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New nurses from the Philippines start
20/08/2019
Seven qualified nurses from the Philippines have joined the team at Scunthorpe hospital. The new recruits are being put through their paces on a 12-...
Revised parking charges Scunthorpe General Hospital
15/08/2019
Patients and visitors to hospitals in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole are being reminded that revised car parking charges are being introduced this...
New bereavement suite opens at Scunthorpe General Hospital
18/07/2019
A new maternity bereavement suite has opened at Scunthorpe General Hospital thanks to the official hospital charity The Health Tree Foundation (HTF...
Endoscopy service celebrates JAG accreditation
17/07/2019
Endoscopy staff at Scunthorpe hospital have been recognised for delivering high quality services. The unit has been awarded JAG (Joint Advisory Group) accreditation following an assessment of four domains: clinical quality, patient experience, workforce, and training. The scheme awards units which...
Disney wish becomes a reality
16/07/2019
A wish to provide comfortable chairs for parents to stay over with their poorly children has been granted thanks to local fundraisers. Scunthorpe hospital’s charity, The Health Tree Foundation (HTF), launched an appeal to raise £18,000 to buy the special chairs which transform into comfy beds...
NHS Long term plan engagement report
12/07/2019
PRESS RELEASE from Healthwatch East Riding of Yorkshire Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership welcome Healthwatch engagement report Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership leaders welcomed the publication of a Healthwatch public engagement report ‘What would you do?’ this...
Healthwatch Festival of Wellbeing
01/07/2019
From 10am on Sunday the 28 th of July, Healthwatch North Lincolnshire will be hosting the second annual festival of wellbeing at Normanby Hall Country Park. Healthwatch North Lincolnshire and Normanby Hall are working together to host this fun and engaging event, which is guaranteed to offer...
Ray of Sunshine award 2019
21/05/2019
Nominations open for the Ray of Sunshine award. People across North Lincolnshire are being encouraged to nominate an outstanding individual from Health and Social Care who has been a ‘Ray of Sunshine’ in their life this year. Healthwatch North Lincolnshire launched this award in 2018 to give local...
Additional CT scanner installed at Scunthorpe hospital
03/05/2019
Patients are benefiting from a new state-of-the-art CT scanning suite which is now up and running at Scunthorpe General Hospital. The £1.9million investment, which was paid for from capital funding, has seen the installation of a second CT scanner on site with a dedicated waiting area, new...
New training for staff on sepsis in children
25/04/2019
New training designed to help staff spot the signs of sepsis in children has been created in a first for the Yorkshire and Humber region. Nurses have devised a new e-learning course for all staff who care for children at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. Gemma Bradley, nurse...
New help at hand for patients with multiple sclerosis
15/04/2019
Two new specialist nurses are providing a vital role in helping people with a life-long condition manage their illness. Kevin Taylor and Stacey Hood have been appointed as Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust’s new multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical nurse specialists. MS is a...
First impressions count!
01/04/2019
A new approach is being adopted to put the spotlight on the quality of clinical areas on wards across Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole hospitals. A squad of staff and governors will be calling in unannounced on wards and will be working with staff as part of a new quality assurance programme called 15...
Parents urged not to sleep with their babies
11/03/2019
Parents are being urged to make sure their babies have a ‘safe’ night’s sleep by following a few golden rules. Stacy Pope, safeguarding and sudden unexpected deaths in infancy and childhood specialist nurse at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, is calling on people to be aware of...
Have your say on how the NHS should change in North Lincolnshire
08/03/2019
People keen to influence the future of the NHS in North Lincolnshire are being encouraged to make their views known in a series of events this month. Independent health and care champion Healthwatch North Lincolnshire is launching ‘What would you do?’ to encourage people in North Lincolnshire to...
Patients urged to return NHS equipment
08/03/2019
Have you recently been unwell and needed to use a walking aid or specialist equipment to help you at home? Past and present patients of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust are being urged to check their homes for any medical equipment they may still have. The Trust is launching an...
Grimsby man has bright future thanks to marvel stroke services
06/03/2019
An engineer saved by the quick actions of his wife has told how two hospitals worked together to prevent him suffering brain damage after a stroke. Stuart Dixon, 58, became the first patient to be “blue-lighted” from Scunthorpe’s Hyper Acute Stroke Unit to Hull Royal Infirmary to undergo a...
Patients can not see a physio at local GP surgery
05/03/2019
New scheme in North Lincolnshire means patients can see a physiotherapist at local GP surgery Residents in North Lincolnshire can now see a physiotherapist rather than a GP at a local surgery if they are seeking an appointment for joint or muscle pain. Appointments with the new First Contact Physio...
Apprentices among first to graduate in the country
01/03/2019
Two apprentices from Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust are among the first in the country to graduate from a new clinical apprenticeship and have passed with flying colours. Assistant practitioners Leanne Jones and Daniel Geddes recently completed the Level 5 Practitioner...
New provider for non-emergency patient transport in North Lincolnshire
26/02/2019
A new company will take over the contract for non-emergency patient transport in North Lincolnshire from March 6, 2019. North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group has awarded the contract to Savoy Ventures Limited. The Kent-based firm will take over from Thames Ambulance Service Limited –...
Better record-sharing improves healthcare for North Lincs patients
25/02/2019
Patients across the Humber are benefitting from more joined-up healthcare thanks to the roll-out of a new initiative to share information between NHS providers. Healthcare professionals can now see up-to-date information about their patients, even if they’ve been treated somewhere else. That’s...
New guidance addresses relationships and sexuality among people using adult social care services
22/02/2019
Guidance published by CQC today sets out how care providers should consider people's relationship and sexuality needs.
New research for CQC shows people in Yorkshire and Humber regret not raising concerns about their care
19/02/2019
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for people to speak up about their experiences of care, as new research* shows that 219/ 11% people in Yorkshire and Humber who have accessed health or social care services, in the last five years have had concerns about their care, but never raised them...
Call for parents to help with tree of remembrance
18/02/2019
A special memory tree has taken root to help families remember children who have died at Scunthorpe hospital. The beautiful boughs have been erected in the Disney ward garden thanks to the hospital’s official charity, The Health Tree Foundation. The charity is now calling on local families who have...
More than £17,000 has been donated to local hospital thanks to charity
18/02/2019
A local charity has donated more than £17,000 to buy equipment for various wards and departments at Scunthorpe General Hospital. The Scunthorpe Hospital League of Friends, which was founded in 1948, has raised thousands of pounds for local patients, their families and staff since its inception...
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 Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital has met the required standards to become a National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) and British Association for...
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 treatment should they need to go into hospital. (This is already being rolled out in North Lincolnshire). The red bag initiative, or ‘hospital transfer...
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 LloydsPharmacy Healthcare Centre in Scunthorpe thanks to a partnership developed with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG). The...
HEALTHWATCH NETWORK REVEALS TOP PRIORITIES FOR 2019
08/01/2019
GPs, dentists and other primary care services most common issue to be explored Needs of children and young people to feature strongly Mental health and social care appear in the top five for third year in a row To mark the start of 2019, Healthwatch England is today publishing our annual network...
