‘On the day’ breast screening appointments at Fit4Life
30th June 2025
Missed your appointment for breast screening or concerned that you haven’t received an appointment yet, despite being over 50? Come along to our Fit4Life event at Hull Royal Infirmary on Friday, July 11, and chat to the Humberside Breast Screening team. Members of the team will outline the three-year rolling appointment process, advising when you should expect to be called for screening. And, if you’ve already missed your appointment, they’ll be able to screen you … Read More
Flying the flag for organ donation in Hull
24th June 2025
Hull Royal Infirmary is to fly its organ donation flag to mark when a life-saving donation has been made. Helen Russell, Joanna Pancarowicz, Janine Tate and Jane Langley, all Specialist Nurses in Organ Donation, have arranged for the flag to be flown outside the main entrance to the hospital when a family agrees to organ donation on behalf of their loved one. Seventeen families have consented to organ donation since April last year after their … Read More
Join us for Fit4Life!
23rd June 2025
Ready to take charge of your health and wellbeing? Join us at Hull Royal Infirmary on Friday, July 11, for Fit4Life! This special event is your chance to speak to hospital-based experts about improving your wellbeing through smoking cessation, lifestyle choices, alcohol moderation, cancer screening and vaccination. Chat to our doctors, nurses, therapists and health teams about steps you can take right now to improve your lifestyle, promote better health and prevent serious illness such … Read More
App helps women in Hull, Grimsby, Goole and Scunthorpe
17th June 2025
Women experiencing pelvic health problems during and after pregnancy are being invited to register for a free app to help improve their symptoms. One in three women experience urinary incontinence three months after pregnancy and one in 12 report symptoms of pelvic prolapse after giving birth. Now, Laura Caldicott, the first Pelvic Health Midwife to be appointed by NHS Humber Health Partnership to help many of the 8,700 women who give birth every year in … Read More
Team of nurses’ key to helping vulnerable people access vital healthcare
16th June 2025
A drive round a hospital car park, a sing song, or even decorating a treatment room as a theme from a film is all in a day’s work for a small team of nurses. As part of this year’s Learning Disability Week, which starts today (Monday 16 June), we are shining the spotlight on our Vulnerabilities Team which works across our hospitals in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole, and our Enhanced Care Team at Hull Royal … Read More