. Lincolnshire Co-op’s Lucy Tower Street pharmacy moved into a new...
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Lincolnshire foetal remains not incinerated
United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust (ULHT) has said that it deals “compassionately” with the remains of unborn babies in the light of national debate over clinical waste. As reported in The Telegraph...
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New wellbeing service for North Kesteven residents
Help is just a phone call away for residents of North Kesteven from April 1 as a new Wellbeing Service is rolled out. Lincolnshire County Council is working with North Kesteven District Council to...
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Lincoln medical expert joins Dubai health watchdog
A Lincoln medical expert has been appointed to a national health watchdog in Dubai. Dr John Robertshaw (57) from Bridge McFarland solicitors was asked to join the Dubai Health Care regulators. He was...
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Lincolnshire ambulances still not meeting standards, CQC report finds
An annual inspection report on the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) indicates the service in Lincolnshire needs further improvements before meeting essential standards. The report, carried out by...
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Work starts on new Burton Waters care home
A new 60-bed residential home equipped to care for people living with Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is being built in Burton Waters near Lincoln. The Barchester Healthcare care home will open to...
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New £500k Lincoln A&E resuscitation room open
A newly refurbished resuscitation room has been officially opened in the Accident and Emergency department at Lincoln County Hospital. The new unit is part of a £500,000 A&E improvement project by...
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Lincolnshire health system revamp plan praised by expert
An international expert has praised Lincolnshire for being at the leading edge of development for a modern health and care system. Sir John Oldham, who has helped remodel health systems in the US,...
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Upgrade thanks to donation at Lincoln neonatal unit
A Lincoln property company has helped premature and poorly babies in Lincoln County Hospital with a donation. Pip Property Group on Newland donated £500 in order for the hospital to upgrade two breast...
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Improved dementia care project launches in Lincolnshire
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has launched a new project to support health and social care staff who care for people with dementia. The Trust estimates that there are 10,502 people in...
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New heart device used for first time at Lincoln hospital
A new heart device to monitor a patient’s heart has been fitted for the first time in the county at Lincoln County Hospital. Joan Smith became the first patient in Lincolnshire to have the new heart...
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Talking to your teenager about healthy relationships, sex and the internet
It would be easy nowadays to think that our teenagers know far more about relationships and sex than we did at their age and that we don’t need to add our ‘penny’s worth’ into the mix. However, whilst...
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Lincoln resident is UK’s longest serving NHS volunteer
A Lincoln resident is believed to be the country’s longest serving NHS volunteer services manager, with 30 years in the role. Rob Kendrick was one of the first group of volunteer services staff...
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Small Lincoln GP surgery to close
A small GP surgery in uphill Lincoln is set to close this autumn. Burton Road Surgery on Burton Road, run by Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS), is sending letters to all its patients...
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