Yellowbellies will be keen to quiz the NHS CEO about issues affecting the county when he visits Lincoln to deliver a lecture next week.
As part of its Distinguished Medical Lecture series the University of Lincoln will welcome Simon Stevens to the city to deliver a free talk in the Isaac Newton Building on May 14 (registration from 5.30pm, lecture starts at 6pm). It is free to attend but booking is essential – click here for more information.
Stevens has identified five main priorities for the NHS for the next 10 years including improvements to mental health services, an overhaul of cancer screening, a renewed focus on children’s services, reducing health inequalities and a new focus on cardio-vascular diseases.
He will speak at the university about the challenges currently facing the NHS and how the service will respond to these in the coming decade.
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Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) has confirmed plans to jet-wash blocked gullies in Leadenham following persistent flooding, which has left residents and businesses in constant fear of property damage during heavy rainfall.
The council intends to jet the A607 outside Leadenham Post Office as an urgent measure to mitigate ongoing flood risks, with a full clean scheduled for January. The announcement comes after a plea from Leadenham Parish Councillor Martyn Everett, who highlighted significant flooding along Sleaford Road.
A senior lecturer recently celebrated the news that East Midlands Railway will increase its train capacity on what he felt was an “overcrowded” service between Lincoln and Leicester.
Amir Badiee lives in Loughborough and for the past seven years has been commuting to his job at the University of Lincoln, but over the last two years he believes the train service has got worse. When he complained back in March he said he didn’t receive any response, but he believes his recent concerns aired in The Lincolnite helped to prompt a positive outcome.
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