Health

Award for Boston's St Barnabas Hospice

TOP TEAM: Boston's award-winning St Barnabas Hospice day care team with some of their patients. (Picture: www.paulcatophotography.co.uk)

Monday, March 01, 2010

OFFERING "care that is second to none" has led to staff at a Boston hospice winning a prestigious NHS award.

The St Barnabas Hospice day care team based at the charity's site in Green Lane scooped the top prize in the independent sector category at the second annual NHS...

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Hospitals see increase in emergency patients

Thursday, February 25, 2010

PATIENTS are flooding to A&E departments when they could be treated elsewhere, NHS bosses have heard. New data released by NHS Lincolnshire reveal...

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Learn about healthy living at Boston Library

Thursday, February 18, 2010

PEOPLE interested in leading a healthier lifestyle are being invited to go along to sessions at Boston Library. Held every Tuesday from 6pm to 7pm the...

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Book appointments any time at Boson medical practice

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

ONE of Boston's largest medical practices has just unveiled a cutting edge system that will allow its patients to book appointments at any time of the...

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Hospital's new kit gives green light to better patient care

NEW EQUIPMENT: Consultant urologist Shaukat Memon with the greenlight laser machine.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

MORE than 200 people have already benefited from a new piece of hi-tech equipment for the treatment of prostate enlargements at Boston's Pilgrim...

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Hospital to launch whole new menu

Thursday, October 29, 2009

PATIENTS at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital are set to tuck in to a range of different foods after the hospital launched a new improved menu in its wards....

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Priority patients to be first in line for flu jabs

Patience: Crucial vaccinations were well under way, but will take time to reach everyone

Thursday, October 29, 2009

VACCINATIONS for swine flu began in Lincolnshire last week but people should avoid swamping GPs' surgeries with calls. Priority patients including...

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New Swine Flu medication point opens in Boston

Friday, October 23, 2009

A SECOND antiviral collection point for distributing Swine Flu medication has opened in Boston. Lloyds Pharmacy in South Square will distribute the...

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Nurse struck off for prison parcel smuggling

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

A NURSE who smuggled vitamins, soap and even baby wipes into Freiston's North Sea Camp prison to hand out to inmates has been struck off. Sharon...

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Inflatable chair helps obese patients get up

ASSISTANCE: Staff nurse Donna Arnold and Candi Booth test the Camel device designed to help raise people from the floor.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

AN inflatable armchair is being used to help overweight patients at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital who take a tumble to get back on their feet. Called the...

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