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Firefighters and ambulance service work together in new Lincolnshire pilot
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) will work more closely together to respond to serious emergencies as part of a new pilot. Firefighters in Lincolnshire have...
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Lincoln weight loss consultant opens uphill centre
A Lincoln consultant who has been helping clients achieve their weight loss goals for over three years has opened a new weight plan centre in uphill Lincoln. Cambridge Weight Plan Centre, which has...
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New chairman appointed for East Midlands Ambulance Service
The NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) has appointed Pauline Tagg as Chairman of East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS trust for the next two years. The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHT Trust...
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Lincoln residents encouraged to get flu jab early
Lincoln residents most vulnerable if they catch flu are being encouraged to get their flu jab early by Lincolnshire County Council. For most people, catching the flu is unpleasant and can affect usual...
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Search is on for new service provider for Burton Road GP surgery
A Lincoln GP surgery has been given the chance to continue running after June 2015 — if a new service provider can be found. As previously reported, Burton Road Surgery faced closure after current...
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Lincoln GP adopts time-saving prescription service
A Lincoln doctor’s surgery has scrapped its usual green slip prescription method in favour of a quicker electronic service. As one of the first GPs to implement the service, Cliff House Medical...
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Lincoln pharmacy gets £70k ‘healthy hub’ transformation
St Catherine’s pharmacy in Lincoln has been given a £70,000 makeover to transform it into a healthy living and advice hub. The Lincolnshire Co-op pharmacy, on Newark Road, has adopted a bigger...
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Lincolnshire ambulance workers to go on strike
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is preparing for four hours of strike action by staff over pay. The national four-hour strike will take place on Monday, October 13 between 7am and 11am, as part...
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New lead governor for Lincolnshire NHS Trust
A new lead governor has been elected for the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Diana Broughton won the election, with results announced at the Trust’s council of governors’ meeting on...
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Cohort of new nurses start work in Lincolnshire hospitals
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has employed 70 newly qualified nurses to work in hospitals across the county. The new nurses recently graduated from universities in Lincoln, Nottingham,...
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Businesses and charities needed for Lincolnshire health plan
Businesses, charities and voluntary organisations are being asked to come forward to help support an emerging plan to improve the health and care sector in Greater Lincolnshire. The Greater...
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Lincolnshire ambulance service scraps super hub plans
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has scrapped the Being the Best super hub plans at a Trust Board meeting on Tuesday, October 28. As previously reported, plans to replace a number of ambulance...
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Lincolnshire ambulance service patient data disc still missing
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has published the results of an investigation into a patient data disc that went missing from its headquarters in the summer — and has yet to be found. As...
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Mental health initiatives launched by Lincoln trust
Lincolnshire-based Linkage Community Trust is launching two new community initiatives in Lincoln to promote positive mental health. Linking Minds is a one-year project in which people with a learning...
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Domestic abuse service calls on Lincolnshire survivors
Lincolnshire’s Domestic Abuse Service wants to hear from survivors of domestic abuse to help shape future support services. The survivors survey has been running on the county council’s Lincolnshire...
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Lincoln patient receives pioneering hip replacement
A Lincoln hip surgery patient has received a pioneering treatment, with his replacement being made from space age material. Timothy Coltman (75) from Skellingthorpe received the replacement treatment...
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Lincoln NHS patients upcycle 1,000 milk bottles to build greenhouse
Older patients at a North Hykeham treatment facility created a sustainable greenhouse, using over 1,000 milk bottles. Inpatients at Witham Court in North Hykeham, a local NHS assessment and treatment...
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Strike action continues for Lincolnshire ambulance service
Staff from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) will go on strike for a second time on November 24 over pay. The strike, which will run from 7am until 11am, is the second strike taking place due to a...
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Under 1% of complaints about Lincolnshire hospitals upheld out of 700
Some 712 complaints were made in 18 months by hospital patients of the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust – but only 0.7% of these were partly upheld by the parliamentary health Ombudsman service. In...
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Lincoln hospital grants terminally ill man’s wish to marry
When terminally ill patient Dave Brooks stated his only wish was to get married, family and staff at Lincoln County Hospital were determined to grant it. Lorry driver Brooks (54) from Lincoln and his...
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