A diagnosis of dementia can be overwhelming, not only for the person themselves but for their loved ones or carers. This is why a new web portal has been developed in North East Lincolnshire offering up to date local resources and trusted national information and advice for people with a dementia diagnosis, their family, carers and friends. This [...] Read more

Members of the public are welcome to join the CCG Primary Care Commissioning Committee which looks at the functions and issues relating to the Commissioning of Primary Care Medical Services. The next meeting is taking place on Tuesday 4th August at 11am-1pm and will take place via Microsoft Teams. For papers of the meeting please click here To [...] Read more

New housing will be available this autumn for people accessing care services locally, that will provide them with suitable living space here in Grimsby. Burchester Court is an extra care housing scheme providing 60 apartments on Winchester Avenue, that will be opening for people to rent from October. Those interested in living in one of the [...] Read more

NHS and council organisations in Humber, Coast and Vale are appealing for the public’s help as they work together to increase the availability of health and care services, which were restricted, relocated or paused during the coronavirus outbreak. At the outset of the pandemic, health and care professionals including hospital teams, GPs, health [...] Read more

Health and Council chiefs have come together to call for people to remember to stay safe this weekend. With pubs, bars and restaurants due to re-open across North East Lincolnshire, the call has come to remember that Covid-19 is still around, and still presents a significant threat to public health. It’s widely expected that lots of people will [...] Read more

Patients in North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire area can access medical advice and help from their GP – without needing to visit their local GP practice in person or wait on the phone. The free online GP practice service, which can be used at any time of the day, can save people time because it removes the need for them to make [...] Read more

A special meeting of North East Lincolnshire Council’s Cabinet held on Monday 29th approved the area’s Outbreak Control Plan, drawn up by the authority, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and partners in the wider local health and social care system who have been working together since COVID-19 first became a threat. While the area currently [...] Read more

Care home residents in Humber, Coast and Vale have remained connected to GPs during lockdown - after more than 500 tablet devices were supplied to the region’s care homes through a digital programme launched in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The UK government introduced strict lockdown measures in March to try to limit the spread [...] Read more