Hospitals Consult On Proposal To Become An NHS Foundation Trust - Lincolnshire, England

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Article Date: 05 Jan 2009 - 1:00 PST

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Communities across Lincolnshire are being invited to get involved and have their say on the next step for the future of the county's hospitals, by attending a consultation event in their area.

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust intends to apply for NHS Foundation Trust status. This means it is applying to become a new kind of NHS Trust - one which is more accountable to the local population with closer links to the community and more flexibility to develop services according to their needs.

The trust is asking for input from local people at a series of public consultation events from Monday, January 5 2009 to Sunday, March 29 2009.

These events will be an opportunity for everyone to find out more about NHS Foundation Trusts, what they do, how they operate, to give their feedback on the trust's proposals for membership arrangements and to become members of the trust if they so wish.

The next drop-in event is scheduled to take place at:
The Drill Hall in Free School Lane, Lincoln
3pm to 7pm
Wednesday 7 January

For more information about the trust's application for Foundation Trust status, please visit http://www.ulh.nhs.uk, phone the Foundation Trust office on (01522) 572301, email: foundationtrustoffice@ulh.nhs.uk or write to us at:
FREEPOST, Foundation Trust Office, Trust Headquarters, Lincoln County
Hospital, Greetwell Road, Lincoln. LN2 4AX.

Please see below the full schedule of public consultation events:

Date Time Location
Wednesday 7 January 2009 3 - 7pm Drill Hall, Lincoln
Thursday 8 January 2009 3 -7pm Council Chambers, Louth Town Hall
Wednesday 14 January 2009 3 -7pm New Life Centre, Sleaford
Monday 19 January 2009 3 -7pm Court Room, Stamford Town Hall
Thursday 22 January 2009 3 -7pm Assembly Rooms, Boston
Thursday 29 January 2009 2- 6pm South Holland Centre, Spalding
Monday 2 February 2009 3- 7pm Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough
Thursday 5 February 2009 3 -7pm Embassy, Skegness
Tuesday 10 February 2009 3 - 7pm Kings Hotel, Grantham