Lincoln hospital extension plans approved
“A new standard of mental health care”
Concept sketch of Peter Hodgkinson Centre | Image: Gilling Dod Architects
City of Lincoln Council have approved plans to extend the Peter Hodgkinson Centre at Lincoln County Hospital into two new 20 ensuite wards, as part of a £37 million fund.
The plans are part of an NHS initiative to eradicate dormitory accommodation in mental health settings and has been described by Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT) as “a new standard of mental health care”.
It hopes to remove clinical risk, improve privacy and dignity, promote wellbeing and recovery, as well as preventing COVID-19 infection risks.
Two arrested over Portland Street stabbing
After man suffered leg stab wounds
Portland Street was closed by police. | Photo: Tom Washington
A 43-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman have been arrested after a stabbing on Portland Street in Lincoln on Tuesday evening.
The pair have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, and are currently in police custody.
It comes after a 37-year-old man had sustained serious leg injuries as a result of being stabbed on Portland Street at around 6.43pm on Tuesday.
Police officers investigating on Portland Street. | Photo: Reader submitted
His injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, though they were ‘consistent with a knife wound’ according to police.
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Additional trusts in covid hotspots such as Kent and London to start giving covid vaccine
A total of 18 trusts have been added to the vaccine programme, bringing the total number of hospitals up to 82
Several NHS trusts in covid hotspot areas will start receiving batches of the vaccine for the first time, according to NHS England.
Barts Health Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and Bedfordshire FT are among the latest set of trusts that will start providing the covid vaccine to over 80s and health and care staff.
These three trusts all operate in tier four areas with the highest rate of covid.
Record daily deaths but still tier 3 for Greater Lincolnshire
Also national daily case record and another COVID mutation
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There have been 437 new coronavirus cases and a record daily number of 37 COVID-related deaths on Wednesday.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 355 new cases in Lincolnshire, 50 in North Lincolnshire and 32 in North East Lincolnshire.
Some 28 deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, five in North East Lincolnshire and four in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England reported 11 new local hospital deaths on Wednesday, including nine at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust and two at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
Lincolnshire Police HQ, Nettleham. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Violent crime and low force morale will take priority in 2021 for the new Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police as he takes on the role.
Violent crime and domestic abuse have been on the rise this year in Lincolnshire. According to UK Crime Stats, Lincolnshire Police received reports of 1,920 violent offences in October 2020, up from 1,881 in January.
Chris Haward, newly-appointed Chief Constable for Lincolnshire Police, said: “There’s clearly some work to do around our crime performance and reducing crime.
“I think there’s an awful lot of good work going on around violent crime reduction against some of our most prolific offenders that work is already ongoing.”