Following the successful allocation of Community Asset Development Funding across the four Neighbourhood Team accelerator Sites (Gainsborough, Lincoln South, Grantham & Boston) we are pleased to announce the next round of funding will be opening shortly across 9 Primary Care Network (PCN) areas. For further information on PCNs, please see: Primary Care Networks: Lincolnshire Primary Care Network Alliance (lpcna.nhs.uk) The...

The government has recently released details on its proposals to reform the public health system in England to ensure it is fit for purpose to meet future challenges.  The Transforming the Public Health System Policy Paper sets out the following structural changes:  Establishing a new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) which brings together the health protection capabilities of Public Health England (PHE) and...

Boston College’s Distance Learning courses allow you the flexibility to study wherever you are, arranging your studies around your work and family life. The courses provide you with a convenient way to gain or develop existing skills without attending College full time. The College offers over 45 different Distance Learning courses in a variety of course areas including: Business, Computing,...

The Centre for Ageing Better want more people to be able to live independently in their homes for longer. They would like to understand the challenges that people aged 50 to 70 years in Lincolnshire face when trying to improve their homes. The information they learn will help us to better the user experience and routes to safe, accessible and...

We have sent out a new update for February 2021 it is available for download below:

Next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England: Government White Paper for NHS and social care reformToday the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a White Paper – Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all, which sets out new proposals to build on the successful NHS response...

From 11th February, initially for a period of 2 weeks, all eligible frontline care workers can also access their first vaccination via the National Booking Service. This provides an additional option for employers and eligible frontline social care workers to access an appointment at a time and place that is convenient for them. The National Booking Service can be accessed...

Expansion of Asymptomatic Testing The government announcement over the weekend expands the current offer in Lincolnshire to include the wider workforce who cannot work from home. For organisations who cannot work from home they can now access the current community testing sites. The development of the community testing programme will now see the inclusion of weekly testing for: small or...