Membership newsletter – May 2016
Our monthly newsletters contain the latest news on our membership activities and details of all of up-coming meeting and training dates.
https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/news/membership-newsletter-may-2016/Junior doctor’s improvement work shortlisted for national awards
A junior doctor at a Lincolnshire hospital has made it to the finals of a national competition for his work to improve patient care.
https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/news/junior-doctors-improvement-work-shortlisted-for-national-awards/Hospital volunteers to be celebrated as part of Volunteers’ Week
Volunteers at Lincolnshire’s hospitals are being celebrated for the great work they do as part of national Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT), Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) play an integral part in the running of NHS services in the county.
https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/news/hospital-volunteers-to-be-celebrated-as-part-of-volunteers-week/Make a nomination for the best hospital staff in Lincolnshire
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Staff Awards for 2017 are now open for nominations. This is the opportunity for the people of Lincolnshire to recognise the hard work, dedication and caring of hospital staff working across the county.
https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/news/make-a-nomination-for-the-best-hospital-staff-in-lincolnshire/Seal of approval for refurbished hospital endoscopy unit
The endoscopy unit at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston has been given the seal of approval following an accreditation visit. The unit cares for patients undergoing endoscopy procedures, where the inside of your body is examined using an endoscope – a long, thin, flexible tube that has a light source and a video camera at one end.
https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/news/seal-of-approval-for-refurbished-hospital-endoscopy-unit/Hospital developments improving the care of elderly patients in Boston
Elderly patients being cared for at a Lincolnshire hospital are benefitting from improved services, staffing and care. The elderly care team at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston has been transformed over the last year and a half, with new consultants bringing in expertise and innovation that has resulted in a reduction in length of stay for patients and a new service.
https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/news/hospital-developments-improving-the-care-of-elderly-patients-in-boston/