​THE future of Louth County Hospital has been secured after an innovative approach of working in partnership with GPs has been finalised.

NHS Lincolnshire is working in partnership with GPs in East Lindsey from 14 general practices following the Shaping Health for Louth public consultation.

This week, a contract has been signed between NHS Lincolnshire and Louth and District Medical Services (LADMS) which has secured the future of Louth's hospital.

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The story also appears in full in today's Grimsby Telegraph.