Boston Pilgrim Hospital. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Patients are waiting 81 minutes for treatment at Boston Pilgrim A&E as the department suffers from “significant overcrowding”.
Officials from the Care Quality Commission made an unannounced visit to the hospital in February 2019 and found concerns remained from their previous inspection.
The CQC said the unit is still overcrowded and that the layout of the department was “not suitable” for the amount of patients admitted.
Boston Pilgrim Hospital. Photo: Google Street View
The report added that some patients were being treated on trolleys in the corridors and waiting on average 81 minutes for treatment, which is 20 minutes more than the national standard.
Meanwhile, inspectors said there were improvements between staff working better together and commitment to “doing the right thing”.
Neill Hepburn, medical director at ULHT, and Michelle Rhodes, director of nursing. Picture: Steve Smailes.
Michelle Rhodes, director of nursing at ULHT, said the trust recognises that it faces challenges with the department.
“We recognise the challenges we face in relation to the care of children, and we will continue to work hard to make improvements in this area” she said.
“We also recognise that the layout of the A&E is not ideal, which can lead to overcrowding during busy periods.
“However, we are currently working with NHS England and NHS Improvement looking at capital funding to expand the department.
“We are pleased that the inspectors recognised how much progress we’ve made since their last inspection in December, including mention of our new dedicated frailty team to help assess and treat our elderly patients more effectively and the introduction of our two-hourly team ‘safety huddles’, to identify any emerging risks in the department.”
The hospital remains “inadequate” as rated in July 2018 as the inspection does not change the rating.
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The 32-year-old man and 30-year-old woman arrested in the murder probe of an 11-year-old boy in Lincoln have both been released on police bail, without any charges.
The man was arrested on suspicion of murder and the woman on suspicion of manslaughter after an incident at a house on Geneva Street on St Giles in Lincoln.
Police were called to the house at 10pm on Friday night, January 22.
The 11-year-old boy was found unwell at the scene and was taken to hospital for treatment.
He was pronounced dead a short time later.
At the time Lincolnshire Police said the death was unexplained and it was treated as murder.
The man and the woman arrested at the weekend were released on police bail on Monday evening.
Lincolnshire Police said in a statement on Monday night:
“Once again, we’d like to remind people that this is an active investigation and that an 11-year-old boy has sadly lost his life.
“Speculative comments are not only deeply upsetting to those involved but can potentially undermine our investigation.
“If you have any information that can help, call 101 or email [email protected] quoting incident 472 of January 22.”
Ten people from Boston have been given fines for breaching COVID-19 regulations by driving dangerously in supermarket car parks.
Officers were called after three separate reports of dangerous driving in the car parks of Lidl and Tesco in Wyberton Fen, as well as on Marsh Lane Industrial Estate in Boston.
All three incidents took place and were reported to police between 5pm and 6pm on Sunday, January 24, though it is unsure if they were connected at all.
When officers arrived, the drivers were seen doing donut manoeuvres and racing in the snow.
A total of 10 people were given £200 fines for breaking lockdown guidelines, but this will be reduced to £100 if paid within 14 days, due to all being first time offenders.
As well as the COVID-19 fines, two of the vehicles were also seized as a result of being uninsured, with drivers reported.
A traffic offence report was also submitted after one driver was seen to be driving not just dangerously but out of control.
Inspector Fran Harrod of Lincolnshire Police said: “We would like to thank the public for bringing these incidents of dangerous driving to our attention.
“This is not only extremely dangerous to those taking part but to others in these areas.
“While we continue to engage and explain with the public, this was a blatant breach of the restrictions which will not be tolerated.”
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