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Our
area extends into the council areas of East Lindsey,
most of South Holland and into the borders of
South Kesteven, as well as covering the whole of the
area administered by Boston Borough Council. We
are working with local volunteer groups and businesses in Skegness, Spalding,
Coningsby and village communities near Boston as well as
Boston town.
In 2004
the population of south east Lincolnshire was in the
region of 270,000 with
an expected need to support 4,500 patients
with cancer & non-cancer palliative care
needs. An independent survey commissioned by the
then Primary Care Trust & Trent Strategic Health Authority
determined a need for a minimum of 25 hospice beds in this area.
Following
a recent assessment (09) by NHS Lincolnshire NHS
Lincolnshire is committed to providing a further 22
community in-patient beds for people at the end of life
in localities across Lincolnshire in addition to those
already provided in Lincoln, Grimsby etc. Of these
6 will be provided in the Boston Practise Based
Commissioning Area. This service will be available
to people registered with a NHS Lincolnshire GP
Practise. (Feb/10)
For
further information contact:-
The
Butterfly Hospice Trust, 126 London Rd, Boston Lincs. PE21 7HB.
Telephone: 01205 311222.
Charity.
No: 1113697/Co.
No. 05325476
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