Lincolnshire County and East Lindsey District Councillor Sarah Parkin.
An East Lindsey District Councillor has taken up a leading role in a British Medical Association-backed project to attract refugee doctors to the area.
Councillor Sarah Parkin, who also sits on Lincolnshire County Council, was asked to join the board of the Lincolnshire Refugee Doctor Project after a previous director moved away from the area.
Councillor Parkin, who has been attending meetings in an advisory capacity, said: “I’m really privileged and honoured.
“The refugee situation internationally has been an issue I have been concerned about on a personal level for many years.”
She praised the board for its strong commitment, skill sets and ability to deliver the project.
The organisation aims to recruit refugee doctors to the county as well as support them in settling into local communities and helping them to get the skills and knowledge to pass the necessary General Medical Council examinations.
It is understood many refugees, unable to get the support needed, have taken up jobs in other professions.
The Lincolnshire group has now got a project ready to begin at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, in Grimsby, with the hope that in the future a Lincolnshire-based scheme will also open up.
Dr Andrew Mowat, chairman of the group and Chair of Trustees of BMA Charities
Dr Andrew Mowat, chairman of the group and Chair of Trustees of BMA Charities, was happy for Councillor to join the project, adding: “It’s going to be hugely helpful to us to have someone with Sarah’s level of experience on board.
“One of the difficulties we have is knowing who to engage with in the political area and she’s very skilled with that”
A number of health services and charities are partnered with the project including the BMA and its charities, the General Medical Council, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, the BMA and Lincs Community Health Services.
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Lincolnshire Police have found the body of a missing Lincoln boy.
The force appealed at around 4pm on Sunday, April 11, to find Daniel Coupland, 16, from Lincoln, after he went missing.
At 9.30pm police said that a body has been found, which has been identified as the missing boy.
In a statement, Lincolnshire Police said: “We would like to sincerely thank the media and the public for their support with this appeal and request that the family be given time to process this devastating news without intrusion or speculation.”
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