United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

About us

Our hospitals

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in April 2000 by the merger of the three former acute hospital trusts in Lincolnshire, creating one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.

We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost more than £370m each year to provide, most of which are bought by NHS Lincolnshire (PCT). We invest around £18 million each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 accident and emergency patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.

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Pilgrim Hospital, Boston

This district general hospital was opened in 1976 to replace a number of small hospitals. It serves South and South East Lincolnshire with a 24-hour major Accident and Emergency Department and all main specialties. The Adult Psychiatry Department on the same site is managed by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust.

The hospital is constantly being upgraded, and this has already included replacing all the windows in the ten storey tower block, a new Accident and Emergency Department, a revamped Outpatients Department and two new Operating Theatres as well as a brand new £2 million breast unit.

Grantham and District Hospital

This mainly acute hospital originates from 1874 and serves Grantham and the local area. It has substantial recent additions and improvements including a new state-of-the-art CT scanner. It provides consultant medical and some surgical specialties. It has ambulatory paediatric, midwifery led maternity and 24-hour accident and emergency services.

 

Lincoln County Hospital

This district general hospital serves the city of Lincoln and the North Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. Founded over two hundred years ago, the majority of the hospital has been rebuilt over the past twenty years. The most recent major developments include the opening in October 2001 of a new £13 million Radiotherapy and Oncology Unit and the development of three new wards built to the highest possible specification, all completed during 2010.

 

Hospitals at which we provide some services

County Hospital, Louth

This mainly acute hospital sits in an imposing position overlooking the attractive wolds town of Louth. It has served the town and immediate area as a hospital since 1938 and before that as the poor law institution. The attractive Victorian frontage masks some recent developments including new wards, Accident and Emergency Department and Day Hospital. It has inpatient beds for surgery, medicine and orthopaedics and a 24-hour Accident and Emergency Department.

The hospital is currently run by Lincolnshire Community Health Services, but some services are provided by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough

The John Coupland Hospital in Gainsborough was opened in 1913. The hospital has one inpatient facility, which consists of 21 beds for intermediate care patients and a 2-bedded Palliative Care Suite. These are nurse-led, as is the Minor Injuries Unit. There is a comprehensive Outpatient Department, a Theatre and Surgical Daycare Unit, a Young Physically Disabled Unit, a day Rehabilitation Unit, a Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Unit and X-ray Department.

The most recent refurbishments and new facilities at the site are the new theatre and endoscopy suite and surgical day centre upgrade for the Independent Sector Treatment Centre (CAPIO).

The hospital is currently run by Lincolnshire Community Health Services, but some services such as diagnostics are provided by the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Skegness and District Hospital

This community hospital dates back to 1913 and has had extensive additions and redevelopment especially over the past twenty years. Developments include the construction of a new Day Hospital, Outpatients Department, improved Accident and Emergency Department and extensions to the wards providing consultant medical and GP beds. Its 24-hour Accident and Emergency Department deals with a high tourist influx.

The hospital is currently run by Lincolnshire Community Health Service. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides accident and emergency, outpatients, rehabilitation and x-ray services.

New Johnson Community Hospital

The Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding has been built as part of the Government’s Private Finance Initiative and opened in June 2009 to replace the Johnson Hospital, Welland Hospital and Holland Road Clinic.

This hospital provides services including a Minor Injuries Unit, outpatient beds, inpatient beds, X-Ray Department and ambulance station.

The hospital is currently run by Lincolnshire Community Health Service, but some services such as diagnostics are provided by the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.