Skegness Standard - Health News Feed

Health plan to reduce rising child obesity

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:13:18 GMT

A healthy living initiative has been launched in Skegness and Wainfleet to help tackle the rising levels of childhood obesity.

Ambulance services ‘guarantees’ improvements by increasing Skegness staffing and vehicles

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:54:48 GMT

The east coast has been ‘guaranteed’ better ambulance response times through increases to staff and vehicle numbers in Skegness later this month.

Local pubs trade pints for poses in charity calendar

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:14:42 GMT

Pubs around Skegness have traded pulling pints for poses in a new charity calendar raising funds to help fight cancer.

East Midlands Ambulance Service to talk at Skegness Hospital Watch meeting

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:30:36 GMT

Ambulance service representatives will be fielding questions from health campaigners at a meeting in Skegness this week.

Nottinghamshire sexsomniac cleared of raping 21-year-old at Butlin’s, Ingoldmells, in one of the first cases of its kind

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:09 GMT

A man has been cleared of raping a 21 year old after a jury heard he suffers from a sleep disorder that causes him to have sex without knowing about it.

50-year-old man in serious condition after Ingoldmells blaze completely gutted wooden chalet

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:06:36 GMT

A 50-year-old man is in a serious condition after suffering burns during a fire which completely gutted a wooden chalet in Ingoldmells early yesterday morning.

League of Friends of Skegness Hospital seek storage space

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:59:26 GMT

A charity supporting Skegness Hospital has appealed for storage space to aid its fundraising efforts

Family ’disgusted’ with health service after loved one’s undignified death

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:10:47 GMT

The family of a terminally ill Skegness patient say they are ‘angry, upset and disgusted’ after their loved one died in ‘traumatic and undignified’ circumstances.

Celebrate 100 years of Skegness Hospital at glamorous black tie ball

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:43:20 GMT

A glamorous black tie ball celebrating Skegness Hospital’s achievements throughout a century of service to the town is being held this month.

Investigation into abnormally high death rates at Boston Pilgrim to begin next month

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:47:54 GMT

The investigation into higher-than-expected death rates at hospitals in Lincolnshire including Boston Pilgrim is likely to take place in June, it has been announced.

Praise for new X-ray department

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:35:25 GMT

Health service campaigners have said Skegness Hospital’s new X-ray department is just what they asked for.

New life saving equipment for Skegness

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:41:33 GMT

A dental practice in Skegness has joined with the ambulance service to install an automatic heart defibrillator outside its studio.