Lincolnshire

:This article is about the English administrative county. For the Illinois village, see Lincolnshire, Illinois; for the Kentucky city, see Lincolnshire, Kentucky.

Public services

Education

Lincolnshire is one of the few counties within the UK that still uses the Eleven plus to decide who may attend grammar school.

Related Topics:
Eleven plus - Grammar school

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Skegness Grammar School is notable as the first school in Great Britain to apply for and receive, 'grant-maintained' status.

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Health care

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest trusts in the country, employing almost 7000 staff and with an annual budget of over £250 million.

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Lincolnshire shares the problems of elsewhere in the country when it comes to finding an NHS dentist, with waiting lists of three months not uncommon.

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Some of the larger hospitals in the county include:

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• Boston Pilgrim Hospital
• Grantham and District Hospital
• Lincoln County Hospital
• Skegness and District General Hospital