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BBC News
16-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Future of Goole Hospital services to be discussed
People are being asked to give their thoughts on the future of Goole and District Hospital Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is holding a drop-in event at The Courtyard in the town on Wednesday 28 May between 11:00 and 15:00 BST to discuss healthcare options. A second event is being planned for were raised in December about the hospital when staff said they had been told a number of wards would be McConnell, from the Humber Health Partnership, said speculation in the town had led to anxiety but added "there are no plans to close the hospital". He added: "Goole is changing. People's healthcare needs are changing. The way the NHS and social care looks after people and treats people is constantly evolving."We need to respond and ensure healthcare services for the people of Goole and the surrounding area meet their needs into the future."Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust has previously said it would look at mobile CT and MRI scan provision and undertake a review of theatre said they would also assess whether Goole could be suitable to become a regional centre for some types of Cox, from the ICB, said: "The NHS is committed to keeping local services that Goole residents use in Goole."At the same time, we need to think more broadly about the future of healthcare here and make sure we have the right blend of services in the right places." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
28-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
NHS testing centres to open in Scunthorpe and Grimsby
Two community diagnostic centres will open in Scunthorpe and Grimsby in £19.4m centre on Lindum Street, Scunthorpe, will open on 3 March and the £10m unit in Grimsby's Freshney Place shopping centre will open on 10 will each offer an extra 150,000 diagnostic tests a year and will help detect cancer, heart disease and respiratory issues, North East Lincolnshire Council said. Ivan McConnell, chief strategy and partnerships officer for NHS Humber Health Partnership Group, said the centres would make a "significant difference" to patients. The community diagnostic centres (CDCs) will offer flexible appointments in mornings, evenings and at to their locations, they will provide better accessibility with many car parking options and public transport links Lincolnshire Council council leader Rob Waltham said the CDCs would have a "massive impact on residents' access to critical health services".North East Lincolnshire Council leader Philip Jackson said the addition of a health centre in Grimsby's Freshney Place would make it a "real multipurpose location". The CDC at Freshney Place shopping centre was originally due to open last announcement of its opening comes after Raac was found at the shopping centre earlier this month. However, the council said the discovery would not affect the progress of the centre's £50m CDCs were developed by the Humber and North Yorkshire Collaboration of Acute Providers (CAP) which works with NHS trusts across the region. Wendy Scott, CAP managing director, said the two new CDCs a part of a programme of eight across the region. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
