James Turner

A 26-year-old Lincoln woman said she was accused by an A&E doctor of “wasting NHS resources,” despite being diagnosed with kidney failure.

After being rushed to Lincoln County Hospital with abdominal pain, Melissa, initially treated with morphine, was then reportedly denied further medication and told she should be able to handle the pain due to her young age.

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After thousands of reported sewage spills and storm overflows from water companies into the county’s rivers and seas in recent years, Lincolnshire County Council is finally urging the central government to take action.

Members of the council’s Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Committee insisted during the meeting that such occurrences should not be deemed acceptable in this day and age. They agreed to write to the government, urging them to implement tighter measures on water companies to prevent further incidents.

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