A small GP surgery in uphill Lincoln is set to close this autumn.
Burton Road Surgery on Burton Road, run by Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS), is sending letters to all its patients announcing the decision.
The 2,777-patient surgery has one doctor, Dr Olanrewaju Saidu.
The closure comes as LCHS’s contract to run the service for NHS England is coming to an end.
NHS England has been considering how it will run its services within the county, and decided the surgery would be best closed.
NHS England says there are a number of other surgeries in the area, and that small surgeries like Burton Road are struggling to meet the challenges facing modern day surgeries.
The surgery expects to close in September 2014.
Nearby surgeries include Cliff House Medical Practice, Minster Medical Practice, Lindum Medical Practice and practices within Newland Health Centre.
Any patients with questions, opinions or concerns can contact NHS England on 0116 295 7610 or email [email protected]
Alternatively, there will be a drop in session by Area Team staff at Burton Road Methodist Church on June 3, between 9.30am to 12.30pm and 6pm to 7.30pm.
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A 41-year-old man has been charged with robbery after an incident at a shop in Lincoln.
Dominic Norris, of no fixed address, was arrested in connection with the crime after police were called to Oasis Newsagents on Ripon Street at around 12.20pm on Tuesday, 5 July.
The arrest came after officers were quickly deployed to the area and took swift action to investigate.
He appeared Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and was remanded to Lincoln Crown Court, with no fixed date for his next appearance.
Conservative Lincoln MP Karl McCartney has broken his silence on the issue of his embattled party leader, thanking the Prime Minister upon his resignation announcement.
As reported, PM Boris Johnson is expected to admit defeat in a national statement later, agreeing to step down as Tory leader following more than 50 ministerial resignations.
He will, however, remain as Prime Minister until the results of a leadership contest in the autumn.
Three Lincolnshire MPs joined those resigning from ministerial positions in protest to Johnson’s actions and judgement on a number of issues – culminating in his handling of sexual assault allegations against former Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher.
Karl McCartney, who also sits on the government’s 1922 Committee, had so far refused to comment on the events in his party this week.
Upon the news of the PM’s white flag this morning, McCartney issued a statement.
While he did not join some of his colleagues’ condemnations of the PM’s judgement or errors, he said the loss of confidence from the majority of MPs meant it was time to resign. He continued by praising Johnson for his work on Brexit and the pandemic:
“It has become clear to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, that he no longer has the confidence of a growing number of his colleagues in the Conservative Parliamentary Party. Therefore, the time has come for the Prime Minister to take the decision to resign and allow the Conservative Party the opportunity to select and elect a new leader.
“I, and many of my constituents, and Parliamentary colleagues, have a lot to be grateful for that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has achieved and undertaken as the Leader of our Country. His unique brand will be missed by those of us who admired his willingness to deliver Brexit and the way he tackled the pandemic and the war in Eastern Europe.”
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