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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...
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...
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...
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...
Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints for 2017-18
20/12/2018
“It’s no longer just one-off mistakes; we’re seeing problems with systems, policies and the way procedures are being applied…” That’s the view of Michael King, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, as the service launches its annual review of adult social care complaints. Over the past year,...
CQC calls for a change in safety culture across the NHS to reduce avoidable harm
19/12/2018
England’s chief inspector of hospitals is calling for a change in culture within the NHS to reduce the number of patients who experience avoidable harm. In a national report published today (Wednesday 19 December) the Care Quality Commission (CQC) foundthat too many people are being injured or...
Vacancy
18/12/2018
Volunteer Coordinator Healthwatch North Lincolnshire is the consumer champion for local health and social care services. It takes the experiences that people have of local care and uses them to help shape local services, leading to the outcome of improved delivery and commissioning of health and...
Healthwatch England’s annual report to parliament
14/12/2018
PEOPLE’S REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES OF NHS AND SOCIAL CARE SET OUT IN NEW REPORT TO MPs Sumary Video 400,000 people - more than ever before - coming forward to share their views Their stories show hospitals, GPs and care services coping despite huge pressures But headline targets used in isolation...
Celebrating 13 months free of MRSA
11/12/2018
Nursing staff across Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole are celebrating reaching a magnificent 13 months without a single case of the superbug MRSA. This is the first time that Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has gone so long without a single case of a hospital onset MRSA blood...
Multi-million pound investment to improve urgent and emergency care and diagnostics
07/12/2018
Improvements to the urgent care, assessment and diagnostic services at Scunthorpe General Hospital and Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby will be taking place over the next few years. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) has secured £29.26 million to make the...
NLaG to receive £940,000 as part of nationwide funding
06/12/2018
Patients are set to benefit from safer and more convenient prescriptions thanks to a £940,000 slice of national funding to help rollout state-of-the-art technology. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) is among one of 13 organisations to receive a share of £16million national...
New role helping patients on their journey through hospital
28/11/2018
A new role has been rolled out to help patients flow through hospital from admission to discharge as smoothly and speedily as possible. A total of 15 new apprentice patient care navigators are now walking the wards and corridors of Scunthorpe and Grimsby hospitals with one aim in sight – the safe...
CQC - People’s experiences of the care they receive from community-based mental health services have continued to deteriorate
26/11/2018
People’s experiences of the care they receive from community-based mental health services have continued to deteriorate, according to an annual survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) . The survey published today (Thursday 22 November) highlights concerns around access to care, care planning...
