United Lincolnshire Hospitals News
The latest editions of United Lincolnshire Hospitals News can be found below. For further information please contact the Communications team.
ULH News
January 2012
Contents include: Lincoln Heart Centre set to expand, new surgical day unit, Safety Express developments and Pilgrim Hospital being chosen to be a specialist vascular unit.
November 2011
Contents include: Safety Express Plus, Transformation programme update, getting you flu vaccine and the MRI scanner being delivered to Pilgrim Hospital.
September 2011
Contents include: Transformation project; getting a flu vaccine; new children's unit: expansion of aware winning service, infection rates reduce for fifth year running.
July 2011
Contents include: Launching new dignity pledges for patients in Lincolnshire hospitals; more women being invited for breast screening; welcoming new specialist consultants; a new programme to help Pilgrim hospital put patient safety first; celebrations for International Nurses Day.
May 2011
Contents include: Improving care for diabetic patients in hospital; welcoming a new chaplain to Lincolnshire's hospitals; maternity matron receives top award; introducing five new consultants; patient simulator is bringing training to life at Grantham hospital.
March 2011
Contents include: Patient survey shows maternity care in Lincolnshire's hospitals is top class; introducing two new Trust directors; staff focus on dignity in dementia care at conference; ladies encouraged to take up the chance of breast screening; the success of the bowel cancer screening programme.
January 2011
Contents include: New designated smoking areas in Lincolnshire's hospitals; staff are awarded for their long service to the NHS; patient safety a priority in Lincolnshire's hospitals; hospitals celebrate a reduction in infections; wards beginning to ThinkGlucose with new project aimed at improving care for diabetic patients.
November 2010
Contents include: The start of a new emergency heart attack treatment in Lincolnshire; follow all the news about Lincolnshire's hospitals on Twitter; welcoming new consultants; the visit of the country's top nurse to Grantham and District Hospital; a new state-of-the-art CT scanner for Lincoln County Hospital.
September 2010
Contents include: The introduction of Protected Mealtimes in Lincolnshire's hospitals; a new service helps premature babies to be cared for closer to home; an introduction to the UK's first digital urgent care guides- only in Lincolnshire; A&E departments taking on the Productive Ward programme.
July 2010
Contents include: The opening of the new low-carbon Energy Centre at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston; Trust welcomes a new Chief Executive; new figures show infection rates in Lincolnshire's hospitals are reducing year on year; an update on the iPM project; US students visit Grantham hospital for a taste of the NHS.
May 2010
Contents include: Patients rate outpatients departments highly; a new Non- Executive Director joins the Trust; a heart attack patients talks about the new treatment which saved his life; theatres focus on infection prevention; state-of-the-art new wards open at Lincoln County Hospital; staff are awarded for their long service to the NHS.
March 2010
Contents include: Launch of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in Lincolnshire; improvements to breast screening services; details of a revolutionary hip resurfacing treatment that can replace traditional hip replacements for some patients; introducing a new Head of Nursing for Paediatrics and Neonatal Services; Lincoln Renal Unit awarded for their care, courtesy and kindness.
January 2010
Contents include: Three new wards take shape at Lincoln County Hospital; medical teaching is given the seal of approval by students; a new Chairman is appointed to lead Lincolnshire's hospitals; Midwife of the Year competition; a project to improve handovers frees up thousands of hours for patient care; consultant furthers research into the effects of smoking on the healing of fractures.
November 2009
Contents include: £1 million building project to provide same sex accommodation is completed; hospitals attend Lincoln Pride event; improvements to expand the Emergency Assessment Unit at Lincoln County Hospital are finished; a double donation for the Stroke Unit; a generous charity donation makes keyhole hysterectomy operations possible at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston and the Trust achieves its 1,000th NHS Foundation Trust member.
September 2009
Contents include: The Newborn hearing screening programme is given the seal of approval; the introduction of new keyhole prostate removal surgery; hospitals improve their PEAT scores; the Trust welcomes a new interim chairman and two new non-executive directors; building work to improve same sex accommodation in hospitals is complete; a new state of the art CT scanner is bought for Pilgrim Hospital, Boston.
July 2009
Contents include: The opening of Lincoln County Hospital's new interventional radiology suite; hospitals work towards providing same sex accommodation; expansions to rheumatology services; occupational therapists using Wii console to help patients; information on the Trust's work to cut infection rates; an award for a well-loved children's doctors who goes above and beyond the call of duty; the results of this year's annual charity football match.
May 2009
Contents include: Hospitals continue to cut infection rates; how to apply to become a member of the NHS Foundation Trust; an award for high quality patient care for the oral surgery team at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston; the opening of Pilgrim's £1.8 million new Special Care Baby Unit; developments in Lincolnshire's multiple sclerosis services; staff work and wellbeing roadshows; the opening of Lincoln County Hospital's state-of-the-art new Endoscopy Unit.
March 2009
Contents include: Brand new rheumatology treatment available for Lincolnshire patients; Lincoln County Hospital receives a Five-star catering award; The Trust's application for NHS Foundation Trust status - how to become a member; One year on, how the Look Good, Feel Better programme has helped hundreds of Lincolnshire ladies; Care, Courtesy and Kindness awards for hospital staff; launch of the Trust's Single Equality Scheme.
January 2009
Contents include: The Trust's application for NHS Foundation Trust status; work begins on a new interventional radiology suite for Lincoln County Hospital; hospital consultant features in Who's Who in the World; Hand in Hand month celebrations; an update on ICT developments within the Trust; the launch of the Royal College of Nursing Dignity in Care toolkit; work begins on the new biomass boiler for Pilgrim Hospital, Boston.
November 2008
Contents include: The expansion of the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory at Lincoln County Hospital; Midwives nominated for a national award; an announcement of major developments taking place at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital, Boston; information on new deep clean teams that have been appointed to work at all trust hospitals; details of ULHT's first ever infection prevention conference.
September 2008
Contents include: The opening of the new Boston Breast Unit; a review of the Trust's activities at the Lincolnshire Show; the results of the PEAT assessments for our hospitals; details of activities planned for the up-coming Dignity at Work Week; a roundup of our activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS; introducing our new Associate Director of ICT and the opening of new Macmillan Cancer Information Centres.
July 2008
Contents include: The Trust's groundbreaking sleep apnoea service wins a regional award; looking back over 60 years of the NHS in Lincolnshire; 'Talking' nurses bring the handwashing message to life; new non-executive directors join the Trust Board; results of the Healthcare Commission's Annual Patient Survey for ULHT and Looking to the Future- our plans to apply for Foundation Trust status.
May 2008
Contents include: ULHT is given £1.7m to bring care for premature babies back to Lincolnshire; results of the Healthcare Commission Annual Staff Survey; introducing the new Police Office at Grantham and District Hospital; a review of the Trust's outstanding performance over the past year; introducing the Trust's new Director of Operations; Pilgrim being given a European Charter Mark for the quality of its food and advice on accessing the services of the Trust's Clinical Ethics Committee.
March 2008
Contents include: New to Lincolnshire - Look Good...Feel Better; Eight new consultants welcomed to the Trust; New Directors appointed for Estates &: Facilities and HR & Communications; Sleep apnoea service hailed as a great success; Falling rates of infection reported by the Health Protection Agency; and the Department of Health's Chief Nursing Officer visits Lincolnshire, plus much more.
January 2008
Contents include: The hand in hand - fighting infection together campaign; Chief Executive's article - Our next year of improvement; The welcoming of four new consultants to the Trust; The gloves are on for the Deep Clean; Midwife of the Year 2007; and the Health Care Support Workers inaugural induction programme.
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