Health

Around a third of adults in South Holland are now classed as clinically obese – the highest percentage in Lincolnshire. And the picture for residents’ health becomes even gloomier, as Lincolnshire is revealed as the obesity capital of the East Midlands. The issue is becoming a growing problem, which puts an ever-increasing strain on health and other services. Just this ...

Parents are being warned to keep an eye open for the symptoms of scarlet fever as the number of cases continue to grow across the county. Further information has been issued by Lincolnshire County Council’s public health team after advice was issued earlier in the week to schools and nurseries about scarlet fever as the spread of the childhood disease ...

The next board meeting for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is on Tuesday. The meeting starts at 1pm in the Royal Oak Boardroom at the trust’s headquarters at Bridge House, The Point, Sleaford. Items due to be discussed include a review of the trust’s vision, strategic objectives and priorities for 2014/15 and annual reports from a number of ...

Beleaguered East Midlands Ambulance Service has until Thursday to come up with a plan to improve its services or face sanctions. Enforcement action could be taken against the trust by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection found that the 999 service was failing to meet four out of six standards. Although a report compiled following the inspection in February ...