Health

Councillors feel that the sick are being punished by the recent rises in hospital car park prices.

The mum of a toddler who died from a little-known disease says she can’t thank a local author enough for writing a second book in his memory.

A ‘first of its kind’ campaign which aims to tackle the issue of cigarette butt litter will be piloted in the town.

A patient survey has shown improvements at a GP surgery for the second year running.

An investigation is under way to find out how a former electrician became exposed to the asbestos which killed him.

An epic annual motorcycling challenge run by a nurse and her husband has topped the £100,000 mark for a cancer charity.

After taking on two ‘cheeky’ cycling challenges for good causes, a train driver is now preparing to swap ‘bare cheeks for voting sheets’.

A mum whose daughter died of alcoholism has donated more than £1,500 to a hospital, and hopes telling their story will help to save lives.

Think ‘Pharmacy First’ for fast NHS treatment this summer writes Dr Sunil Hindocha, medical director of NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board.

An event dedicated to a much-misunderstood brain disorder attracted hundreds of people to the area.

Carol Urry is a habit-change coach who provides free, weekly sessions through the charity MindSpace to help people cut down or give up drinking.

Three charities are expanding their services to provide a lifeline to an increasing number of people who need support this summer.

A new ‘footbridge’ between a hospital and a supermarket car park may have raised false hopes for patients.

Hospital staff and volunteers were rewarded for their outstanding contributions during an awards night.

A schoolboy died because he was given cow’s milk accidentally at his school, an inquest jury has determined.

A watchdog has urged people to share their health experiences ‘in this time of uncertainty’.

A jury that will determine how a five-year-old boy died following an allergic reaction at school has retired to consider its verdict.

Members of a gym have taken on the challenge of a charity run to raise money for a good cause.

An emergency call made during the attempted resuscitation of a five-year-old has been heard at his inquest.

A runner facing a life-threatening condition needs a match - and not the kind on a dating site, he jokes, but from a stem cell transplant register.