Healthcare in Lincolnshire

Healthcare in Lincolnshire is now the responsibility of five Clinical Commissioning Groups covering Lincolnshire West, Lincolnshire East, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and South Lincolnshire .

History

From 1947 to 1974 NHS services in Lincolnshire were managed by the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board. In 1974 the Boards were abolished and replaced by Regional Health Authorities. Leicestershire came under the Trent RHA. From 1974 there were two Area health authorities, North and South covering the county. From 1982 there was one District Authority. Five Primary care trusts were established in the county in 2002:East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire South West Teaching PCT and West Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus. East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire South West Teaching PCT and West Lincolnshire were merged in 2006. They were managed by the North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Strategic health authority and East Midlands Strategic health authority.

Sustainability and transformation plans

In March 2016 Allan Kitt the Chief Officer of South West Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group was appointed the leader of the Lincolnshire Sustainability and transformation plan footprint.[1]

It is proposed to downgrade Grantham A&E to an urgent care centre. Critical care, vascular surgery, ‘hyper acute’ stroke services and emergency paediatrics will all be centralised in Lincoln. There will be a reduction of 750 full-time healthcare posts across the county by 2021. [2]

Commissioning

In July 2017 it was announced that North East Lincolnshire Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group would have a joint chief executive.[3]

Primary care

Out-of-hours services are provided

Acute services

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Mental health

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and NAViGO Health and Social Care CIC

Community services

Lincolnshire Community Health Services

References

  1. ↑ "Leaders named for eight major STP patches". Health Service Journal. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sustainability and Transformation Plans: Find out about your STP". NHS Support Federation. March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "CCG and council appoint 'first of its kind' joint chief". Health Service Journal. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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