Interim out of hours A&E service being investigated for Grantham Hospital

By The Newsroom
Published 1st Aug 2017, 15:35 BST
Updated 12th Sep 2017, 11:55 BST
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust board has announced that Grantham A&E will remain closed at nights for another three months due to continued recruitment problems.

The A&E’s doors will continue to only open between 8am and 6.30pm, seven days a week.

This is despite almost doubling the number of permanent middle grade doctors at Lincoln A&E and appointing a new consultant. Staffing levels are said by the Trust to be ‘still not where they need to be’ to safely open Grantham A&E.

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In August 2016, ULHT made the decision to temporarily close Grantham A&E at nights due to fill a severe shortage of middle grade doctors at Lincoln and Boston A&Es.