Work has started on converting five units in Freshney Place Shopping Centre into a bespoke Community Diagnostic Centre that will help to transform healthcare in North East Lincolnshire. Once complete, the centre will allow us to offer around 150,000 additional diagnostic appointments a year to patients at a convenient, central location, rather than travelling to…
2 months ago | Health and wellbeing
Stopping smoking is often referred to as ‘giving up’, but this new year, North East Lincolnshire Council are focusing on the gains. By swapping cigarettes to safer forms of nicotine, such as patches, gum or a vape you can save hundreds of pounds, whilst improving your mental and physical health significantly when you remove the…
3 months ago | Health and wellbeingWe all get the post turkey slump after seven rounds of Grandma’s Christmas dinner followed by a large helping of chocolate Yule log. To help combat this, why not go for a long walk or bike ride and see what the borough has to offer. Whether you’re in Immingham, Grimsby or Cleethorpes, there are plenty…
4 months ago | Health and wellbeing
Twenty-five Grimsby pubs have received brand new emergency first aid bleed kits, thanks to funding from the Office of the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner.# The kits include trauma dressings to control moderate to severe haemorrhaging and chest wounds, and were purchased from The Daniel Baird Foundation. The Foundation was set up following the fatal…
4 months ago | Health and wellbeing
Christmas can be the happiest time of year, but for some, it brings along added pressure. There is lots of support available, helping people with everything from financial worries to mental health and homelessness. Councillor Stan Shreeve, Portfolio Holder for health, wellbeing and adult social care at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “This time…
4 months ago | Health and wellbeing
Smokers living in North East Lincolnshire will be able to benefit from a Government scheme encouraging them to quit with the aid of a vape. The swap to stop pilot scheme will see smokers ditch their cigarettes for a free vape starter kit as part of a Twelve-week programme of support. People signing up to…
5 months ago | Health and wellbeingCare Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors have handed down high praise to the Public Health Nursing Service at North East Lincolnshire Council rating it ‘good’ overall, in a report published today. Inspectors, in the first CQC Inspection of the service where a rating has been given, noted staff’s ‘compassion and kindness’ and the ‘good care’…
8 months ago | Health and wellbeingA local school has become the first in the area to become entirely smoke free as part of a pilot scheme by Public Health. Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy have worked closely with North East Lincolnshire Council’s Public Health team to deliver a package of measures, working towards becoming a smoke-free school. The Academy created…
10 months ago | Health and wellbeing
YOUNG people and their friends, families, and teachers across North East Lincolnshire are urged to reach out for support if they’re feeling low during the half-term break. Or, if you are a parent who notices your child is letting exam stress or other worries get them down then also pick up the phone or go…
11 months ago | Children and familiesChristmas can be the happiest time of year but it can also bring extra pressure. And with rising costs and added financial burdens during a time of pandemic recovery, leading NHS mental health services provider NAViGO are keen to reiterate that they are here to offer support. NAViGO chief executive Simon Beeton said: “It continues…
1 year ago | Health and wellbeing