Health

The next meeting of the board of directors for Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will take place on Thursday, August 27 at 9am, and it is open to the public.

The work of dedicated volunteers is right at the heart of the incredible care that is delivered at Thorpe Hall Hospice in Longthorpe, Peterborough, and long serving volunteer Louise Cameron knows just how much that care matters.

A grief-stricken mother is supporting leading UK meningitis charity Meningitis Now by urging parents to ensure teenagers get vaccinated against the disease before heading off to university this autumn.

Rutland is leading the way on youth mental health by pioneering a pilot scheme to offer support in a county school.

It’s time once again to highlight the great work of doctors, nurses, surgeons and all the other hospital staff who go above and beyond to care for patients across the region.

A multi-million pound scheme to redevelop part of the Stamford Hospital site and sell off the rest is nearing the planning stage.

Rutland is leading the way on youth mental health by pioneering a pilot scheme to offer support in a county school.

A dedicated blood donor, the High Sheriff of Rutland, turned heads in Oakham by giving his 36th donation dressed in full ceremonial dress.

Here are just some of the distances to Boston and Lincoln the emergency services might have to cover. According to ULHT, the standard travel time should be 60 minutes.

A health watchdog has pledged to support Rutland’s young people after a survey found almost half needed help coping with school pressure.

Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals will make cost savings of £13 million over the next year in a raft of measures agreed by Monitor.

Now that summer is here with people spending time away from home, NHS Blood and Transplant is reminding people in Lincolnshire of the importance of taking the time to donate blood.

The East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group will hold its annual general meeting on September 8.

Peterborough City Hospital has had its rating bumped up to ‘good’ by inspectors after making improvements.

Despite a large £38.5 million deficit over the past year, there was positive news for the trust which runs hospitals in Peterborough and Stamford over Accident and Emergency waiting times and staff recruitment.

The number of amputations carried out due to diabetes has reached an all-time high of 135 a week, a charity has warned, as it urged the Government to do more to ensure those with the condition are given the care and attention they need.

The trust which runs Grantham hospital was £12 million in debt just two months into the financial year.

A new chief executive has been chosen for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Plans for a day surgery unit at Grantham Hospital are still in place despite the trust’s deficit.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will give the British Medical Association (BMA) six weeks to negotiate on changes for hospital consultants and junior doctors, or face a new seven-day contract.