Health

A woman who started volunteering at Johnson Hospital is the first in the county to use a scheme to make it into a proper career. Elena Orlova joined the Volunteer to Career programme after volunteering for fourth months with the Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.She’s now employed as a health care support worker.The Volunteer to Career programme is a ...

Lincolnshire has the ‘dual challenge’ of an ageing population in a rural and coast geography. Nearly a quarter of the county’s population is over-65 and that figure is set to rise to more than 40 per cent by 2043.The effects of having an older population are widespread, but ensuring people stay healthier for longer is a key element, says a ...

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been saluted for its support of the armed forces.The trust which runs hospitals such as Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, was given a gold award at a glitzy ceremony at the Prime William of Gloucester Barracks, near Grantham.For 2023, each recipient was handed their award by Lieutenant General Tom Copinger-Symes CBE, Deputy Commander of UK ...

Plans for an extension of Moulton Medical Centre have been passed. As reported last week, staff have had to be working from home and in cupboards due to the lack of space at the centre.But on Tuesday night South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee voted through a single and double storey extension to the High Street base to provide more ...

A Spalding doctor says he will appeal a six-week suspension placed on him after an allegation of sexual misconduct. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruled this week that Dr Graham Wheatley, of Munro Medical Centre’s practice, ‘is impaired by reason of misconduct’ and said he should be suspended for six weeks.The ruling follows a hearing earlier this year relating to ...

Staff at a South Holland GP surgery are working in store cupboards or at home as it has run out of space. Moulton Medical Centre has GPs who have to work from home because there is nowhere for them to have an office, according to a planning application due to be discussed next week.The application to South Holland District Council ...

The community-run Holbeach Hospital has received a £3,000 boost thanks to the NFU. Its Spalding branch nominated the Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust to receive a share of a £1.92m Agency Giving Fund.The donation has enabled the trust to purchase one of three new observation trolleys, which cost £2,231 each.Andrea Thorpe, partner, at the NFU Mutual Spalding agency, said: ...

An inquest into the sudden death of a previously healthy 19-year-old was told she faced a catalogue of issues with health care. A coroner ruled Holly May Maxwell, of Spalding, died due to natural causes from having sepsis, influenza, pneumonia and COVID-19 days before Christmas last year.But the inquest at Boston Coroner’s Court was told she visited her GP surgery ...

A 42-year-old terminally ill man was able to get out in the sunshine in his last few days thanks to donations from the community. Stuart Smart died in St Barnabas Hospice in Lincoln on Monday, October 16.The dad of two, who also has an eight-month-old grandson, was diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours just last month.He first went to the doctor ...

A Spalding dentist is heading into local schools to teach children about the importance of healthy teeth. In 2021-2022, five-year-olds in the most deprived 20 per cent of areas of the country (35.1 per cent) were 2.5 times as likely to have experienced dental decay as those in the least deprived 20 per cent of areas (13.5 per cent).The team ...

A Merseyside-based doctor who lied to bosses about being off sick pocketed almost £10,000 in pay she wasn’t entitled to. Dr Tracy Landu-Landu told officials at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust how between August and December 2020 she was unable to work due to illness. As a result she was given sick pay.At the same time, she ...

The first 60 volunteers preparing to be ‘the eyes and ears’ as part of a campaign to tackle domestic abuse have received their first training session. The Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Specialist Service has been commissioned by the county council with support from Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Jones and NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board.The project is being run by ...

The Spalding family of a dad who suffered a cardiac arrest at the swimming pool, have praised the actions of those that saved his life on Restart a Heart Day including the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance (LNAA). Andrew Briggs (55) suffered a heart-attack while watching is daughters Mollie and Emily swimming at a pool in Grantham.His life was saved ...

Lincolnshire Police have attended more than 12,000 calls reporting concerns for safety in the past year – equating to over 1,000 mental health call-outs every month. It comes as the force, along with other local agencies, examines ways to mitigate policing incidents related to mental health, writes Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Jaines.A new “Right Care, Right Person” scheme aims to ...

A Crowland man celebrated his 80th birthday by running the Parkrun he’s volunteered at for years for the first time. Tony Harker has volunteered at the Snowden Field Parkrun on 70 occasions, but finally ran it last Saturday on his birthday.And with two volunteers Simon Eldridge and Fran Carlin celebrating their 100th times of volunteering, to mark the celebrations runners ...

A 42-year-old diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour that’s left him paralysed down one side, is hoping to get back doing the things he loves, including seeing his seven-month old grandson. Stuart Smart first went to the doctors on August 21 after pins and needles in his right arm and leg had worsened.He’s now having palliative care after being diagnosed ...

A fitness instructor’s marathon class has raised £1,716 for a mental health charity. Helen Lea, of Whaplode Drove, put on the part Clubbercize, part Zumba session at the Holbeach Community Centre on September 16.There were 48 people who took part for an hour and 45 minutes.And together with a raffle and various games they raised the brilliant figure for Papyrus, ...

Two people who have helped run the community led Holbeach Hospital are retiring.Jean Ruck and Jean Garner were presented with gifts and cards to thank them for giving up their time and knowledge to help the hospital for many years.Jean Ruck has been helping at the hospital for well over 20 years, through the League of Friends and as a ...

A Spalding care home has been told improvements need to be made after its first inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Glenholme Halmer Court received an unannounced visit in July and the report was published last week.It showed that each of the five key areas requires improvement.The home, which was first registered with the CQC in September 2021, was ...

A plea has gone out for volunteer help to support hospital patients and staff. The United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust Charity is launching a new campaign to help promote and support its invaluable work to a wider audience.The charity provides additional extras to lift the work of the staff, which is not provided by the NHS.In recent months the charity has ...