United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust HQ.
A hospital in Lincolnshire could be set aside to be “COVID-free” as part of plans to restore some essential services.
Bosses at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust said they were still in the early stages of planning and waiting to confirm details.
However, they confirmed they are exploring providing a “physical separation” between those patients who potentially have COVID-19 and patients requiring routine care in disease-free environments.
Chief Executive Andrew Morgan said: “Nationally, the NHS is entering the next phase of the COVID 19 pandemic and this requires all NHS organisations to develop plans to safely restore some essential non-COVID services.
First case of Coronavirus confirmed in North East Lincolnshire
The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in North East Lincolnshire.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Grimsby and Scunthorpe hospitals, confirmed it was dealing with a “small number of patients” with COVID-19 across both its hospital sites.
In a statement, NLaG said it was well prepared to treat patients with COVID-19.
Dr Kate Wood, Medical Director at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT said: “We can confirm that we are currently caring for patients who have tested positive for the COVID-19 infection. They are being very safely cared for by our highly skilled teams and all of the appropriate protection measures are in place.
First Lincolnshire pub to close due to COVID-19 staff symptoms
Photo: The Elm Cottage
The Elm Cottage pub in Gainsborough has closed less than a week after reopening, due to a staff member displaying symptoms of coronavirus.
The Elm Cottage on Church Street, Gainsborough, reopened on July 4 with strict table service and limited numbers.
The member of staff went for a test on Friday morning, after developing “mild” symptoms of the virus.
With the results due back in the next 48-72 hours, the owners have decided to shut their doors until the result surfaces.
It has become the first reported pub in the county to temporarily close again with COVID-19 symptoms.
2020: How Lincolnshire coped with COVID
A rollercoaster year moving at high speed
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
2020 has been a tumultuous year. What we expected to be another 12 months of droning on about Brexit turned out to be much worse.
When leavers celebrated Brexit Day in Lincolnshire on January 31, all we knew about COVID-19 was a brief offer of support and guidance from the University of Lincoln to students and staff with connections to China and Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated.
But by the end of February warnings were on the increase, a Skegness GP closed its doors temporarily due to fears patients had been infected, Lincoln Cathedral was giving advice on the virus, new “coronavirus pods” were set up at hospitals to deal with travellers returning from China who felt unwell, schools had closed as tests began and five local pupils had been isolated following a ski trip to Italy one of the countries the virus rapidly spread to.
The Lincolnite Person of the Year: Jonathan Van Tam
A “Van-tastic” achievement
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has a gift of using metaphors to explain various situations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boston-born Jonathan Van Tam, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, has become known for his colourful metaphors and straight forward nature when delivering the latest news about the coronavirus pandemic.
From late-minute equaliser goals, to waiting for a train and how coronavirus is not like a yoghurt, he has brought us the details in easy to understand and rarely convoluted messages.
He once said while answering public questions during a BBC interview: “It’s clear in the first half, the away team gave us an absolute battering, and what we’ve done now is the 70th minute, they got a goal, and in the 70th minute we’ve now got an equaliser.