Health

COVID-19 vaccines will start to be rolled out in GP surgeries in Lincolnshire by the end of this week The Voice has been told – but the leader of South Holland District Council doubts it will happen that soon. Lord Gary Porter says he’s been frustrated by the lack of information over vaccine availability which comes as residents were plunged ...

Staff at four local nursing homes have been given special awards to mark their support. Country Court, which runs four local home, has recognised the carers through their internal awards Winners at Ashwood Care and Nursing Home in Spalding Common were receptionist Hilda Villarete, senior carer Anca Toderas and Care assistant Louise Norman. A family member who nominated Hilda said ...

A Lincolnshire hospital trust has turned to the military for help in the face of rising coronavirus numbers. A request for military support was sent by the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT) on December 2. “Subsequently 18 military healthcare personnel commenced at Lincoln County Hospital on December 7 for an induction, started work on December 8 and have been a ...

It could be March before all the staff at a hospital trust have been given the COVID-19 vaccine it’s been revealed, as health bosses gave an update on how the virus is affecting Lincolnshire. The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT), which oversees hospitals including Boston, has more than 1,000 staff off ill, a meeting of Lincolnshire County Council’s Health ...

A 92-year-old from West Pinchbeck was the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccination at Peterborough City Hospital yesterday. Vera Chappell had an early morning appointment for a regular injection for her eyesight anyway (Wednesday, December 8) and was asked if she’d also take the new coronavirus vaccine. She was among four of the initial people to be lined up ...

Three South Holland schools are among 22 across Lincolnshire that have reported positive coronavirus tests over the last seven days. According to data provided by Lincolnshire County Council, Moulton’s John Harrox Primary School, St John the Baptist Primary School in Spalding and Sutton St James Primary School have been in contact over the last seven days (25 Nov-1 Dec) to ...

Mental health will be under the spotlight in South Holland with new initiatives. Community Mind Matters will be going live via Zoom next month for training.The December 11 session will concentrate on training your brain for happiness.It will be hosted by committee member and hypnotherapist Emma Rose.“Through this session people can begin to understand the workings of their brain and ...

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn is one of the first to see 90 per cent of patient-facing staff vaccinated against flu.The hospital’s trust body held two 24-hour jab-a-thons which saw more than 270 staff vaccinated.The news comes in tandem with the announcement that the medical device SAFIRA has won a prestigious award for the Medovate team. It was ...

South Holland residents are due to discover on Thursday what tier of restrictions will be in force once lockdown ends next week. The county’s Care Commissioning Group (CCG) also met yesterday and it was revealed that the cost of COVID-19 to the local health service is £27.2m to the end of October.With the new three-tier restrictions due to come into ...

The devastating effects of coronavirus on care homes have been laid bare with one having reported a number of deaths in recent weeks. Ashwood Care Home in Spalding Common, which is run by Country Court, has seen a large number of infections, though the company has not said exactly how many people have tested positive or died as a result ...

The NHS team behind an initiative to offer screening for latent tuberculosis, general health checks, information and advice to factory workers in south Lincolnshire have been shortlisted for a national award. Staff from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) impressed judges in the Team of the Year category of the Nursing Times Awards 2020 with their efforts to improve ...

The future of walk-in services at Spalding’s Johnson Hospital remains uncertain with staff at its Minor Injury Unit having been moved elsewhere and a proposed upgrade looking set to fail. As part of the NHS Healthy Conversation, the hospital was being considered to be upgraded to an Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) alongside Gainsborough. Last week it was announced that town’s ...

Health bosses are encouraging patients to get tested for suspected bladder cancer after a number of people choose not to attend their appointment. Since June this year, over 70 people have declined a cystoscopy test for suspected bladder cancer saying they would not be able to self-isolate for 72 hours before their appointment because of work or other commitments. Andrew ...

South Holland companies and groups have been helping feed youngsters this half term after MPs voted not to fund school meals during the half term and at Christmas. One business owner said she served 75 free meals in the first two days of the campaign inspired by Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford. He campaigned to extend the free ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes has urged against lockdown restrictions for the area as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. More schools have been affected in the area in recent weeks while Pilgrim Hospital has closed three wards and stopped visitors from attending after an outbreak there The Voice understands local care homes are also being affected ...

Patients are experiencing delays in routine blood tests due to a shortage of chemicals. The Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group say a problem with NHS supplier Roche is the reason why GP practices are not able to meet demand for tests currently. A spokesman for the Lincolnshire CCG said: “Unfortunately the problems being experienced by NHS supplier Roche are not fully ...

Three separate wards at Pilgrim Hospital have been closed off after ‘a number’ of patients and staff tested positive for COVID-19. United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust, which runs the Boston hospital, says it believes the cases in wards that are not linked are connected. A spokesman said: “We have a number of patients and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 ...

A team of staff working at a Spalding pub are self-isolating after a colleague tested positive for COVID-19. The Punchbowl in New Road remains open with another team of staff serving customers. The pub is overseen by the Craft Union Pub Company which said that the government track and trace system had been informed. A spokesperson for The Punchbowl said: ...

South Hollands and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes has cut the ribbon on Spalding’s newest care home. Fenchurch House is County Court’s 33rd care home and has been built on the site of the former Goodfellows School on Spalding Common. It can home up to 60 people offer long term residential care, short-term respite care and specialist dementia care. ...

A ‘temporary’ arrangement to run a GP service at Spalding’s Johnson Hospital is to stay at the community hospital for at least another two years. The service was first established after the Pennygate Surgery closed its doors in August 2018. At the time the new surgery was said to be at the hospital only as a temporary measure. The Lincolnshire ...