Charity golf day raises over £4,000 for cancer treatments
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More than 60 golfers took to the fairways for the 6th annual Julia Cracknell Golf Day, raising an incredible £4,100 to help improve cancer treatments at Lincolnshire hospitals.
A Christmas thank you for hospital volunteers
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This year, volunteers across United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have given more than 12,000 incredible hours of their time in a variety of roles – from meeting and greeting patients to running book clubs and offering companionship on wards.
Lincolnshire hospitals Christmas Stars Switch-On
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Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, will once again sparkle with festive stars this Christmas, welcoming patients, visitors, and staff throughout the season. These stars are a beacon of joy for thousands of hospital staff, patients and visitors as they arrive or leave United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust sites each day.
Lincolnshire mum raises £1,081 for Hospital Charity after daughter’s health scare
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A late-night hospital visit turned into a nightmare for a Lincolnshire mum when an emergency X-ray revealed a shadow on her young daughter’s throat. For a few months, Philippa’s six-month-old daughter Phoebe had been struggling with a chronic cough. One evening she took her to A&E at Lincoln County Hospital where an emergency X-ray was taken.
Children in hospital benefit from charity fundraiser
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The children’s ward at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston is set to receive a funding boost thanks to the success of a summer fair held earlier in the year. The fair, which was held in August at Boston Town Football Club raised a staggering £11,311 which will now go towards creating a more welcoming environment for children staying on Ward 4a, including ward improvements, enhanced family facilities, and new distraction activities.
Worry Monsters help Lincolnshire children cope with cancer
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Children coping with the effects of cancer within their family are being given a friendly monster to help them through their anxieties. United Lincolnshire Hospitals Charity has teamed up with Lincoln County Hospital’s Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service to provide colourful furry monsters help children cope when a member of their family is diagnosed with cancer.