The map, indicating the changes in the proposal. The blue dots show where the new Community Ambulance Posts and Standby points will be and green dots are proposed “Super Stations”, while the red dots depict the present ambulance stations.
In a bid to improve its service and be more cost-effective, the regional ambulance service is proposing to remove the ambulance stations in Lincolnshire.
Instead of ambulance stations, Lincolnshire will get Community Ambulance Posts, Standby Points and in some areas state-of-the art “Super Stations”.
Community Ambulance Posts will be based in police, fire, or other healthcare and partners’ existing buildings.
These will be the most typical place crews will respond to calls, in addition to making use of the various facilities at the rest points.
Standby points will be used where rest facilities do not currently exist but an ambulance point is need to respond quickly.
Meanwhile the “Super Stations” will be where crews will start their shift to collect a fully-equipped vehicle, plus be a base for clinical and support staff.
There will be 26 Community Ambulance Posts, Standby Points and Hubs in use daily in Lincolnshire with 4 proposed hubs, instead of the current 18 Ambulance Stations.
The proposed areas are where EMAS feel the ambulance crews will be able to respond to calls most effectively, based on call data, local knowledge of road networks and other information.
A public consultation, called Being the Best, has been launched in Lincolnshire for residents to have their say on proposed changes to East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS).
Phil Milligan, East Midlands Ambulance Service Chief Executive, said: “We are committed to being the best ambulance service we can be, and we know that we need to fundamentally improve the way we work to achieve this.
“These proposals have been developed with our clinical colleagues, and will ensure that we provide the best possible emergency and urgent care for all those living and working in the East Midlands.
“The proposals focus on the way we deliver our services from stations and standby points. We must ensure that we spend our limited resources in making our frontline services that best they can be, rather than on updating old buildings that are not fit for the future.
“We’re really keen to hear everyone’s thoughts and ideas on these proposals, and help us to shape our future.”
Dr James Gray, East Midlands Ambulance Service Medical Director, said: “Our current buildings are in need of major repairs and refurbishment, with an estimated cost of £13 million needed to put them right.
“Fifty years after some of them were built, some are not in the best place to allow us to respond quickly nor are they based in the right places to achieve the most effective service.
“Our emergency ambulance vehicles are our mobile emergency treatment centres. We don’t provide direct medical care at our stations.”
Have your say
As well as local action group meetings to see the proposals, EMAS will be holding consiltations in a number of Lincolnshire towns and Lincoln. These are:
October 18 – 1pm start
Memorial Hall, Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 8AH
October 22 – 2pm start
Princess Royal Sports Arena, Wyberton Fen, Boston, PE2 7PB
October 24 – 6pm start
The Bentley Hotel, Newark Road, South Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 9NH
October 29 – 2pm start
South Kesteven District Council, Chambers, St Peters Hill, NG31 6PZ
October 30 – 10am start
Ruston Sports & Social Club, Newark Road, Lincoln, LN6 8RN
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Two men have been arrested in Grimsby after a woman fell from a first-floor window in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Humberside Police were called to a property on Freeman Street following reports of a disturbance at 5.40am on Thursday morning.
When officers arrived it was discovered that a woman had fallen from a first-floor window.
The woman was taken to hospital to receive treatment for a head injury, which is not believed to be serious.
Two men have been arrested in connection with the incident, and officers are continuing enquiries to ascertain the circumstances that led to the woman falling.
A scene guard has been put in place on Freeman Street near to Riby Square and members of the public are being asked to avoid the area while police investigate.
If you have any information or may have witnessed the incident, call 101 and quote incident 67 of October 28.
Pumpkin the puppy received devastating news at an MRI scan on Wednesday, as it was discovered that she would be paralysed for life and her condition would not improve.
The Lincolnite has covered the progress of Pumpkin the paralysed puppy ever since her owner Tammie Fox told the story of her near three-month old West Highland Terrier on October 12.
She was born paralysed without the use of her back legs, and Tammie decided to start a fundraiser to help get her dog some new wheels to help her move around, as well as specialist veterinary care to see if anything could be done to help Pumpkin.
Looking good Pumpkin! Here she is posing with her cool new wheels. | Photo: Tammie Fox
Her fabulous walking wheels were then donated less than a week later by local charity Winston’s Wheels, and over £5,000 was raised for the treatment she needed.
Pumpkin travelled to Surrey on Wednesday, October 27 for an MRI scan with one of the best vets in the country, and the results were not what owner Tammie Fox had been hoping for.
Pumpkin’s back legs are limp and without feeling. | Photo: Tammie Fox
The scans found that her spine had been completely broken and fused back together in a “mangled mess”, and her back legs were basically backwards.
These results mean that she is paralysed from the waist down and will be for life, her situation will not improve and cannot be operated on.
Tammie hasn’t had Pumpkin long, but they are inseparable. | Photo: Tammie Fox
Pumpkin also has some new rubber shoes to protect her feet. | Photo: Tammie Fox
Pumpkin will require physiotherapy and hydrotherapy for the rest of her life due to the “extreme trauma” on her back and legs, which the vet said was the worst he had ever seen.
It isn’t clear how this has happened, but it was confirmed to Tammie that it was the fault of the breeder she came from.
Pumpkin also needs to wear nappies and rests on puppy pads for when she needs the toilet. | Photo: Tammie Fox
Tammie said it has left her “devastated and in shock” but vows to give Pumpkin the best quality of life possible.
She said on Wednesday evening: “We love Pumpkin puppy and we will give her everything she needs and wants. We will make sure she lives a happy life.”
She’s great at making new friends, even cats get on with her! | Photo: Tammie Fox
The positive to come from this is that Pumpkin will not require any further surgery, and the focus for Tammie is now to kit her out with a new pink set of wheels and book her physiotherapy.
As well as this, Tammie is planning some lovely holidays for Pumpkin to take her on some nice walks to the seaside with her new wheels.
Tammie has decided to close the GoFundMe and will donate any money left over from the veterinary care to local dog charity Breeds in Need Rescue UK.
The fundraiser managed to accumulate an incredible £7,500 in just over two weeks, and Pumpkin’s story has clearly resonated with many, as her Facebook page stands at close to 2,000 likes.
Pumpkin is a Terrier puppy that was born paralysed, meaning she cannot properly use her back legs. | Photo: Tammie Fox
The Leader of Boston Borough Council believes a Museum of Brexit would “provide a wealth of opportunities for the town” if it is chosen as the final location.
The trustees of the Museum of Brexit said earlier this month that they’re now deciding between Boston or Peterborough after 17 months of locational research, market trawling and site visits across the UK.
The location decision will be announced in early 2022 and the museum will open by late 2023, according to The Telegraph. The building earmarked for Boston, which had the biggest Brexit vote majority (75.6%) back in 2016, has not been disclosed at this stage.
In a statement to The Lincolnite, Councillor Paul Skinner, Leader of Boston Borough Council, said: “The potential for a Brexit Museum to be located within Boston provides a wealth of opportunities for the town, our community and our visitors.
“It also complements the ethos of the Town Investment Plan’s Town Centre Regeneration proposals by bringing our fabulous heritage buildings back to life to become vibrant visitor attractions that are also community hubs for learning and skills.”
There is a possibility that the museum, if located in Boston, will be home to several community groups who will benefit from the building and close ties with the professionals working there.
The proposed museum will celebrate the links between the UK and Europe. Boston is well positioned to do this as a centre of trade with Europe spanning hundreds of years.
There will also be opportunities to link learning and culture, to strengthen community involvement in pride of place through understanding the historic role Boston has played, both as part of the Hanseatic League, and more recently in the Brexit debate.
The Museum of Brexit describes itself a project that is “supported by many on both sides of the referendum question, and aims to provide a fair and balanced view of the campaign and what led up to the campaign”.
Meanwhile, the council plans to bid for city status as part of a competition launched by Queen Elizabeth II.
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