WISHH Charity’s Space to Grow Appeal receives £25,000 boost
14th September 2023
WISHH, the official charity supporting Hull Hospitals, has received a significant boost from a kind donor who has offered to match fund donations made to our “Space to Grow Appeal”, up to the sum of £25,000. This generous pledge is to inspire and encourage members of the community, local businesses and Charitable Trusts to get on board to help WISHH reach our Appeal target of raising £100,000 before the end of March 2024 so the … Read More
Healthcare project to address asthma inequalities in Holderness
4th September 2023
Thousands of people living in the Holderness area could be living with uncontrolled/severe asthma but not even know it, or not be getting the treatment they need. According to estimates, there are 110,000 people living with asthma in the Humber and North Yorkshire region. Around 2,500 of that figure live with the condition in Holderness, with five percent expected to have severe asthma. To provide respite for these people, the Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme … Read More
Second doctors strike affects region’s hospitals this month
21st August 2023
Hospital consultants across the Humber are preparing for a second round of industrial action later this week. The BMA has given notice of industrial action taking place among consultants on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th August, less than two weeks after a 96-hour period of strike action by junior doctors concluded. With only a ‘Christmas Day’ level of consultant cover guaranteed, now hospital bosses across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire are putting plans in place … Read More
HEY Baby Carousel returns to Hull Royal Infirmary
17th August 2023
The HEY Baby Carousel, a special event to support expectant parents and those involved in babies care has returned to Hull Royal Infirmary. The monthly event took a break at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic will take place on Wednesday 13 September 2023 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, offering a relaxed and informal opportunity for attendees to gather information, insights and receive support. Pregnancy is a significant journey, and the HEY Baby Carousel aims to … Read More
New chief executive for region’s hospitals takes up his post
14th August 2023
Jonathan Lofthouse has started in post today (14th August, 2023) as Group Chief Executive at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG). Formerly site Chief Executive as part of King’s College Hospitals, Mr Lofthouse will oversee the management of both organisations, after the two trust boards agreed to move towards a group leadership model, in November 2022. As well as five hospitals – Hull Royal Infirmary, … Read More