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National accreditation for cardiac service
06/02/2019
Grimsby hospital has been recognised as having one of the best cardiac rehabilitation services in the country. The cardiac rehabilitation team at...
A red bag: a simple change packing a difference
22/01/2019
A simple initiative is being rolled out across North East Lincolnshire to help people living in care homes receive quick and effective transfer and...
Official opening of new community clinic to improve patient care
15/01/2019
Patients requiring certain injections and infusions as part of their care for oncology, respiratory and dermatology are now being treated at a...
Health Checks: new dates for Autumn health MOTs
09/10/2014
If you are eligible* for a free health MOT then take advantage of the service being offered in your area, the team are out and about this autumn at the following venues. It is always advisable to book an appointment and we would encourage you to do this on 01724 292170 Thursday 9th October -...
National Arthritis Awareness Week 2014 12th to19th October
01/10/2014
National Arthritis Week 2014 (12th to 19th October) is organised by the charity Arthritis Research UK and aims to raise awareness of the debilitating pain felt by people with arthritis. Arthritis is the biggest cause of disability in the UK, holding 10 million people in the grip of excruciating...
Stoptober
01/10/2014
Join the thousands of people taking up the Stoptober challenge. Stop smoking for twenty eight days and you’re five times more likely to stop for good. There are lots of free support tools from apps to packs. Smokefreelife North Lincolnshire, your local Stop Smoking Service is here to support you...
LGBT Health and Care Workshop in Scunthorpe
30/09/2014
NHS North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) wants to make sure that health and care services in North Lincolnshire are meeting the needs of our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The CCG are working in partnership with a range of LGBT organisations, including...
HWNL Emergency Centre (A&E) Survey
23/09/2014
Have you used local Emergency Centre (A&E) in the last 12 months? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you! During October, Healthwatch North Lincolnshire wants to gather your experiences of using local Emergency, Urgent Care and A&E Services. We’ve launched a survey to gather your...
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: 7 October 2014
23/09/2014
The North Lincolnshire Mental Health Collaborative is to present a Celebration of World Mental Health Day and invites people to join them at Sandfield House* between 11 am and 3pm . Tea and coffee on arrival 11am Opening by Andrew Percy MP and Lorraine Yeadon on behalf of Nic Dakin MP 11.15...
Health Insurance: make sure you are covered.
18/09/2014
As Summer gives way to Autumn and people are tempted to enjoy a last minute holiday or as Christmas approaches and we make plans to visit family and friends abroad remember to make sure that as well as your passport being up to date that you are insured for health care abroad. If you are travelling...
HWNL Annual Report 2013/2014 Easy Read
09/09/2014
You can now download our annual report for 2013/2014 in easy read.
North Lincolnshire Health & Wellbeing Board Pharmacy Survey
04/09/2014
North Lincolnshire Health and Wellbeing Board is looking at pharmacy (chemist) services across North Lincolnshire through the development of a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. To provide a good service they need to regularly look at what services are available, what local people need and how things...
Welcome to Annabel
04/09/2014
I joined HWNL in August 2014 as Marketing and Admin Assistant. I am looking forward to working with HWNL my aim is help promote the HWNL brand, raise awareness of the organisation in the local community and work with the HWNL staff team and board to champion the work of Healthwatch. My previous...
Loneliness: How You Can Influence Change
26/08/2014
Future Years, the forum on ageing for Yorkshire and Humber, is holding a workshop in Scunthorpe for older people interested in influencing and bringing about change, to end loneliness. The details are as follows: Loneliness: How You Can Influence Change 24 th September 2014 10 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. (10...
Community Dental Service receives a clean bill of health
19/08/2014
The community dental service at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has received a clean bill of health after passing the Dental Practice Quality Scheme. Dental clinics in Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes and Grimsby were assessed through a variety of methods including a patient...
VOICE of Service Users
29/07/2014
We have received an appeal from Scunthorpe & District Mind service user group VOICE. Their members have noticed a decrease in involvement opportunities for people with mental health issues being offered by the NHS so they are asking if any groups have any projects that would benefit from user...
Healthy Lives Healthy Futures seek public views
15/07/2014
As part of the ongoing Healthy Lives, Healthy Futures review of health and care services in Northern Lincolnshire, NHS North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NL CCG) and NHS North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NEL CCG) have launched a 13 week public consultation running...
Changes to the Mental Health Care Act (1983) Code of Practice
08/07/2014
GOV.UK have published their invitation to feed in comments about proposed Changes to the Mental Health Care Act (1983) Code of Practice. For more details click here . The Consultation which opened 7 July, closes on 12 Septemberr 2014. The Department of Health are seeking comments on proposed...
North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group publish Annual Report
01/07/2014
The North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has published its first Annual Report and Accounts since it took over the responsibility for planning and buying local healthcare services for North Lincolnshire Residents. The CCG took on the role after the Primary Care Trusts and Strategic...
HealthWatch North Lincolnshire Annual Report Published
01/07/2014
Check out what HWNL have done in the last twelve months since the launch of the initiative in April 2013. Copies of the 28 page report can be downloaded below and we hope to make copies at the Local LINK Offices and Libraries. If after reading the report you think you'd like to get involved in...
Young Minds: Annie's story
25/06/2014
Young Minds is a national charity and one of its young volunteers has started an epetition as a consequence of the charity discovering that 77% of local clinical commissioning groups and 55% of local authorities who responded to a Freedom of Information request said they had frozen or cut their...
NHS Doncaster CCG need help
24/06/2014
NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group is carrying out a brief survey to find service user views regarding NHS Walk-in Centre services in order to help develop local services around the needs of local patients. The vision for a Walk-in Centre in Doncaster is the provision of services and...
Get checked out for free, come along for a free midlife MOT!
19/06/2014
Get checked out for free! Don’t miss out on your chance to help prevent diabetes, heart disease and stroke. If you live in North Lincolnshire, are aged between 40 and 74, and do not have a pre-existing health condition (like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes), then you can book...
Department of Health Consultation [Care Act]
10/06/2014
Consultation on draft regulations and guidance for implementation of part 1 of the Care Act in 2015/16. The Care Act will make a difference to some of the most vulnerable people in society for many years to come. The guidance and regulations associated with the Act set out how the Act will work in...
WANTED Healthwatch Board Members
10/06/2014
Are you someone with a passion for making things better? Do you think you could make a positive contribution to how health and social care services are delivered in North Lincolnshire? Do you have the skills and experience to help Healthwatch achieve its strategic objectives? We are currently...
Healthwatch - Job Vacancies
25/04/2014
Healthwatch Patient & Services Analyst Salary - £23,000 per annum Full Time Position One year fixed term contract Working closely with the Delivery Manager and Board of Directors, your role will be to ensure the implementation and delivery of an effective research and reporting function for...
Vigilance needed after increases in incidences of Scarlet Fever reported by Public Health England
22/04/2014
In Yorkshire and the Humber, 550 notifications of possible scarlet fever have been reported to Public Health England so far in 2014 in Yorkshire and the Humber, compared to around 300 possible cases notified for the same period in 2013. Scarlet fever is a seasonal disease, and a decline in numbers...
Reminder CQC 'Listening' events
17/04/2014
The Care Quality Commission are holding a series of 'Listening' events locally and are calling upon local people to go along and feed into the consultations. If you have any experiences relating to the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust , then they want to hear from you. Wednesday...
