Health

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.

A warning has been made for shoppers to check their bananas after an eight-year-old became sick while eating one which had a rare red fungus in its core.

Doctors’ leaders have joined the call for a tax on sugar, saying a 20p levy on sugary drinks would be a “useful first step” towards the long-term goal of taxing a wide range of products in the fight to reduce obesity in the UK.

People are being warned to be extra vigilant after a number of reports of the toxic giant hogweed across the UK in the last couple of weeks.

Councillors have lent their support to a woman’s campaign to get defibrillators installed in Stamford town centre.

Langrick & Coe Opticians in Oakham supported the first Macular Week, which ran from Monday to today, in a bid to raise awareness of macular disease.

The trust that runs the bulk of health services in Rutland and Leicestershire says it is working hard to improve after inspectors said many areas of service were not good enough.

An open day to recruit new staff at Grantham Hospital was a resounding success, say staff.