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Here you will find all the latest news of what is happening within United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust as well as our archive of previous press releases. Click on the link to contact our Communications Department.
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Nobody wants to be in hospital at Christmas, but a small army of catering staff are working hard to make sure patients and colleagues get to enjoy a festive dinner with all of the trimmings in Lincolnshire’s hospitals.
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Patient visiting will be tightened in all United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust hospitals from Thursday 16 December.
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Recently pharmacies and GP practices have been collaborating to help patients have improved access to healthcare advice and medicines. This is great for patients who are likely to be seen quicker and it helps doctors see those really poorly patients who need help most. Community pharmacists offer a whole range of services people don’t often know about.
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In England, around 10,000 patients are in hospital who don’t need to be there but can’t or haven’t been discharged. The impact of this is often felt in A&E departments that have people they need to admit, but aren’t able to, because there are no beds available. Ensuring that people receive care closer to home without the need to go into hospital unnecessarily is one of our priorities in Lincolnshire
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It’s often quoted that one in four of us will have mental health issues in our lifetime but the pandemic has tested that statistic, with the proportion of adults experiencing some form of depression almost doubling since pre-pandemic levels.
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We are encouraging those patients that have the technology to use NHS111 online. By logging onto NHS111 online users will be asked the same questions as they would by a call handler. If they need an ambulance one will be called and if they need to speak to a clinician it will be arranged as a call back.