‘Don’t suffer in silence,” says hospital specialist nurse
1st April 2025
Thousands of women in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire could be suffering in silence with incontinence or bladder weakness, a hospital nurse specialist says. Laura Rimmer, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Urogynaecology at Humber Health Partnership, says more than six in 10 women will experience some form of incontinence during their lives. However, despite its prevalence, many will not seek help because of embarrassment. Urogynaecological specialist nurse Laura Rimmer Laura, who works for the NHS … Read More
Overcome your “poo” embarrassment, says bowel screening team
31st March 2025
A hospital screening service is appealing to people in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire to overcome their embarrassment so they can be checked for bowel cancer. Everyone aged 50 to 74 is eligible for bowel screening every two years. However, although bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK, figure show only 69 per cent of people send back their tests, meaning those with cancer are missing out on early treatment which … Read More
Patients with endometriosis to benefit from national accolade
26th March 2025
Patients across the region with endometriosis are benefiting from a specialist service which has been recognised nationally. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – part of the NHS Humber Health Partnership group – have yet again had their endometriosis centres accredited by the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE). This puts our gynaecology services on the map and gives patients the confidence that they’ll receive … Read More
Training Hull radiographers with enhanced life-saving skills
25th March 2025
Hull radiographers are pioneering patient safety with specialised training to save patients experiencing life-threatening reactions during scans. CT Specialty Manager Andrew Stephens supports training for radiographers in community-based and mobile CT scanners in Hull, York, Grimsby, Selby, and Beverley, enabling them to respond to emergencies without support from doctors. Other hospital trusts are now following the Humber and North Yorkshire CT and MRI Scanning Service, which operates community scanning for Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Northern … Read More
Cases of TB on the rise, says Hull Infectious Diseases Consultant
24th March 2025
A specialist in infectious diseases in Hull is warning cases of Tuberculosis (TB) are increasing, with homeless people or those with drug or alcohol addictions at risk. TB cases rose by 13 per cent rise in England last year. While 81.5 per cent of cases were diagnosed in people born outside the UK, there was also an increase in people born in the UK. To mark World TB Day today, Dr Patrick Lillie, Consultant in … Read More