Health

A healthcare worker has thanked her colleagues for saving her life in the first week of a new job. Quick thinking staff at Tulip Dental Surgery administered two adrenaline shots to mum-of-one Madeleine Burton after she suffered an extreme allergic reaction last Thursday, her fourth day working for the Woolram Wygate practice. Staff at Pilgrim Hospital say their swift actions ...

Most people in South Holland are “behaving themselves”, the district council’s leader has said in relation to low numbers of COVID-19 case in the area. Lord Gary Porter told a meeting of the authority’s Full Council that the area hadn’t seen large increases in the coronavirus as experienced elsewhere leading to extra measures, including that pubs close at 10pm. Lord ...

An incredible two-year-old who has fought off a host of medical issues has completed a 27-mile sponsored walk. Alfie Barraclough, of Holbeach, has raised over £1,000 for the charity Bliss which helps the family of premature or sick babies such as himself. Alfie was born 12 weeks premature, weighing just 1lb 7oz and has battled health issues for most of ...

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has bought a private facility which shares its site. The King’s Lynn-based hospital, which also serves South Lincolnshire, has bought the private BMI Sandringham Hospital which is next door at the Gayton Road site. Members of the board of directors and governors council have approved the purchase this week. The 76 staff will be transferred from ...

A health group in Lincolnshire is urging you to get to know the warning signs of sepsis. As part of World Sepsis Day, Lincolnshire Care Commissioning Group is urging the public to be aware of the signs and symptoms of sepsis to protect themselves and others from this life-threatening condition.The number of people developing sepsis is increasing, with around 123,000 ...

South Holland residents are being encouraged to get involved with a new panel being set up to help provide a voice for the public on healthcare in the county. The NHS has launched Lincolnshire’s first ever Citizens’ Panel to ensure the county’s residents are heard during upcoming crucial healthcare planning.And there’s a chance those who get involved could be £250 ...

A number of children are being taught at home after a confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified at a Spalding primary school. St John the Baptist School in Hawthorn Bank say a ‘member of the school community’ tested positive for the virus. It’s now said how many children are working from home this week following Friday’s positive test. Headteacher Paul ...

The son of murder victim Claire Hart and their sister Charlotte have appeared on national television as part of an awareness campaign. Luke and Ryan Hart have spoken publicly about the domestic abuse which culminated in their father Lance killing both women in the car park of Castle Sports Complex. He took his own life in the same incident. Luke ...

A family are urging those struggling with mental health to speak out as they come to terms with the loss of 20-year-old Blaine Sheppard. His body was found at around 6am on Saturday morning in a Whaplode park close to his home. Blaine’s death, which is believed to have been suicide, has come as a complete shock to his family ...

Hospital staff in Lincolnshire are taking part in a trial to see if medical detection dogs could help to diagnose COVID-19. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Pilgrim Hospital in Boston and Lincoln County Hospital has invited colleagues to take part in the research project to find alternative ways to diagnose those infected with the virus.The acute sense of smell ...

A Holbeach man who has raised thousands for local charities has thanked those who helped save his own life recently – including buying one person a washing machine. Les Ward (75) was discovered unconscious at his Wilders Garth home on Friday, July 17, by friend Brenda Twigg. She alerted the ambulance and the police, with officers PC Chris Quinlan and ...

A remarkable two-year-old who was born 12-weeks premature weighing just 1lb 7oz is undertaking a 27-mile charity challenge. Alfie Barraclough’s parents Amber and Shaun were told to ‘prepare for the worst’ when it was realised how small he was when Amber was 20-weeks pregnant. Alfie at birth He was born just eight weeks later by emergency caesarian when he was ...

A Long Sutton shop owner has helped provide a special thank you to staff at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital. Emma Lilley, who runs Discount Diva, asked customers to provide donations for hand creams. And with the money she raised she was able to provide a bumper delivery delivered by Samantha Disdel from Holbeach who works at the hospital. Emma said: “I ...

The lockdown may be easing but a Spalding group is continuing to work with others to provide essential items such as PPE where needed. Ella’s Project led by practicing nurse Mark Le Sage has been busier than ever with a host of projects. And it’s received a financial boost after Coun Angela Newton and Elizabeth Sneath provided it with some ...

Staff at Country Court’s Ashwood Care & Nursing Home in Spalding, Beech Lodge Care and Nursing Home in Holbeach St John’s and St John’s Care Home in Spalding received a ‘thank you’ gift from the Kachra family, owners of the Country Court group this week. Staff received the gifts as thanks for their continued work caring for the some of ...

The chair of the Lincolnshire Care Association has thanked the “amazing” staff at care providers in the county. Melanie Weatherley has written to Lincolnshire MPs to outline the tremendous efforts of care providers, Lincolnshire County Council and health partners in supporting vulnerable people through the pandemic. It follows the fall out after Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticised some care homes ...

A Lutton health care worker was among those that met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they greeted staff at a nearby hospital. Amanda-Jane Weir was among those in attendance at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in King’s Lynn as Prince William and wife Catherine popped in. The pair praised staff at the hospital, which serves the Long Sutton area, ...

An eight-month old who underwent a rare brain operation to disconnect half his brain is doing “better than ever imagined”. And coincidently Oscar Wright came back home to Crowland and was reunited with his mum Bethany Rollings on Sturge-Weber Syndrome Awareness Day (June 27). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only dad Tim Wright was allowed into Great Ormond Street Hospital in ...

Lincolnshire’s first ever drive through vaccination centre will open its doors in Spalding on Friday (July 10) to 50 12-13 year olds to receive the first dose of their Human Papillomavirus Virus (HPV) vaccination. The drive in vaccination centre will be open at Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding from 10am for appointment only HPV vaccinations. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS ...

A family have thanked the community for their support after an eight-month-old underwent an 11-hour operation to disconnect half of his brain. Oscar Wright underwent the rare operation to combat some of the symptoms of Sturge Weber Syndrome last Thursday and is slowly recovering. His Crowland family including mum Bethanie Rollings and dad Tim Wright have described the operation at ...