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What changes do people want to make to local services in Lincolnshire?
The Government is investing an extra £20bn a year in the NHS until 2023.
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Former patient recognised as unsung hero
A former mental health patient was awarded an NHS unsung hero award for his work supporting children and young people with mental health problems in North East Lincolnshire.
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What changes do people want to make to local services in Lincolnshire?
The Government is investing an extra £20bn a year in the NHS until 2023.
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NHS prepares to fast-track ‘game changing’ cancer drugs that target genetic mutations
The NHS is preparing to fast-track the introduction of ‘game changing’ new cancer drugs that target tumours according to their genetic make-up rather than where they originate in the body
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Thousands more to ‘survive and thrive’ after stroke thanks to NHS specialist teams
Rolling out expert stroke teams across the country as part of the NHS Long Term Plan will ensure thousands more people ‘survive and thrive’, England’s top doctor announced today.
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More than a thousand people take part in clinical research
A bumper year in research at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) saw more than a thousand people take part in research at the Trust’s sites across Lincolnshire during 2018/19.
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#HWL19 - How do our volunteers help us?
At Healthwatch Lincolnshire we couldn’t help to make improvements in local health and care services without the support of our dedicated volunteers that work with us to help make care better for their communities.
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#HWL19 - Action needed because of unfair process of using 8 day patient removal from GP surgeries
In the spring of 2018, BBC Look North approached Healthwatch Lincolnshire with concerns about a patient that had been removed from a GP Practice under the 8 day removal process, without what they [the patient] felt was acceptable notice.
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#HWL19 - How we provide people with advice and information
Finding the right care or support can be worrying and stressful. There are a number of organisations that can provide help, but people don’t know where to look. Last year we helped 1,933 people access the advice and information they need.
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#HWL19 - Changes to pain clinics was only the start of it
Pain clincs - From our #HWL19 Annual report. As far back as June 2017, we visited a pain service in Lincolnshire to collate patient experiences.
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