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Here you will find all the latest news of what is happening within United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as well as our archive of previous press releases.
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On Tuesday 9 August, ULHT announced a severe shortage of doctors in our three A&Es. There is a national shortage of appropriately trained doctors to work in A&Es and ULHT is seriously affected by this. We don’t have enough doctors to fill shifts in the three departments 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Starting today (Wednesday 17 August), United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust will be temporarily changing the opening hours of the A&E department at Grantham and District Hospital to help maintain safe services across Lincolnshire.
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A DVD to explain bowel scope screening to patients with learning disabilities has been launched to help those patients who have to undergo the procedure.
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Dr Suneil Kapadia, Medical Director for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust said: “The decision to temporarily change the opening hours at Grantham A&E is due to a reduction in the availability of doctors at Lincoln and Boston together with an increase in the demand for emergency care services.
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Why did you let it get this stage? We haven’t rested on our laurels. We have tried to recruit in the UK and internationally, and we have offered premium rates to attract agency doctors whilst investing £4 million in urgent care services. Despite this, we have reached crisis point.
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Today ULHT announces that from Wednesday 17 August, Grantham A&E will be open from 9am to 6:30 pm, 7 days a week. This is to boost the number of doctors in Lincoln and Pilgrim A&Es.