April 6, 2017 9.20 am
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Scunthorpe and Grimsby hospitals trust placed into special measures
The trust responsible for the running of Scunthorpe and Grimsby hospitals has been put into special measures after a damning inspection from a health watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published six reports into services at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust following its inspection in November 2016. Based on its findings the CQC…
The trust responsible for the running of Scunthorpe and Grimsby hospitals has been put into special measures after a damning inspection from a health watchdog.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published six reports into services at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust following its inspection in November 2016.
Based on its findings the CQC has given the trust an overall rating of ‘inadequate’, the lowest possible rating.
The CQC reports require the trust to make a number of improvements which include:
Continuing to take action to reduce the numbers of cancelled clinics within outpatients and to reduce the backlog of patients in this area
Continuing to work with partners to address referral to treatment times and improve capacity and demand planning to ensure services meet the needs of local people
Ensuring patients are assessed for pain relief in the emergency department; and appropriate action is taken if it is needed. This should also be recorded within the patients’ notes
Ensuring ambulance staff are able to promptly register and handover patients on arrival at the emergency department
Ensuring appropriate numbers of suitably qualified and experienced midwifery and medical staff are available to meet the needs of women in maternity
Ensuring appropriate numbers of staff are available in line with national guidance specifically within surgery, medicine, and maternity. And also ensure the right staff are available to meet the needs of children and young people on paediatric wards and in the emergency department
Monitoring and addressing mixed sex accommodation breaches.
However, CQC inspectors acknowledged the trust as a caring organisation, rating the quality of care delivered by staff and across the hospitals and services inspected as ‘good’.
Responding to the CQC’s reports Richard Sunley, interim chief executive at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are disappointed with, but fully accept, the shortfalls the Care Quality Commission has identified.
“We are sorry we have let down our patients, their families and carers by not meeting the quality standards they rightly expect.
“We are determined to move forward and make changes with pace and focus so we can consistently deliver high quality standards for patients across all of our services.”
Lawrence Roberts, medical director at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, added: “We are making a new start and are working hard to make the necessary improvements to make our services consistently better and safer.”
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Despite an invitation from the local MP to attend the Lincoln Christmas Market this weekend, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be joining in the festivities.
The annual Christmas Market returned on Thursday, December 2 after a year-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, with thousands of people flocking to uphill Lincoln to check out the various stalls and entertainment on display.
The festive market will run in Lincoln until Sunday, December 5, and there was a special invite for the Prime Minister of our country last week, when Lincoln MP Karl McCartney spoke in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 24.
Mr McCartney said: “It would be remiss of me not to invite my honourable friend the Prime Minister and yourself speaker and all other colleagues, even the opposition front bench, to come and enjoy the marvellous long weekend of festivities.”
In response, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “Thank you very much. I will do my utmost, as I’m sure all others will, he’s invited everybody, a lot of people are going to be going to Lincoln I hope.”
However, it has been confirmed by Karl McCartney that Boris Johnson will not be attending Lincoln Christmas Market this weekend, due to prior commitments.
It is not believed that the opposition front bench, who Mr McCartney also invited, will be coming to the market either, but the Lincoln MP will be in attendance across the weekend.
A vegetarian pizza takeaway and restaurant in Lincoln has launched a special festive pizza, and tiramisu, and The Lincolnite went to check it out.
Slow Rise is located on St Martin’s Lane in Lincoln and is run by Lewis Pheby and his girlfriend Rosie Mawer, who came up with the idea for a new festive pizza which launched this week.
The Festive Four Cheese pizza contains Fior Di Latte mozzarella, brie, aged blue stilton and oak smoked cheddar, as well as fresh thyme, roasted chestnuts and Christmas spiced chutney.
The Festive Four Cheese pizza is now available at Slow Rise. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
It is priced at £11, or £3 for an individual slice, and will be available until the end of December. It can be delivered, picked up from the takeaway or eaten in the restaurant.
In addition, Slow Rise has also launched a festive Baileys chocolate tiramisu, which is one of five different types of the dessert on offer.
Slow Rise has also launched a festive Baileys chocolate tiramisu. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The Festive Four Cheese pizza contains Fior Di Latte mozzarella, brie, aged blue stilton and oak smoked cheddar, as well as fresh thyme, roasted chestnuts and Christmas spiced chutney. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Slow Rise owners Rosie Mawer and Lewis Pheby with a range of pizzas and mojito cocktails. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Lewis and Rosie set up Slow Rise in July 2019 and at the time they were operating as a mobile business.
They ran the business from their garden during lockdown before opening their new takeaway shop on St Martin’s Lane in Lincoln on July 1 this year. They opened a restaurant seating 16 people inside the same building in this September.
The festive pizza is definitely worth a try and got a thumbs up from The Lincolnite. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Lewis and Rosie told The Lincolnite: “We thought about doing a cheese board pizza in the past and wanted to do something festive as it’s all about cheese at Christmas.
“The reaction has been good so far and we look forward to more people trying it.”
The festive pizza and Baileys chocolate tiramisu have been added to the menu for the duration of December 2021. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
As well as the delicious pizzas, there is also a drinks menu including five varieties of mojito, as well as craft beers, draft lager, wine and spirits.
For anyone wishing to order for collection or delivery from the takeaway, it is advised to book through the website or app, while customers can also contact Slow Rise by calling 07757 741186.
Slow Rise’s restaurant and takeaway are located on St Martin’s Lane in Lincoln. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Slow Rise is open Wednesday and Thursday from 4.30pm-9pm, on Fridays 4.30pm-10pm, on Saturdays 12pm-3pm and 4.30pm-10pm, and on Sundays 12pm-3pm and 4.30pm-9pm.
English mod-rocker Paul Weller has been forced to cancel his remaining tour dates, including a night at Lincoln Engine Shed, after a band member tested positive for Covid-19.
Weller, who found fame as the lead singer of The Jam and later The Style Council before embarking on a solo career, was due to perform at Lincoln Engine Shed on Saturday, December 4, but has had to pull out of the show.
An announcement on Friday confirmed a member of his band tested positive for COVID-19, meaning the three remaining shows on his UK tour, in Norwich on Friday, Lincoln on Saturday and Cambridge on Sunday, have been cancelled.
The 63-year-old singer-songwriter from Surrey was gearing up to play some of his huge catalogue of hits, including Town Called Malice (The Jam), Shout To The Top (The Style Council) and You Do Something To Me (solo).
A statement from Paul Weller HQ reads: “We are very sorry to announce that due to a band member testing positive for COVID-19, the remaining tour dates will not be able to take place on their scheduled dates.
“We are working hard to see if we can reschedule the shows and will share more information on that as soon as we possibly can.
“This is obviously incredibly disappointing news for not just the fans but Paul and the whole team involved, but we need to follow the guidelines to keep everyone as safe as possible.”
Music lovers won’t have to wait too long for another big show at the Engine Shed, however, as The Charlatans will be playing their 30th anniversary tour in Lincoln on Monday, December 6.
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