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Ambulance service fined £3.5 million after missing targets

East Midlands Ambulance Service has been fined £3.5 million after missing key response time targets for patients with life-threatening injuries.

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Campaign group launches as Lincolnshire’s hospitals face review

A Folkingham businessman has launched campaign group Cure the NHS Lincolnshire in a bid to improve patient safety in Lincolnshire’s hospitals.

Grantham Rotarians look after the community

The Grantham Kesteven Rotary Club held its annual ‘Know Your Blood Pressure Day’ in The George Centre and saw a constant stream of people go along to have their blood pressure checked by health professionals.

Cilla and Brian Bothamley, raise money for Cancer Research UK. 158D

Colsterworth pair raise £572 for Cancer Research UK

A couple from Colsterworth are dedicated to raising money for Cancer Research UK - and have received a thank you from the charity for their efforts.

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Woodland walk in grounds of Belton House helps Grantham dementia sufferers

Dementia sufferers who attend the Forget Me Not Day Centre in Grantham went for a stroll through woodland in the grounds of Belton House as part of an improved wellbeing project.

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Elderly people will have to leave their homes

Twenty elderly residents, between the ages of 61 and 98, who live in supported housing in Barrowby have been told they will have to move.

VIDEO: Lincolnshire’s Director of Public Health on measles and MMR video

The Director of Public Health for Lincolnshire, Dr Tony Hill, talks about the importance of increasing the number of children who receieve immunisation in Lincolnshire.

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