Our older press releases can be found below.
Maple Lodge extension means single sex wards now open
(31/03/2008 09:34)
Dignity and privacy have been the driving force behind a significant extension... Five new bedrooms are now complete... This brand new extension is part of a wider plan to modernise the Trust’s... The five new rooms come complete with a bed... One room has been adapted for people with a physical disability... A full residential rehabilitation service is provided to support and enable the...
Flagship health centre is open for business
(31/03/2008 09:17)
With its subtle entrance nestled among shops, cafés and travel agents... The Archway Centre - right in the heart of a new shopping and residential... Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s primary care mental health team... The centre’s launch marks a new era in how mental health premises are planned... With one in four people suffering from a mental health problem in their...
Breakfast Club helps Witham Court achieve national honour
(19/03/2008 04:37)
Helping service users make their own breakfasts... Witham Court, Fen Lane, North Hykeham, Lincoln... It has been awarded Practice Development Unit (PDU) accreditation... A team of assessors from the University of Leeds assessed the unit and awarded... To achieve this, members of staff have had to demonstrate strong leadership... One element of PDU success was the Breakfast Club...
Mental health research celebrated at Lincoln conference
(17/03/2008 09:25)
Experts in mental health from Lincolnshire and beyond are meeting together next... Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – which provides mental health... The morning will feature speakers from the Lincolnshire NHS community and the... The future of mental health research will also be explored. There will be lunchtime workshops around the themes of research methods...
Bishop of Lincoln pledges support for Lincolnshire mental health trust
(07/03/2008 01:39)
The Bishop of Lincoln has pledged his support for mental health services in... The Bishop – Dr John Saxbee – has signed up on a visit to the Trust’s Peter... While at the Centre he chatted with members of staff and service users and spoke... He also took a tour of the building and popped into the art studio to create a... The Trust provides mental health...
Lincoln mental health units undergo £440,000 deep clean
(19/02/2008 03:11)
Mental health units in Lincoln are undergoing ‘deep cleans’ to combat the spread... The deep cleans will help the Trust continue to keep its infection rates very... The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration.
Boston mental health units undergo £440,000 deep clean
(19/02/2008 03:08)
Mental health units in Boston are undergoing ‘deep cleans’ to combat the spread... The deep cleans will help the Trust continue to keep its infection rates very... The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration.
Skegness mental health unit part of £440,000 deep clean
(19/02/2008 03:06)
Holly Lodge mental health unit, The Meadows, Skegness... The deep clean will help the Trust continue to keep its infection rates very low... The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration.
Sleaford mental health unit part of £440,000 deep clean
(19/02/2008 03:04)
Ash Villa Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Greylees, near Sleaford... The deep clean will help the Trust continue to keep its infection rates very low... The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration.
Grantham mental health units undergo £440,000 deep clean
(19/02/2008 03:01)
Mental health units in Grantham are undergoing ‘deep cleans’ to combat the... The deep cleans will help the Trust continue to keep its infection rates very... The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration. The cleaning will involve a deep clean, a decluttering and re-decoration.
Learning disabilities unit welcomes Chief Nursing Officer
(30/01/2008 09:11)
Service users and staff at Long Leys Court learning disabilities care unit in... Christine was appointed Chief Nursing Officer in October 2004 and is the... Christine will be visiting the unit at 9am to unveil a plaque and make a... She will also be chatting with staff and service users about the work that goes... Long Leys Court – part of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – is an...
National NHS body praises work to reduce night admissions
(29/01/2008 05:10)
Night admissions to acute mental health wards in Lincolnshire have been reduced... The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement – which supports the NHS to... Featured in the NHS Institute’s Successful National Healthcare Good Practice... Staff work on a rotational basis to triage people attending Accident & Emergency...
Open evening to view plans for new mental health unit
(10/01/2008 03:45)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is staging a public open evening... The focus of the evening will be on three new purpose-built units that the Trust... The session... The proposed units are in response to a review and public consultation in 2004... In addition... Ann Dodd... “It is our aim to provide services for Lincolnshire people as close to their...
Retford resident elected as an NHS Governor
(21/12/2007 10:29)
Retford resident Emma Brady has been elected to the Board of Governors of... Emma will represent the Surrounding Areas constituency on the Trust’s Board of... ‘Surrounding Areas’ incorporates all of those counties that border Lincolnshire. ‘Surrounding Areas’ incorporates all of those counties that border Lincolnshire.
Lincoln-based representatives elected to Lincolnshire NHS Board
(21/12/2007 10:15)
Mental health care in Lincolnshire has some new champions now that two Lincoln... Emma Tenwick-Ford, who lives in Bassingham... Mark Challinor, Older Adults Team Leader at Witham Court, Lincoln... Both will sit on the Trust’s Board of Governors... This group will help to shape the future direction of the Trust and play a part...
South Holland public have their say in NHS Governor elections
(21/12/2007 10:14)
Mental health care in South Holland has some new champions now that three... Deborah Simpson will represent the South Holland constituency on the Trust’s... Margaret Fone, of Gosberton Risegate... Margaret and Peter will be representing the views of older adults carers and... The Board of Governors helps to shape the future direction of the Trust and...
Lincoln learning disabilities service attains national recognition
(17/12/2007 10:28)
A LEARNING disabilities care unit in Lincoln has been recognised in a new... Long Leys Court Assessment and Treatment Unit – part of Lincolnshire Partnership... This Journey Map helps to explain to service users, in pictorial form... Service users were able to choose their mode of transport and design their... Staff painted the road and the buildings and used various methods to depict how...
Have your say on mental health in Mablethorpe next week
(05/12/2007 10:43)
Members of staff from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will be out... The Trust – which offers mental health... Staff will be wearing NHS T-shirts so will be easily identifiable – and they... Foundation Trusts are a new type of organisation – run as independent public... The key difference is that NHS Foundation Trusts are run locally.
Have your say on mental health in Louth next week
(05/12/2007 10:41)
Members of staff from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will be out... The Trust – which offers mental health... Staff will be wearing NHS T-shirts so will be easily identifiable – and will be... Foundation Trusts are a new type of organisation – run as independent public... The key difference is that NHS Foundation Trusts are run locally.
Have your say on mental health in Skegness next week
(05/12/2007 10:40)
Members of staff from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will be out... The Trust – which offers mental health... Staff will be wearing NHS T-shirts so will be easily identifiable – and they... Foundation Trusts are a new type of organisation – run as independent public... The key difference is that NHS Foundation Trusts are run locally.
University of Lincoln and NHS mental health services establish a strategic partnership
(26/11/2007 03:16)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – the county’s mental health... Initially this partnership will focus on research, strategic development... Both organisations have a strong track record of achievement and this link-up... The main aim of the partnership is to improve the way in which services are... It is thought the partnership will be mutually beneficial to both organisations...
Lincoln mental health unit welcomes Tibetan monks
(26/11/2007 03:14)
THE Peter Hodgkinson Centre, which is on the Lincoln County Hospital site... The Monks, from Drepung Lubum Khangsten monastery... They will be at the Peter Hodgkinson Centre... The centre is operated by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Over the course of their stay... This is where they build an intricate and complex sacred sand structure in an...
£900,000 boost for Lincolnshire’s mental health services
(21/11/2007 01:35)
THE DEPARTMENT of Health has awarded almost £1million to boost mental health... A total of £900... In line with Government guidelines for providing patients with privacy and... The alterations are due to be completed by August next year. The Trust’s Complex Case Manager Roni Swift said: “This significant injection of...
Open day for mental health rehabilitation services
(15/11/2007 11:50)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is staging a public open day next... The day, being held at Yarborough Court off Long Leys Road in Lincoln... There will also be an exhibition of plans, currently in the early stages... The moves are in response to a review and public consultation in 2004 which... In addition... Ann Dodd...
Lights, Camera, Action! At the Peter Hodgkinson Centre, Lincoln
(13/11/2007 09:34)
Service Users at the Peter Hodgkinson Centre, Lincoln... This year the GEMINI Arts Project took place in the Lens Media Department... Service Users from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – which... The group recently held an event to mark the completion of their movies. The Project was a joint initiative between the Occupational Therapy department...
Hearing Voices…Telling Stories… conference
(13/11/2007 09:15)
In June 2007 more than two hundred delegates - a diverse mix of service users... Hearing Voices…Telling Stories… was organised by the Sleaford Hearing Voices... The third such event, and the largest event so far... The conference report, available as a free PDF download...
New learning disabilities service established by mental health trust
(31/10/2007 10:56)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Child & Family Services is... The foundations of the service are now being laid... It is then hoped the service will grow to be able to work with more children and... Specialist services will be provided for children aged 0-18 years old with both... The service is community-based and will eventually cover all of Lincolnshire.
‘Excellent’ Health Check rating for Lincolnshire mental health trust
(18/10/2007 09:46)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – which provides mental health... The Trust has been rated ‘Excellent’ for the quality of its services. This score covers a range of areas including safety of patients... In this category... The report also scored the Trust as ‘Excellent’ in meeting new national targets. In addition, the Trust was rated ‘Good’ for its use of resources...
Lincolnshire mental health trust welcomes massive psychological therapies investment
(12/10/2007 02:27)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – which provides mental health... This cash boost will mean trusts across the country... Psychological therapy can help with a wide range of difficulties... At the Trust, sometimes psychological therapy is offered on its own... Nationally, millions of people suffer from depression and anxiety. These are the most common mental health problems...
Lincolnshire mental health trust bucks the national Chaplaincy trend
(08/10/2007 04:20)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – which provides mental health... According to a new report by public theology think tank Theos... However... The Trust’s recognition of the role spirituality can play in the recovery... He is a Roman Catholic Chaplain and is based in Grantham. Trust Lead Chaplain Rev. Harry Smart said: “We are a team that provides pastoral...
NHS gets ‘on its bike’ at World Mental Health Day event in Boston
(03/10/2007 03:11)
Staff from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Boston Recovery Team... Representatives from the Trust... The free Community Marketplace event takes place between 10am and 3.30pm at the... Trust staff will be demonstrating a bicycle that is wired up to provide... The bike is used on the GROW Project’s allotment to power a kettle to provide...
Lincolnshire mental health trust achieves Foundation status
(01/10/2007 12:42)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust has just become the first NHS trust in the... From today (1 October 2007) it will now be know as Lincolnshire Partnership NHS... Local people will now have more say in the future development of specialist... Lincolnshire residents have been elected to the Trust’s new Board of Governors...
NHS and Lincoln charities to hold World Mental Health Day open event
(28/09/2007 03:05)
Lincolnshire’s NHS mental health services provider and charity Lincoln Mind are... Representatives from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust... The free Community Marketplace event takes place between 11am and 2pm in St Mary... The Trust will be represented by people from the Foundation Trust office... Also in attendance will be Lincoln Mind, Rethink...
Skegness mental health conference a success
(21/09/2007 01:08)
The General Secretary from the Royal College of Nursing was the keynote speaker... The RCN’s Peter Carter spoke about the need to look after staff so that in turn... He was speaking at The Vine Hotel, Vine Road, Skegness... Organised by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust staff based in Skegness... Skegness Community Mental Health Team Co-ordinator David Harding-Price and his...
Public have spoken in NHS Board elections
(14/09/2007 10:41)
THOUSANDS of people across Lincolnshire have elected members of the public to... The results were announced at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust’s Annual Public... The full list of those elected and the constituencies that they will represent... lpt. nhs. uk/templates/Page. aspx? id=582
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Boston resident Tracy celebrates winning a shopping spree
(04/09/2007 05:10)
Boston resident Tracy Mercer is the lucky winner of a £150 shopping spree at... Tracy, age 30... By signing up as a member she was entered into a prize draw to win the shopping... Tracy works as a Disabled Living Centre Assistant with the Red Cross on Skirbeck... She said: “I can’t wait to go and get these vouchers spent!
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Annual Public Meeting
(04/09/2007 05:09)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Annual Public Meeting and Awards... The meeting will incorporate the announcement of the results for the Trust’s... Candidates are service users, carers... The evening will also feature a staff... In addition, an exhibition of service user artwork will be held. There will also be a finger buffet served after the meeting.
Lincolnshire Mental Health Trust comes out on top in national survey
(03/09/2007 05:25)
More users of community mental health services in Lincolnshire have said the... The survey questioned users of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust’s services and... This figure places the Trust highest in the whole of the East Midlands and well... A further 49 per cent of those surveyed said their care was ‘very good’ or...
Award for involving patients now open to entries
(23/08/2007 11:40)
Members of the public are being invited to nominate individuals or organisations... Linking Voices... Linking Voices runs several forums around the county and is co-ordinated by... Rebecca said: “It is vitally important that people who use mental health... “This award aims to recognise those who go the extra mile to help make...
Horse owners in the Lincoln area wanted to support local people
(31/07/2007 03:01)
Do you have your own horse... Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust – the mental health trust for the county – is... Working with and being around horses has been proven to benefit those suffering... The individuals looking for this opportunity have recently completed a 12-week... EAR is a task-focused activity that uses the horse and its environment to...
New Community Forensic Service for those with mental disorder launched
(25/07/2007 11:11)
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust has launched a new county-wide service that... The aim of the Community Forensic Service is to provide help to such individuals... The new team will work across the county in co-operation with existing Community... Team members will liaise closely with the Courts and the Police. This will help to improve the way in which organisations work with one another...