Hull’s hospitals introduce specialist support for patients with dementia and delirium
27th January 2026
Hull hospitals have introduced a specialist support team to help patients living with dementia and delirium – and support the NHS staff caring for them. Michaela Ashurst has been appointed Dementia and Delirium Specialist Nurse to help patients admitted to Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital and their relatives and carers. She will work with the Alzheimer’s Society to support patients and families during hospital stays, with an advisor from the charity offering follow-up … Read More
Hull joins world-leading study to screen newborns for genetic conditions
22nd January 2026
Researchers in Hull have joined one of the world’s leading genetic screening studies for newborn babies. A team based at Hull Royal Infirmary, led by obstetrics and gynaecology consultant and principal investigator, Dr Uma Rajesh, will join more than 40 other NHS Trusts and organisations in recruiting to the Generation Study, led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England. This pioneering study seeks to screen newborn babies for more than 200 rare genetic conditions … Read More
Gold standard of support for our Armed Forces
20th January 2026
We are extremely proud to have been awarded Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award for our work in supporting veterans and serving members of the forces across NHS Humber Health Partnership. Having previously been awarded Gold by the Ministry of Defence, it has been announced that Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has retained the accolade. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust was also awarded Gold last year. Armed Forces Champion, Jan Fillinger, said: “We … Read More
Trust first to use “game-changing” drug to treat haemophilia
16th January 2026
A Hull teenager with severe haemophilia has become the first person in the country to be treated with a new drug, which is much easier to administer. The patient commenced his treatment with Marstacimab at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – making us the first Trust in the UK to use this drug – and the results have been very successful. Haemophilia is a rare condition that affects the way blood clots, meaning those … Read More
New liver clinics to launch at Goole Hospital
15th January 2026
A new monthly clinic designed to help spot the early signs of liver disease will launch in Goole later this month. Specialist liver scans, known as fibroscans, will be offered to people identified as being at higher risk of liver disease, and will be carried out at Goole and District Hospital starting on 27 January. The clinic will operate ‘by appointment only’, with hospital and primary care-based health professionals working together to identify and invite … Read More