“It’s a privilege to able to look after people on their final journey”
16th April 2025
Months spent as a young volunteer helped Mortuary Support Worker, Emma, land her dream role – before she’d even finished her degree Hospital scrubs weren’t quite the career uniform that 24-year-old Emma Hooker originally had in mind. Starting her BSc (Hons) Forensic Sciences degree in 2022, she had her sights set on the joining the police to specialise in crime scene investigation. But a second year module and a chat with her lecturer set Emma … Read More
Castle Hill triage service expanded to help patients in North Lincolnshire
15th April 2025
Some of the team from Queen’s Centre Acute Assessment Unit Patients with oncology or haematology conditions in Northern Lincolnshire are to benefit from a new emergency service aiming to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. NHS Humber Health Partnership is expanding its triage service at the Queen’s Centre Acute Assessment Unit (QCAAU) for patients experiencing acute problems relating to their oncology or haematology conditions. The service, currently helping patients in Hull and the East Riding, will now … Read More
Portering team goes electric with innovative eCargo bike
14th April 2025
A new carbon-saving electric bike is being trialled by the porter team at Castle Hill Hospital thanks to a partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council. NHS Humber Health Partnership is continuing its award-winning collaboration with the council’s sustainable transport team at the Castle Hill site in Cottingham. The latest joint project is the introduction of an electric-powered quadracycle eCargo Bike, which will be tested by the portering team. Quadracycles operate in a similar way … Read More
Tell us about your Healthcare Heroes
4th April 2025
Help us shine a light on your Healthcare Heroes! We need your nominations for a special award to celebrate the amazing efforts of local NHS staff. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are working together as NHS Humber Health Partnership (NHSHHP). Our teams work across Hull, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Castle Hill and Goole hospitals, and out in the community. Our annual staff awards ceremony, Golden Stars 2025 will … Read More
A holistic approach to health and recovery
2nd April 2025
Water-based wellbeing programme also helps to improve patient flow The benefits of water-based therapy have been well known for centuries to the Greeks, the Romans, and later the Ottomans, but you don’t have to step back in time to discover just how helpful this can be. The rehabilitation medicine team at Castle Hill Hospital has been working with East Riding Leisure to offer access to tailored health and wellbeing programmes to aid patients’ physical mobility, … Read More