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Friends look to break stigma over men’s mental health

Richard Rush — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:39:38 +0000

A man who has spent years battling mental health issues says the regular walks set up with his friend around Spalding are having more of a positive impact on him than any treatment he’s had before. Paul and Wes have launched Walk If Off in the town with the idea of men getting together just […]

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Care team highly commended

Richard Rush — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:33:40 +0000

The South East Lincolnshire Palliative Care Team has been ‘Highly Commended’ at an annual awards. The Palliative and End of Life Care Awards were held in London last month. The South East Lincolnshire Palliative Huddles were highly commended in the Integrated Care Systems Award category. The award recognised effective multidisciplinary partnership working, collaboration and coordination […]

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A wrist worth taking in hospitals

Richard Rush — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:10:32 +0000

Patients with dementia at Lincolnshire’s hospitals, including Johnson Hospital in Spalding, are to be offered a wristband to help staff identify their condition. The ‘Forget Me Not’ wristbands feature that flower and will aim to act as an additional visual prompt to help hospital staff to recognise that someone may need extra help with communication […]

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Heartfelt donation to unit

Richard Rush — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:31:34 +0000

New handheld scanners that can quickly detect cardiac arrests are helping to revolutionise the way critically ill patients at Pilgrim Hospital. When a patient suffers a cardiac arrest, time is of the essence for the hospital’s Critical Care Teams to be able to reach them quickly, rapidly assess them and start treatment as soon as […]

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Top darts referee’s ‘check out’ call

Richard Rush — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:38:22 +0000

A local darts legend, who jumped out of a plane while raising thousands for a prostate cancer charity has urged men to get checked after being diagnosed with the condition himself. Ian Tilley is a popular darts referee both locally in his hometown of Spalding and nationally having refereed at the very top of the […]

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More cuddles in Wyatt’s memory

Richard Rush — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:07:32 +0000

A Pinchbeck family who have been fundraising in memory of a stillborn son have given another gift in his memory. Chris and Emily Maltby-Gills’ son Wyatt Emrys was delivered 20 weeks early on September 8, 2024. The Pennysuite at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital had a ‘cold cot’ donated by another grieving family which allowed the couple […]

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Support group for severe autism

Richard Rush — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:08:05 +0000

The mum of a son with severe autism has launched a new support group for families facing similar conditions to him. Angela Buonocore has set up Spectrum of Love Spalding after struggling to find such support for her nine-year-old son Leo. “The gap between support groups and activities for high care and low care needs […]

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Medical centre practices perfect

Richard Rush — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:47:33 +0000

A Spalding medical centre is celebrating a hat-trick of accolades. Beechfield Medical Centre has been named as the Lincolnshire Primary Care Nursing Team of the Year for 2026. That’s on top of earning Learning Disability Gold Quality Mark status and the FiveStar Quality Early Warning Score Award. The latter was awarded by the NHS Lincolnshire […]

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Breathing new life in campaign

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:32:59 +0000

A South Holland resident was back in Parliament recently campaigning for better awareness of lung conditions. Ron Flewett had to have a double lung transplant after being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) around 12 years ago. As part of the charity Taskforce in Lung Health, he and wife Maxine joined South Holland MP Sir […]

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MP campaigns to keep Spalding respite centre open

Richard Rush — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:58:41 +0000

MP Sir John Hayes is asking the public to back his call to save a Spalding facility providing respite care for families with disabled adults. The threat of closure still remains for Cedar House, a specialist unit many families have described as a ‘lifesaver’, where specially trained staff can look after their loved ones who […]

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