Warning as ‘winter vomiting bug’ affects Humber region
11th February 2025
Hospital infection expects are advising people to stay away from hospital if they have symptoms of a highly contagious virus. Hospitals around the country are seeing patients with norovirus, which causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach pain. Also known as the ‘winter vomiting bug’ because of its prevalence during the colder months, Norovirus can affect people of all ages and thrives in closed environments such as hospitals, care homes and schools. Older or frail people … Read More
Safety in the spotlight at hospital ‘Boards in Common’ meeting
10th February 2025
Safety in maternity care, waiting list management and how hospitals are spending their charitable funds will be among the topics discussed this week by hospital leaders. The Boards of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) will come together for their bi-monthly “Boards in Common” meeting at 9am on Thursday 13 February 2025. For almost a year now, the two Trusts have been working together under … Read More
Aspiring health workers encouraged to ‘grow your own way’
10th February 2025
People with sights set on a career in health are being encouraged to ‘grow your own way’ during National Apprenticeship Week, 10 – 16 February 2025. Staff at NHS Humber Health Partnership, which runs the region’s main hospitals in Hull, Scunthorpe, Cottingham, Grimsby and Goole, are looking to spread that word the apprenticeships aren’t just for the young, but serve as a flexible way of building a lifelong career. Katherine Bosanquet, Training and Apprentice Manager … Read More
Hundreds show their liver some love
4th February 2025
Hundreds of people chose to show their liver some love by attending a free liver health check event last week. The Community Liver Health Team set up shop at Scunthorpe’s Ironstone Centre on Friday to offer free, four-minute liver scans to members of the public. The team was joined on the day by colleagues from the British Liver Trust, North Lincolnshire Council’s Healthy Lifestyle Team, and Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance, all of whom … Read More
Leadless pacemakers fitted in a first for Castle Hill Hospital
24th January 2025
The first patients to be fitted with a leadless pacemaker underwent their surgery this week, marking a milestone for Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham. The most common reason for getting a pacemaker is a heart rhythm problem that makes the heart slow down a lot, which can cause the patient to faint or pass out. Dr Jane Caldwell and Dr Renjith Antony conduct Castle Hill’s first ever leadless pacemaker procedure A leadless pacemaker is a … Read More