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Free course for people living with & beyond cancer

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Changing Places

Lorna Fillingham, a local mum, realised that there was a distinct lack of toilet facilities available for people who have limited or no independent mobility. Her online petition stands at 31,000+ signatures and by working with NLCouncil, who now include a ‘Changing Places clause’ in their local...

Healthwatch seeks views of public to help improve services following hospital CQC inspection report

England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has rated Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as inadequate following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. A team of inspectors has found that the Trust has made improvements in community services, critical care and end of...

Healthwatch urges patients still waiting for their first hospital appointment to contact hospital

Healthwatch North Lincolnshire are urging patients who were referred to see a consultant at Scunthorpe, Grimsby or Goole hospitals before October 2016 and who have not yet received their first appointment, to get in touch with the hospital. This only applies to people referred by their GP, dentist...

Hospital Trust puts spotlight on its waiting lists

Patients who were referred to see a consultant at Scunthorpe, Grimsby or Goole hospitals before October 2016 but are yet to receive their first appointment are being asked to get in touch. This only applies to people referred by their GP, dentist or optician before October for a first appointment...

Get involved in shaping services in our area

There are some important decisions facing those who buy and provide our health and social care services across the country. There may be better ways to deliver health and social care, and things will need to change to ensure services continue to provide good quality care. Key people from Clinical...

Health Watchdog Launches Survey into Hospital Discharge Process

The public’s experience of being discharged from hospital in North Lincolnshire is being put under the microscope in a new survey by Healthwatch from this month. The issue of being discharged from hospital or a mental health setting regularly arises as a priority among patients, their families and...

North Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board

The aim of the NL Safeguarding Adults Board is to ensure the effective coordination of services to safeguard and promote the welfare of local adults who may be at risk of abuse or harm. The purpose of adult safeguarding is: Stop abuse and neglect wherever possible Prevent harm and reduce the risk...

New website & app to support children & young people

A brand new website and an app called Life Central was launched on 14 October to offer emotional health and wellbeing support for children and young people across North Lincolnshire. The website www.life-central.org and app will provide children and young people with a range of information and...

HWNL monitor improvements at Scunthorpe General Hospital

A newly published report highlights the findings Healthwatch North Lincolnshire recently observed when they made unannounced Enter and View visits to nine wards and the Emergency Centre at Scunthorpe General Hospital. Trained volunteers from Healthwatch spoke with patients and carers to hear their...

Last week to register for the 'Big Conversation'

North Lincolnshire residents are being asked to have a big conversation about their local health services. An event, called the Big Conversation, has been organised by Healthwatch North Lincolnshire, in partnership with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), on Tuesday...

Do you have a hearing impairment? Tell us your experiences with accessing local health & care services

Healthw atch North Lincolnshire is currently undertaking a research project on the accessibility of health and care services for people who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Your views are very important and will help us identify best practice and any areas for improvement that we can feed...

The 'Big Conversation' about YOUR local health services

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust CQC Inspection

Are you a Carer? Have your say on local services for Carers

Last year the Council launched an All Age Carers Strategy which set out North Lincolnshire's Clinical Commissioning Group's (CCG) approach to supporting carers locally. The CCG want to continue the conversation with carers about their priorities as they look at planning and commissioning support...

Have you ever been baffled by the language your doctor uses?

Patient's asked to speak up if they do not understand. ‘Benign’, ‘malignant’, ‘lesion’, ‘stool’, ‘dialysis’… these are all words used on a day-to-day basis within the medical profession, but do patients really understand what they mean? Doctors at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation...

Speak out to improve your services - inpatient mental health for young people

NHS England, with the support of YoungMinds, would like to involve young people and their families (especially if they have used either inpatient mental health services or community mental health services) in the planning of a new inpatient mental health service for North East Lincolnshire, North...

Job Vacancies at Healthwatch North Lincolnshire

Do you have what it takes to be part of the Healthwatch North Lincolnshire Staff Team? We are recruiting for the following positions: Research Officer Salary - £20,000 - £24,000 per annum (pro rata) Between 21 – 35 hours per week (hours negotiable and will consider job share) Working closely with...