Health

A Fleet inventor is looking to create a centre of excellence into the treatment of Parkinson’s in Long Sutton after her invention that’s improved her life and that of others with the condition officially launched. Sandra Mcdonough had to retire from her role as a payroll clerk aged 37, but now aged 59 she’s launched her first business after inventing ...

More than 60 per cent of patients in Lincolnshire were able to have a face-to-face medical appointment in July. Of those, 47 per cent were able to see a health professional on the same day. Using the Total Triage model, GP practices send patients to the most appropriate professional for their condition. Patients may see a paramedic practitioner, clinical pharmacist, ...

The NHS in Lincolnshire says it is working around the clock to prepare for the imminent roll out of the Covid booster vaccinations for people aged 50 and over. Those living in residential care homes for older adults, all adults aged 50 years or over, frontline health and social care workers, all those aged 16 to 49 years with underlying ...

Visiting rules at hospitals are being changed as a result of rising COVID cases. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn is only allowing visitors in for ‘exceptional circumstances’ while United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) which runs Boston Pilgrim Hospital and Lincoln County Hospital says it “is taking a new risk-based approach to patient visiting to maximise visiting opportunities ...

Visiting rules at hospitals are being changed as a result of rising COVID cases. The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in King’s Lynn is only allowing visitors in for ‘exceptional circumstances’ while United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) which runs Boston Pilgrim Hospital and Lincoln County Hospital says it “is taking a new risk-based approach to patient visiting to maximise visiting ...

A local group for people with Parkinson’s is at the forefront of a potentially life changing treatment for the disease. After 18 months without seeing each other, the Spalding and District branch of Parkinson’s UK is due to begin meetings again on Thursday, September 16. But even while they’ve been away, many members have continued trialling an aid invented by ...

Patients needing x-rays in Spalding will soon benefit from a £250,000 investment in new state-of-the-art imaging technology. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT), which delivers the x-ray and other diagnostic services at the Johnson Community Hospital, is about to replace the imaging equipment on the site as part of a £3.8 million investment in technology across the county. A £2.6 ...

Fifty six percent (56%) of 16 and 17 year olds in Lincolnshire have already taken up the offer of a covid vaccination in the last two weeks. This compares favourably to figures that show nationally (England) 50 percent of 16 and 17 year olds have been vaccinated and Lincolnshire is currently the highest ranking system for uptake in the Midlands ...

A woman who has beaten cancer three times is among 50 employees at the county’s mental health and learning disabilities trust to have their decades of NHS service recognised. Michelle Smith, a team secretary for the Learning Disability Service at Johnson Community Hospital in Pinchbeck was one of many to have their achievement acknowledged at the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation ...

A database of emotional support options for men in Lincolnshire has been launched. A Better Way, by Lincolnshire charity HWLincs, offers one-to-one support, support options by contact method and happier living tools. The website (http://abetterway.site) splits support groups into the preferred method of contact, from phone to text and webchats. This gives visitors instant access to the service that suits ...

A hospital that oversees the Suttons area has played a big part in a new COVID-19 vaccine that’s been approved.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEH) played an instrumental role in the study of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) which has efficacy of 89.7 per cent against SARS-CoV-2.A final analysis of a Phase III trial published in the New England ...

Hospital visitors have been banned in Lincolnshire as COVID cases rise again. The United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust started the ban today (Wednesday) amid rising infection rates.There has also been an increase in the number of patients testing positive at the trust’s hospitals.Patients attending outpatient appointments at Boston, Grantham, Lincoln or Louth are also being reminded they should be alone.“We know ...

New data has been revealed released to show how many deaths related to COVID-19 were reported by individual care homes in South Holland. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released the data which relates to April 10, 2020 to March 31, 2021. The inclusion of a death in the published figures as being involved with COVID-19 is based on the ...

A charity that helps young children in South Holland has urged people to continue to do all they can to stop the spread of COVID-19, even now restrictions have ended. Little Miracles, which organise days and experiences, says many parents of the children they look after are “scared and feel like they’ve been forgotten” now legal restrictions have been removed. ...

A health trust wants to know who your NHS heroes are from hospital’s such as Spalding’s Johnson Hospital. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is seeking nominations from patients and their loved ones to celebrate and recognise the achievements of its staff.  The trust provides local community-based health care services across the county to help people live independently at ...

Children at a Spalding special school helped open a new play area in memory of a former schoolmate on what would have been his 15th birthday. A new sensory room has been unveiled at The Garth School thanks to money that was raised by the family of Joseph Bradshaw, who died in April. When he was born, Joseph, of Moulton ...

A new interactive map has been launched which shows how many people in your area have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The map, which is available on the government website here, says that 63.1 per cent of adults have received both doses of a vaccine and 78.5 per cent at least one dose. You can also delve into more local areas ...

A man who suffered a heart attack at work is fuelling the drive to get a defibrillator at every branch of the nationwide chain where he works. Kieran Vertannes (64) fell unwell on his first shift back at Applegreen Service Station after taking a holiday to see his first grandchild in 2019. He spent three weeks in hospital but has ...

A Holbeach woman is set to donate her hair to thank a charity who gave her eight-year-old niece who is going through chemotherapy a wig. Steph Greenhalgh has been moved to help out after seeing the care received to Lexie after an unknown virus caused her to have anaemia and bone marrow failure. Lexie spent months in hospital enduring chemotherapy ...

The Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Spalding’s Johnson Hospital is to get extended opening hours from today (Thursday). The service was upgraded from a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) when it reopened in April after nearly a year of being closed to walk-in patients. Health officials say the numbers using the service are continuing to increase. That’s led to the seven-day ...