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
Spring 2013
Contents include: A new vision for nursing care; celebrating dignity in care; new chest pain team saving lives; improving care for hip fracture patients; top marks for Lincolnshire maternity care.
Winter 2012/13
Contents include: Cataract surgery introduced at County Hospital, Louth; Boston becomes the hub for vascular surgery; preventing pressure ulcers; hand hygiene week; upgrade to Pilgrim's A&E department.
Summer 2012
Contents include: Safety Express plus four months of focus campaign; new heart attack centre for Lincolnshire; updates to stroke services; award nominations; promoting high quality end of life care within Lincolnshire's hospitals.
Spring 2012
Contents include: New intensive care unit opens at Pilgrim Hospital, new stroke unit for Lincoln Hospital, new breast cancer care facilities in Grantham, Safety Express developments, transformation programme update, nutrition and hydration week, researching and developing cancer immunotherapy.
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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