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Hospital transport - Savoy ventures to terminate contract
26/11/2019
NHS North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has accepted notice from Savoy Ventures Ltd of its decision to terminate its contract to...
Supporting our lung cancer patients and their loved ones
04/11/2019
Patients and their families whose lives have been touched by lung cancer are being invited to a weekly support session. Each week, a member of the...
CQC prosecutes care home provider for failing to provide safe care and treatment
30/10/2019
A care provider that failed in its duty to provide safe care and treatment has been ordered to pay £123,699.90 in fines and costs by Leeds...
New scheme to reduce visits to A&E for mental health patients
10/11/2017
New scheme to reduce visits to A&E for mental health patients A pilot scheme in North Lincolnshire is set to improve the care given to mental health patients who are acutely ill or have suffered a minor injury. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) and Rotherham Doncaster...
Sepsis patients thanks the team who saved her life at NLaG
07/11/2017
Sepsis patients thanks the team who saved her life at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust A new patient screening tool, which has been rolled out across Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, is proving a real life saver when it comes to spotting a potentially deadly...
Healthwatch England publishes annual report to Parliament
03/11/2017
HEALTHWATCH ENGLAND PUBLISHES ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT Over 300,000 people share experiences of hospitals, GPs and care homes with Healthwatch in 2016/17. Their stories form the basis of new report to MPs on the state of health and care services in England. Findings show a real mix of feedback,...
Changes to haematology services
31/10/2017
Changes to haematology services at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust hospitals Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) is strengthening its relationship with Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust (HEY) to ensure patients living on the south bank of the...
NHS Minor Ailments Scheme
26/10/2017
Did you know that you can get advice & prescription medicine without visiting your GP? Pharmacies throughout North Lincs offer a ‘Minor Ailments’ service where you can be assessed and have medication prescribed for a range of minor injuries or ailments. Anyone registered with a local GP can...
Staying Well this Winter
26/10/2017
NHS & Public Health Information Winter can be seriously bad for our health but there a number of things you can do to keep you and your family well this winter. Informaion is also available in different formats including British Sign language , Audio and Easy read versions. Cold weather can be...
Healthwatch staff step out to help local charity
26/10/2017
During October we took part in the North Lincs workplace charity pedometer challenge to raise money for Lindsey Lodge Hospice.Weare a little competitive, it has to be said, and all the team got wholeheartedly involved and had a great time! Team #MuddyBoots #NLChallenge10000
New NHS Community Ophthalmology (Eye) Service Consultation
26/10/2017
NHS North Lincolnshire and NHS North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) will be launching a new NHS Community Ophthalmology (Eye) service in September 2018. The way the new service is designed will be informed by what patients, their carers, staff and the wider community tells...
Minor Ailments Service in North lincs
24/10/2017
Pharmacies in North lincolnshire offer a free service to enable the countys residents to access information and prescription medication without visiting their GP. Find out more
Stay well this winter
24/10/2017
Advice from the NHS and Public Health England on how to ' stay well this winter '. Audio information BSL information
NLaG news update
20/10/2017
Friday October 20, 2017 About Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services and community services to a population of more than 400,000 people across North and North East Lincolnshire and East Riding of...
Hospital Discharge
06/10/2017
Areas of good and poor practice have been highlighted in a report about people leaving care services; hospital and care homes .
What do people think should be available on prescription?
22/09/2017
Have your say on which products should be available on prescription The NHS wants to know which drugs and treatments you think should be made available on prescription. The consultation, which started in the summer, will see Clinical Commissioning Groups, which advise local GPs and other services,...
NHS text feedback
21/09/2017
New text message option for patients to give feedback There are now even more ways for patients to give feedback about their local hospitals in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new text message option for the Friends and Family...
What can you expect from a good care home?
08/09/2017
Do you have a friend or relative in a care home in North Lincolnshire? Do they receive good care? The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a booklet called ‘ What can you expect from a good care home ?’ The booklet describes how care homes should be providing care that is safe, effective,...
Ear, Nose & Throat Inpatients centralised
08/09/2017
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) have taken the decision to centralise two of their inpatient services. From 1 st September 2017, patients from North Lincs requiring inpatient Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) services will be treated at Grimsby’s Diana Princess of...
Free course for people living with & beyond cancer
08/09/2017
Free course for people living with and beyond cancer A free six-week course is being held by Macmillan in partnership with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Lindsey Lodge Hospice. Called Helping to Overcome Problems Effectively (HOPE) it is a self-management course aimed at...
What do you think of our website?
31/08/2017
We're soon to update our website and would like to know what you think of our current site. Can you spare a few minutes to answer a few questions? Tell us what you think using the feedback button on the homepage of our website (see image below). Thank you in advance! The Healthwatch Team.
New endoscopy unit opening at SGH
03/08/2017
Wednesday August 2, 2017 New endoscopy unit opening at Scunthorpe General Hospital The doors to the brand new £1.6 million endoscopy unit at Scunthorpe General Hospital are set to open to patients. Located on the Church Lane side of the hospital, close to the main entrance, the unit also houses the...
New research benefiting patients
27/07/2017
A world first has put Scunthorpe hospital on the international map when it comes to research and development. Within one day of joining a worldwide research programme the team at Scunthorpe General Hospital recruited their first patient and was the first hospital to do so. The oncology and...
Ear, Nose & Throat inpatients
26/07/2017
MEDIA RELEASE HEALTHWATCH READY TO HEAR EXPERIENCES AS EAR, NOSE AND THROAT INPATIENT SERVICES CENTRALISE Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) have today taken the decision to centralise two of their inpatient services. From 1 st September 2017, patients from...
Blue Badge Registration
29/06/2017
Blue badge holders can register their vehicles for a new car parking system at Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole hospitals. As part of a £400,000 upgrade to the car parks new automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology barriers are being installed. Work is expected to be completed by the end...
Patient Participation Groups
29/06/2017
All GP practices in North Lincolnshire have a group of patients who share their views on a regular basis called Patient Participation Groups, or PPG’s for short. The groups talk about ways of making a positive contribution to the services and facilities offered by their practice to patients. Many...
NLaG Update
29/06/2017
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) were placed in financial and quality special measures in April 2017. HWNL have been working to ensure the Trust understand local peoples views on the services they provide. The Trust is holding a series of public meetings to give...
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