Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

What Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust does

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is a publicly funded NHS Trust established in 2011 that delivers community healthcare services across the county of Lincolnshire, England. The Trust operates four community hospitals (County Hospital Louth, John Coupland Hospital Gainsborough, Johnson Community Hospital Spalding, Skegness Hospital) plus the Butterfly Hospice in Boston, supported by 2,066.12 whole-time equivalent staff as of 31 March 2024. Service lines include community nursing, children's services, adult therapy, urgent treatment centres, specialist services such as lymphoedema and podiatry, and school-based immunisations, all delivered free at the point of use under the NHS framework.

The Trust's underlying technology comprises standard NHS digital infrastructure, including Electronic Patient Records, NHSmail, and NHS Spine connectivity, with no proprietary technology stack or commercial software products. LCHS is rated 'Outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission, the highest quality designation, and operates within a developing Group Model with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust under a shared Group Chief Executive, Andrew Morgan, from 1 August 2023.

Revenue is derived entirely from publicly funded block contracts with the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board via NHS England, with no commercial pricing structure. The Trust's only customer segment is NHS patients in Lincolnshire, accessed through GP referrals, hospital discharges, social services referrals, and self-referral pathways. The Trust has no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and operates as a public sector entity within the UK National Health Service.

Name

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Legal name

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Website

https://lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is a publicly funded NHS Trust delivering community healthcare across Lincolnshire, England, including four community hospitals, community nursing, urgent treatment centres, therapy services, and immunisation programmes, serving NHS patients under general taxation funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), School-Based Health Centers (HLAFAGAG)

Keywords

• Community healthcare services
• Nhs community nursing
• Adult therapy services
• Urgent treatment centres
• School immunisation programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. NHS Core Funding: Publicly funded NHS trust receiving government allocation through NHS England and Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board to provide community health services. Services are free at point of use for patients, funded through general taxation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) delivers community-based healthcare services across Lincolnshire, England. Its portfolio includes community nursing (home-based care), four community hospitals with inpatient and outpatient services, adult therapy services (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language), urgent treatment centres, children's services (including school age immunisations), and specialist services such as lymphoedema and podiatry. Services are provided free at the point of use to NHS patients.

Product overview

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) provides a comprehensive portfolio of community-based healthcare services across Lincolnshire, England. The Trust operates as a single unified healthcare provider offering integrated services rather than a modular software product. Core services include Community Nursing, Children's Services, Community Hospitals (4 hospitals), Adult Therapy Services, and Urgent Care Services. The Trust also provides specialist services such as Lymphoedema Care, Podiatry, and School Age Immunisations. The service portfolio is delivered through multiple locations including four community hospitals, numerous health clinics, and via home-based care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Nursing Community nursing services providing care to patients in their homes and communities across Lincolnshire, accepting referrals from GPs, hospitals, social services, other professionals, and self-referrals.
• Children's Services Comprehensive healthcare services for children including therapy services, school age immunisations, and vaccination programmes across Lincolnshire.
• Community Hospitals Four community hospitals (County Hospital Louth, John Coupland Hospital Gainsborough, Johnson Community Hospital Spalding, Skegness Hospital) plus Butterfly Hospice in Boston, providing inpatient, outpatient, and blood clinic services.
• Adult Therapy Services Therapy services for adults including Adult Speech and Language Therapy, Community Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Lincolnshire Stroke Service, Musculoskeletal services, and Podiatry.
• Lymphoedema Service Specialist assessment and treatment service for chronic oedema and lymphoedema, offering advice, support, compression therapy, and lymphatic massage.
• Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre 24/7 urgent treatment centre treating minor injuries and illnesses including sprains, suspected broken limbs, bites, stings, eye problems, and emergency contraception.
• Spalding Urgent Treatment Centre Urgent treatment centre open 8am to 8pm, providing treatment for minor injuries and illnesses with x-ray services available Monday to Friday.
• Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre Urgent treatment centre providing treatment for minor burns, scalds, head injuries, insect bites, eye injuries, cuts, and grazes.
• Podiatry Service Specialist podiatry services including treatment for foot ulceration, children's toenail surgery, and routine foot care, available at multiple clinic locations.
• School Age Immunisation Service School-based immunisation programme delivering flu vaccinations, HPV vaccine, teenage booster, and Meningococcal ACWY vaccine to students across Lincolnshire.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023Strategic partnership through Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group model. Both trusts operate under shared executive leadership with Andrew Morgan as Group Chief Executive. Quality committees in common established for integrated governance. Collaboration aims to reduce treatment times, improve care integration, and strengthen risk management across acute and community services.
• Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Patient Advice and Liaison Service, providing mental health services PALS contact details alongside LCHS PALS for comprehensive patient support.
• Lincolnshire Integrated Care BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioning partner responsible for planning and funding NHS services in Lincolnshire. LCHS receives core funding through the ICB under NHS managed services arrangements.
• NHS EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational NHS body providing oversight, regulation, and funding allocation. LCHS operates under NHS England regulatory framework and NHS Constitution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust: NHS trust delivering community nursing, community hospitals, therapy, urgent care and specialist services across Norfolk — a large rural county with dispersed population, very similar demographic and service delivery profile to Lincolnshire.
• Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust: Large NHS community trust delivering community nursing, therapy, community inpatient services, urgent care and specialist services across multiple London boroughs. Closely comparable operating model though with urban rather than rural footprint.
• Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust: NHS trust delivering community health services, community hospitals, children's services and therapy across Hertfordshire. Directly comparable as a county-wide community NHS provider with similar service lines and population-health remit.
• Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust: NHS community trust providing community nursing, community hospitals, therapy, palliative and urgent care services across Sussex. Closely comparable to LCHS in operating model (NHS block-funded community provider with inpatient community hospitals and home-based services).
• Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust: Another NHS community health provider delivering community nursing, community hospitals, therapy services, urgent care and specialist services across a large county footprint. Directly comparable in service mix, funding model and rural/semi-rural geography, with similarly diversified community service portfolio.
• Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust: NHS community trust providing community hospitals, community nursing, therapy, urgent treatment, children's and specialist services across Derbyshire. Highly comparable rural county footprint and service portfolio to LCHS.
• Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust: Provides community health services, including community nursing, therapy, children's services and specialist services across Cambridgeshire. Operates on the same NHS block-funded, county-wide community provider model as LCHS.

Broad incumbents

• Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Larger NHS provider in the neighbouring East Midlands operating community, mental health and some acute services. Broader incumbent with overlapping community services in Lincolnshire-adjacent geography, providing a regional benchmark for community NHS contracting.
• United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Acute NHS trust sharing the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group with LCHS since April 2024 under a common Group Chief Executive. Not a direct competitor but the system's most strategically intertwined partner, governing shared executive functions and integrated pathways.

Regional players

• Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Community and mental health NHS trust providing community nursing, therapy, community inpatient beds and urgent care across Berkshire — a different region from Lincolnshire but directly comparable in NHS-funded community health operating model and scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lincsnhs

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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