About ULHT

At ULHT we have a vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating our ambition for our Trust to be among the best. In the last few years, we have made significant progress and, in spite of challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and increases in demand on our services, we have many achievements to be proud of.

About LCHS

Our purpose is described as “Great care, close to home”.

At LCHS, we pride ourselves on creating the right environment for our staff, to support them in giving our patients the best care possible.

Our Group Model

Following extensive consideration about how we can best develop and improve the way NHS providers in Lincolnshire can work better together to improve care for patients, our two NHS providers of physical health care have moved into a Group model.

The decision to move to a Group model was made because our patients, their families and carers have consistently told us that, despite receiving great care from individual NHS services, their care is not always as joined up as it can be, nor is it always designed to best meet their needs. In addition, our clinicians tell us that the way NHS services are currently arranged across the county can be improved to enable them to provide more integrated care to better meet patient needs. We want the people of Lincolnshire to enjoy the highest quality health and wellbeing for themselves, their families and their communities, and we are dedicated to collaborating with them to achieve this aim.

Our joint vision will improve the way in which the NHS Provider Trusts, Lincolnshire’s Primary Care Networks and our community partners and stakeholders can come together to deliver integrated care. Improved structures, developed specifically to support each locality in the county, will push more focus and resource towards our preventative and self-care ambitions, supporting people and communities to live better, and stay well for longer.

Background

Our Group is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire, serving a population of more than 750,000 people. Lincolnshire is such a wonderful place to live and work with many opportunities to grow and develop as well as spend time on hobbies, activities and taking in local historic sites. Find out more on the Visit Lincolnshire website.

Our Group provides community, acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. Our 2023/24 Group annual income was c£874m, and we employ approximately 11,000 WTE staff.

We provide services at Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, as well as running services from community hospital sites and other community locations across Lincolnshire.

We take extraordinary pride in building working environments where staff feel valued, cared for and part of a team. We are delighted this can be seen within the latest National Staff Survey results showing sustained and improved scores from both organisations.