Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

29/10/2026

World Stroke Day: Every minute matters ⌛

Thursday 29 October is World Stroke Day. Each year, our acute stroke service at Lincoln County Hospital admits around 1,000 patients experiencing a stroke. Our Front Door Stroke Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) team also handles an extraordinary 500–600 telephone and video consultations every month, supporting urgent referrals, assessments and specialist advice.

World Stroke Day is also an opportunity to remind ourselves how important it is to recognise the signs of stroke and act quickly. Stroke can happen at any age, and getting urgent medical help can save lives and reduce the risk of long-term disability.

This year, The Sleaford Community Stroke Team are teaming up with the local Stroke Association Coordinators and will be at Grantham Community Diagnostic Centre from 11am-3pm with some resources from the Stroke Association and speaking to people about the signs and symptoms of stroke and ensuring they know it is an emergency situation should they spot any symptoms.

Remember FAST 👇
Face: Has the face drooped on one side?
Arms: Is there weakness in one arm?
Speech: Is speech slurred or difficult to understand?
Time: Act immediately.

28/10/2026

🏥 Bringing care closer to home for patients across Lincolnshire

Our Community IV Therapy service is expanding, helping more patients receive intravenous (IV) antibiotics in the community rather than staying in hospital when they no longer need inpatient care.

New clinics are now available seven days a week at Lincoln Community Diagnostic Centre, making it easier for patients to access treatment at a convenient time while continuing with their daily lives.

For patients like Mark, from Welton, attending a community clinic meant receiving the treatment he needed while spending less time in hospital.

This expansion is helping patients recover closer to home, improving patient experience and supporting hospital capacity so beds are available for those who need them most.

26/10/2026

Four of our amazing staff are scheduled to skydive this Saturday!
Please support them if you can 🪂💙

We are proud to be celebrating 30 years supporting the NHS in Lincolnshire, making a big difference to patients, families, communities, and staff. To help up celebrate and continue our important work, please donate to our birthday fundraiser.

26/10/2026

Our people’s experience is shaped by every stage of their journey with us.

That is why our Working Well at LCHG plan is built around five interconnected pillars:
Join Well — creating a positive and supportive start.
Grow Well — developing skills, careers and leadership.
Work Well — creating the right conditions to do our best work.
Belong Well — building an inclusive and compassionate culture.
Stay Well — supporting health, wellbeing and fulfilment.

Together, these pillars will help us develop, support and retain great people — ensuring staff feel valued, listened to and able to thrive.

Staff can find out more on the intranet or by following this link:

https://nhs.sharepoint.com/sites/RWD_StaffNews/SitePages/Launching-our-Work-Well-Plan-from-Claire-Low,-Group-Chief-People-Officer.aspx

25/10/2026

This week's goes to our Urgent Treatment Centre in Boston. 🩵

"I bought in my daughter who has learning difficulties and I must say I was so impressed with the treatment and kindness everyone involved gave her! Absolutely over the moon about every aspect of of her care. A BIG THANK YOU!"

20/10/2026

🏆 Celebrating excellence across Lincolnshire's NHS services! 🏆

Hundreds of colleagues from across the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group came together on Friday to celebrate the outstanding individuals and teams making a difference to patients every day.

This year, more than 950 nominations were received from staff and patients for our LCHG Staff Awards, recognising excellence in patient care, compassion, teamwork, leadership and innovation. Congratulations to all those shortlisted and a special well done to our winners and highly commended colleagues.

The evening also raised over £1,800 through a charity raffle in support of the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Charity and Lincolnshire NHS Charity.

Thank you to every member of staff who goes above and beyond for the people of Lincolnshire every day. 💙

Read more and view the winners: https://ow.ly/QyoP50ZZgar

18/10/2026

This week's goes to our Urgent Treatment Centre in Spalding. 🩵

"Everyone was professional, polite and the care given was clear with a speedy service - thank you."

15/10/2026

How brave are our staff? Please support them if you can 🙂

We are proud to be celebrating 30 years supporting the NHS in Lincolnshire, making a big difference to patients, families, communities, and staff. To help up celebrate and continue our important work, please donate to our birthday fundraiser.

13/10/2026

Our hospitals are very busy with long waits in A&E.

You should only be in A&E in a life-threatening emergency.

If it's not an emergency, please contact NHS 111 for advice and support, either by phone by dialling 111 or online at 111.nhs.uk.

12/10/2026

Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Working well at LCHG is our plan to make our organisation a place where every colleague can thrive - from the moment they join, throughout their development and career with us.

By helping our people feel valued, supported, included and empowered, we can build stronger teams, improve staff experience and continue delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality care for our residents.

Join Well. Grow Well. Work Well. Belong Well. Stay Well.

Staff can find out more on the intranet or by following this link:

https://nhs.sharepoint.com/sites/RWD_StaffNews/SitePages/Launching-our-Work-Well-Plan-from-Claire-Low,-Group-Chief-People-Officer.aspx