Spalding Guardian - Health Feed

Guides’ code of silence for Air Ambulance

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:38 GMT

Girls from 1st Pinchbeck Guides proved you can get something for nothing after raising money by not saying a word for an hour.

Help raise £20,000 so Joshua can walk again

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:39 GMT

Readers were so touched by our story of a three-year-old boy who could walk again with the help of an operation and therapy costing £20,000 that the Lincolnshire Free Press is launching an appeal to help him.

Stroke support group is formed

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:50 GMT

A new group has been formed in Spalding to support patients who have suffered a stroke.

Invitation issued to health campaigners

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:57 GMT

A council health scrutiny committee is to invite campaigners to observe its meetings and witness its work first-hand.

HEALTH MATTERS by Simon Temple

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:26:47 GMT

It’s been a time of celebration in the trust since my last column with May featuring International Nurses’ Day.

Double vision for expanding eye firm

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:43:57 GMT

Long Sutton eye practice Coakley Opticians are looking forward to bigger and better things after moving into new premises, twice the size of their former home.

Campaign to give patients a voice on NHS

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:16:39 GMT

A campaign has been launched to give people the chance to share their experience of Lincolnshire’s hospitals with those carrying out a review into patient death rates.

Help Lennox (2) meet Jamaican grandparents

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:59 GMT

A Holbeach St Marks teenager plans to cut her long red hair to fund a trip so her two-year-old brother who has leukaemia can meet his Jamaican grandparents.

Anniversary ride has PEDALS power

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:35:07 GMT

A cycling group is putting PEDALS power behind celebrating 30 years of making the streets and paths of Spalding safer to ride.

Chance to make a difference

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:58:52 GMT

People keen to make a difference to the lives of others are being invited to apply for two vacancies on the board of an NHS trust.

Taking health service to local growers

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:36:28 GMT

That men are often unwilling to visit the doctor if they have a health worry is not news.

Useful service for south Lincolnshire growers

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:36:27 GMT

Advice drop-in points have been running in the north of the county for five years, with the introduction of the health screening a couple of years later.

Opticians get public show of support

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:57:10 GMT

Spalding eye specialists Molsom Optometrists have been boosted by an almost unanimous show of support from its patients, according to an independent survey.

Invitation to NHS group meeting

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:58:44 GMT

A new NHS group is inviting people to a public meeting to find out more about its work.

Cash for new LIVES group

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:40:47 GMT

District councillor Michael Booth has given £1,000 from his designated budget to kick-start a new LIVES group in Sutton Bridge.

Clubs host charity bargain hunt for skin and heart aid

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:40:19 GMT

An auction of compassion brought all three Rotary Clubs in the South Holland area together in a rare show of unity to help people diagnosed with a rare skin condition.

Friends with cancer inspire 50-mile trek

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:43:50 GMT

A Pinchbeck woman is taking huge strides to raise money for a cancer charity after two of her friends were diagnosed with the disease.

Charity canal walk for pair

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:34:31 GMT

Saracen’s Head pair Andy Stafford and Clive Woods experienced one of England’s finest canals for a worthy cause on an 85-mile walk for two charities.

New support group for cancer launch

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:33:02 GMT

Cancer patients in South Holland and their families can get help and advice from a new group being launched this week.

Help Joshua take first step without pain

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:55:08 GMT

Hopes that a three-year-old boy with severe cerebral palsy will one day walk without pain have resulted in a second plea from his family.