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New Mayor elected in historic ceremony
SCARTHO Ward Councillor, Ian Lindley, pictured right, has been sworn
in as Mayor of the Borough of North East Lincolnshire during a special
ceremony late last week.
The Worshipful The Mayor of the Borough of North East Lincolnshire,
Councillor Ian Lindley, was elected following his term as Deputy Mayor
from May 2022 to May 2023.
The Mayor has appointed Mrs Helen Lindley as his Mayoress.
Outgoing Mayor and Ward Councillor for the East Marsh, Councillor
Steve Beasant, was elected to the position of Deputy Mayor of North
East Lincolnshire during the same Special Council Meeting. Mrs Carol
Beasant has been appointed as his Deputy Mayoress.
Dignitaries, Councillors, members of the local community, friends and
family members gathered at the Mayor Making ceremony on Thursday
18th May 2023 to witness the election of the new Mayor and the
exchanging of the official chains of office.
Another robotic landmark for
NHS Golden Jubilee
NHS Golden Jubilee has become the first NHS Scotland health board
to carry out more than 100 orthopaedic joint replacements with
the pioneering ROSA robot, as they continue their ambitious robotic
strategy for patients across Scotland.
This means the Golden Jubilee now has the second highest number
of ROSA procedures carried out in the UK, with potentially significant
long-term benefits for patients.
This latest milestone comes just a few short months after the Hospital
celebrated their 1,000th robotic orthopaedic joint replacement overall,
as they continue to expand their use of the technology for patients,
providing more precise operations, potentially shorter hospital stays
and quicker recoveries.
After carrying out the procedure, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Nick
Holloway, said: “We started using the Rosa robot back in July 2021 as
an extension of the Orthopaedic Department’s robotic strategy to bring
technology and computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery to more of the
implants we use for patients across the country.
“This technology drives precision, accuracy, reduces variation and
helps improve the predictability of outcomes for patients.
“It also gives us the ability to plan the operation before you even get
into the operating theatre. This means we can pre-plan and essentially
see the outcome on screen before the patient is even under anaesthetic.
This allows for more consistent outcomes, reduces human error and
gives more confidence in the precision of your surgery.”
The Golden Jubilee’s robotic programme began in November 2019,
when the orthopaedic team marked a Scottish first by using a robot
for routine total and partial knee replacement surgery, and have
continued at a rapid pace to provide the highest possible standard of
care for Scottish patients, which is now helping with the recovery of
NHS services following the pandemic.
The Mayor is the first citizen of North East Lincolnshire and undertakes
an important ceremonial role in and outside of the borough.
Shortly after being elected to the role, Councillor Ian Lindley expressed
his joy and gratitude for the nomination:
“I’m incredibly grateful to Councillor Shepherd for his nomination and
to my fellow Councillors for electing me.
“I first came to Grimsby during the early 1990s with work, and have
stayed ever since. I am really passionate about this place and its people
and I look forward to spending my Mayoral year getting out and meeting
people in our community.”
Born in Nottingham, Cllr Lindley came to Grimsby on a 3-week contract
as an Operating Department Practitioner in the 1990s and stayed on to
continue working at the Diana Princess of Wales hospital.
Councillor Lindley has represented Scartho Ward since 2015.
The Mayor is not directly elected by the people and therefore holds no
direct power. They are politically neutral in carrying out their Mayoral
duties, and act as the Chair of Council meetings.
His Mayoral Year will run until May 2024, when a new Mayor will be
elected. Councillor Lindley has chose Sunflowers Children’s Action
Group and the Pink Rose Suite at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital as
his Mayoral charities, and will be undertaking fundraising activities
throughout his Mayoral year for these causes.
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Compared to non-robotic surgery, NHS Golden Jubilee patients are
benefitting from greater implant accuracy, reduced soft tissue damage
and less blood loss.
Robotic surgery also has the potential to have significant long-term
benefits to patients and the NHS as a whole, by reducing the likelihood
of patients requiring repeat joint replacements in later life, with the
aim of saving millions for NHS Scotland in future years.
The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, which treats patients
from health boards all over Scotland, is playing a big part in helping
NHS Scotland’s waiting times recovery. Based in Clydebank, the Golden
Jubilee is one of Europe’s largest elective orthopaedic centres, and in
2021-22 carried out over 30% of all elective hip and knee replacements
in NHS Scotland.
NHS Golden Jubilee Medical Director, Dr Mark MacGregor, said: “It is
testament to the hard work and dedication of all the teams involved
that we have reached another milestone with cutting edge robotic
technology.
“We now have 5 surgical robots as part of our robotics programme here
at NHS Golden Jubilee for orthopaedics, lung cancer, colorectal and
other procedures.
“By collaborating with health boards from all across the NHS Scotland,
this not only has huge benefits for patients all around the country, but
is providing vital support to help tackle waiting lists both now and in
the future.”
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