Major incident at Lincoln County Hospital Wednesday 30 March 2022

Patients and staff were safely evacuated from the Emergency Department as a result of the fire at approximately 3am. Nobody was injured.

Lincoln Hospital Emergency Department (A&E) remains closed at this time.

The adjoining Lincoln Urgent Treatment Centre has reopened with a reduced service.

While they work to reopen the Emergency Department, they ask that you do not attend the department. If you require non-life-threatening urgent or emergency care, please call 111 or visit NHS 111 online for advice on the most appropriate service for your needs. Please continue to call 999 for life-threatening emergencies.

The fire has resulted in extensive damage to a room within the x-ray, CT and MRI imaging suites. ULHT continue to offer their full support to the ongoing police and fire investigation.

Patients who were due to attend a scanning appointment today (Wed 30th March 22) (X-ray, CT or MRI) are asked not to attend the hospital. Those affected will be contacted directly. Radiotherapy is unaffected.

Outpatient appointments are going ahead with a small number of exceptions. Patients will be contacted directly and their appointments rearranged where this is the case.

The Outpatients entrance to the hospital has now reopened.