Health

Public health chiefs are looking to expand the service that helps smokers to quit their habit - and defended the current system.

Health chiefs promised a £1.2m investment for mental health services – after a teenager’s suicide prompted powerful pleas for improvements.

A new board will be responsible for planning and co-ordinating the county's healthcare.

Plans for a ‘health and wellbeing hub’ along with specialist housing have been included as part of £20 million South Holland Levelling Up bid.

Council chiefs have vowed to carefully consider the results of a 'tragic' suicide case in which they were criticised.

Our area’s MP feels it is now time for a debate on abortion - with the issue thrown into the spotlight after a high-profile US court decision.

Supermarkets have pledged to put the signs of bowel cancer on toilet roll packets as tributes pour in for campaigner Dame Deborah James.

Vulnerable veterans could be at risk of death if a new facility doesn't have the right professional support in place, according to councillors.

A grandmother has eaten for first time in two years following treatment after suffering a stroke in 2019 - and craved a bowl of Heinz tomato soup.

Pop-up Covid vaccine sessions will be held at three of our markets this week.

A nurse says it is time to admit we have a problem with our ‘terrible’ record over childhood obesity - calling for a change in lifestyle.

Three new defibrillators will be installed in Pinchbeck thanks to bakers and councillors.

A group for pre-school children is hoping that it can help families in south Lincolnshire by opening up its excellent facilities for them.

The memory of a secretary and volunteer who gave more than 50 years’ service to a school has been honoured.

Outdoor play facilities could be included in a £20 million revamp of the Castle Sports Centre to help boost the health of our children.

A young cancer patient rediscovered her sense of ambition when she set sail for the trip of a lifetime with a charity.

Here's the weekly Health Matters column, written by members of the Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group.

As most women of a certain age can testify oops moments are real - that annoying little dribble of wee when you laugh or sneeze creeps up on us all.

A couple opened their garden to the public to raise money for Myelona blood cancer.

Which? sun cream tests see high street products outperform some more expensive mineral-based brands, prompting a warning from the consumer group.