Health

Two local heroes were welcomed as guests of honour at a naming ceremony for a new care home.

Belvoir Castle was the venue for a 15-mile horse ride on Sunday which raised over £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

A man has thanked the optician who spotted a potentially sight-threatening condition during a routine eye test.

Grantham pupil Kayti Spargo has had the best possible boost ahead of her GCSEs next week – she’s just been told she is cured of cancer.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust will be supporting this year’s Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week.

Jane Lewington, the United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust’s chief executive, announced on Friday that she will step down in July.

A woman hopes to warn fellow dog owners about the dangers of lungworm after her own pet nearly died from the parasite.

Dog owners across Lincolnshire are being urged to take extra precautions when out walking their pets this spring and summer, to help prevent the spread of the deadly disease, Alabama Rot.

Nursing staff at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be joining in the celebration of International Nurses Day on Tuesday, May 12.

The chief executive of the hospital trust which runs Grantham, Boston and Lincoln hospitals has announced she will retire in July.

As another village welcomes the arrival of a life-saving public access defibrillator, deputy editor Marie Bond looks at the importance of boosting their numbers in rural communities.

Almost 150 people had their blood pressure checked at a Rotary Club event in Grantham at the weekend.

A new service to help people stop smoking has been launched in Rutland.

A twin baby boy died during a botched caesarean section at Lincoln County Hospital, which senior management stand accused of trying to cover up.

Hospital bosses came under fire from councillors and patients as they tried to reassure the public that services at Grantham, including A&E, were not going to be ‘hacked away’.

Patients were left waiting for beds at Peterborough City Hospital despite health bosses being warned about an Easter rise in admissions.

Patients are continuing to wait for beds at Peterborough City Hospital after an increasing number of emergency admissions during the Easter break.

A Grantham woman who was permanently disabled by serial killer Beverley Allitt has been told she must pay back £23,500 in benefits.

A Grantham care home took part in National Nutrition and Hydration Week and held a Fruity Friday.

A locum doctor was paid £3,258 for two shifts over the Christmas period to work in a county hospital.