About Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group
About us
Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG) is made up of two Trusts, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH), which together serve one of the largest geographic areas in England with a population of around 789,502.
Merger
Recently, we announced our intention to formally merge to the trusts, to become one single legal organisation from April 2027.
Since coming together as a Group two years ago, good progress has been made to improve services for the people of Lincolnshire:
- Waiting lists have reduced.
- More patients are being seen through the virtual ward, freeing up beds for those who need them most.
- More than 330,000 diagnostic tests have been delivered in the Group’s three Community Diagnostic Centres and the range of services offered through these is expanding including elective orthopaedic clinics at Lincoln CDC and our Rapid Access Angina Clinics.
- We have improved services such as stroke and rheumatology, helping patients manage their condition at home better.
Following the success of this arrangement, the Group has now decided to formally merge and become a single organisation.
Through the creation of a new, single NHS Trust, duplication in governance will be removed, joined-up digital systems will be created, and unnecessary complexity in patient pathways will be resolved where care crosses organisational boundaries.
Our Group Board
As we have moved into a Group arrangement between Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH), we now have a Group Trust Board, which meets bi-monthly in public. This Board undertakes the business of both organisations.
The Joint Board is led by the Chair and has executive and non-executive members.
Rebecca Brown MBE
Group Chair
Professor Karen Dunderdale
Group Chief Executive