Walk-in service at minor injury unit in Gainsborough closed

The walk-in service at the Minor Injury Unit at Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding, was closed from 6pm yesterday.

A Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) spokesperson said: “LCHS is working hard with other NHS healthcare providers to prevent the spread of coronavirus and to ensure NHS staff are in the right places to care for patients as best we can in these unprecedented times.

“The Trust is focusing its resources on its home visiting and virtual consultation function, to ensure we can continue to deliver a high quality and responsive service.

“The changes to the way services are delivered at these minor injury units will be reviewed regularly and re-opened as soon as possible.”

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