Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

21/07/2025

Resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) will shortly be taking strike action for five days, starting from 7am on Friday 25 July running until Wednesday 30 July at 6.59am.

Due to attend the hospital? Please continue as planned if you haven’t heard from us. If we need to cancel and reschedule your appointment, we'll be in touch ASAP to let you know, and if this is the case, please accept our apologies in advance.

Emergency care departments will remain open for the most serious illness and injuries, but long waits are expected. Please use alternatives such as local urgent treatment centres, NHS 111 or your local GP or pharmacy service wherever you can.

20/07/2025

Need an emergency prescription?

If you've completely run out of your regular medication, the Emergency Prescription Service may be able to help.

Read more at https://buff.ly/3RgUTuQ

19/07/2025

🤰 Did you know? The whooping cough vaccine has been given in pregnancy in the UK since 2012. A study of 20,000 vaccinated women found no risks to pregnancy or unborn babies. Vaccination is the best way to protect your child! 💪
😷 Whooping cough is a serious infection causing long bouts of coughing and choking. It can lead to pneumonia and brain damage, especially in young babies. Most babies with whooping cough need hospital treatment. Let's keep them safe! 🏥
Public health midwife Joanna Melia says whooping cough is on the rise. Vaccination rates in Humber and North Yorkshire were the best in England last year, but we need to keep it up! 💉
🤱 Joanna says: "Vaccination in pregnancy passes immunity to your baby and protects them until they receive their own vaccination at eight weeks old." Lower your own risk of infection and protect your child! 💉 11 12
📅 When to get vaccinated: Around the time of your mid-pregnancy scan (usually at 20 weeks), but you can have it from 16 weeks. Get vaccinated before 32 weeks for the best protection. Ask your midwife about booking an appointment! 🗓️

19/07/2025

Have you been told that you need to have a blood test by your GP?
If so, did you know that you can now book the appointment yourself - choosing from a range of dates and times to find the one that works best for you?
Our Community Diagnostic Centres in the heart of Grimsby and Scunthorpe town centres offer appointments from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, to help you work around your existing commitments.
Book an appointment at Grimsby CDC: https://buff.ly/DfvJMWx or call 03033 306668
Book an appointment at Scunthorpe CDC: https://buff.ly/YZEdfAH or call 03033 306667
For those of you in Goole, there may not be a CDC in the town but you can still book blood test appointments at the hospital online here: https://buff.ly/wNUD5JM
Please ensure you bring along your blood test form, unless you have been advised you don't need to.

18/07/2025

If we don’t have your latest contact details, we can’t let you know if there are updates about your care or upcoming appointments.
So, if your phone number, email address or postal address have changed, please let us know.
Updating your details is really easy to do – check out this video to find out more.

18/07/2025

Suffering with diarrhoea and vomiting?

These symptoms can usually be managed at home - please don't come to A&E or visit our hospitals if you're affected as it risks spreading infection to others.

Seek advice from your local pharmacy or NHS 111.

16/07/2025

Advance notice: Resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) are taking strike action starting from 6.59am on Friday 25 July running until Wednesday 30 July at 6.59am. We’ll be in touch if we need to change your appointment

16/07/2025

Congratulations to our Practice Development Nurses who have been shortlisted for a HSJ Patient Safety Award for their work supporting our international staff. Read more on our website: https://buff.ly/EcM4DgX

Our Practice Development Nurses have been shortlisted for a HSJ Patient Safety Award for their work supporting our international staff

16/07/2025

Antibiotics do not work for problems such as colds and flu, which are caused by viruses.

Using antibiotics when they're not needed encourages harmful bacteria that live inside you to become resistant – also known as antimicrobial resistance. That means that antibiotics may not work when you really need them. Three steps we can all take to help prevent Antimicrobial Resistance:

• Protect yourself from infections, e.g. by getting vaccinated when eligible
• Only take antibiotics and other antimicrobials when prescribed
• Never share or use leftover antibiotics.

16/07/2025

Our Health and Wellbeing Event is taking place at the Queen's Centre, Castle Hill Hospital between 10am and 3pm today - plenty of help, advice and support available for anyone living with a cancer diagnosis in our region, and those supporting them.

Today's the day! Join us between 10am and 3pm for our Health and Wellbeing Event, just inside the Queen's Centre, Castle Hill Hospital.

If you're living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis, or you're supporting someone who is, we'd love to see you. Our specialist teams will be on hand at the Macmillan Information Centre to offer a wide range of help and support.

From relaxation and complementary therapies through to carers support and welfare advice, we've got you covered. Here's the full list of what's available:

💈 Advice on wigs and complementary therapies from our Macmillan Information Team
👩‍⚕️ Clinical nurse specialists
👨‍💻 Virtual Reality relaxation taster sessions
🤝 Hull and East Riding carer support teams
👛 Macmillan Welfare Rights team
💄 Look Good, Feel Better
💙 Alzheimer's team
🐶 Dogs Trust
🚭 Smoke-free support
🏃‍♀️ Fit Mums
💡 Psychological therapies team
🐴 Equine therapy

Call in today, anytime between 10am to 3pm, to speak to our friendly teams - confidential space can be made available if necessary.

15/07/2025

🚨 Unborn babies are at risk of pneumonia, brain damage, and even death due to a rise in whooping cough cases. Let's protect our little ones! 💖

🤰 Did you know? The whooping cough vaccine has been given in pregnancy in the UK since 2012. A study of 20,000 vaccinated women found no risks to pregnancy or unborn babies. Vaccination is the best way to protect your child! 💪

Consultant Midwives Sarah Wise and Leanne Ellis are here to remind you that whooping cough is on the rise. Vaccination rates in Humber and North Yorkshire were the best in England last year, but we need to keep it up! 💉

📅 When to get vaccinated: Around the time of your mid-pregnancy scan (usually at 20 weeks), but you can have it from 16 weeks. Get vaccinated before 32 weeks for the best protection. Ask your midwife about booking an appointment! 🗓️


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15/07/2025

👶 Expecting a baby? Consultant Midwives Sarah Wise and Leanne Ellis are here to remind you that whooping cough is on the rise. Vaccination rates in Humber and North Yorkshire were the best in England last year, but we need to keep it up! 💉
💬 Sarah says: "Whooping cough can be serious for babies, so it’s just not worth the risk of not being vaccinated."
📅 When to get vaccinated: Around the time of your mid-pregnancy scan (usually at 20 weeks), but you can have it from 16 weeks. Get vaccinated before 32 weeks for the best protection. Ask your midwife about booking an appointment! 🗓️