Hospital bosses could shut an accident and emergency department at night in order to combat a staffing crisis.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust said it is considering slashing opening hours at Grantham and District Hospital due to a severe shortage of doctors.
It said closing the Grantham A&E rather than the departments at Lincoln County Hospital or Pilgrim Hospital in Boston was the “safest option”.
A spokesman for the trust said failing to act “may put patients at risk”.
The Royal College for Emergency Medicine (RCEM) said news of the potential closure was “disappointing, yet unsurprising”.
Full story at BBC News 10 August 2016