Health
MP backs moves to solve GP shortage
Horncastle and Louth MP Victoria Atkins has welcomed moves to attract new GPs to the…
Lifeline for people recovering from illness ‘suspended’ in Spilsby
A virtual gym in Spilsby which has become a lifeline for people recovering after illness…
Mums fear maternity merger will lead to deaths
Mums are worried that any downgrade of Boston Pilgrim Hospital’s maternity unit will leave the…
Maternity wing takes shape at Pilgrim Hospital
Pilgrim Hospital is welcoming its newest arrival this week – the start of its modernised…
Scarlet fever cases on the rise again in Lincolnshire
Parents in Lincolnshire are being warned to look out for symptoms of scarlet fever in…
Lincoln County Hospital norovirus outbreak hits nine wards
Four hospital wards have been closed after patients and staff were hit with the winter…
Spilsby Surgery To Support Junior Doctors Action
Doctors at Spilsby Surgery are to support junior doctors’ industrial action in December. The Surgery…
Concerns over doctor numbers
The NHS is battling to solve a chronic shortage of GPs in many areas of…
Meningitis B vaccinations start for all newborns
A new programme to vaccinate all newborn babies against meningitis B has started in the…
Further warnings to be safe in warm weather as emergency service calls rise by 1,000
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) have put out further warnings after a ‘surge’ in the…
Lincolnshire hospitals to recruit 100 new nurses
The trust which runs Lincolnshire’s hospitals is recruiting for 100 new nurses. United Lincolnshire Hospitals…
Residents encouraged to get their flu jab early this autumn
People at risk of developing complications from catching flu are being encouraged to get their…