New research trial shows rehab plan for patients recovering from Covid-19 improves physical and mental health
3rd May 2023
Research into rehabilitation for people who have been hospitalised with Covid-19 has shown significant learnings to help those with ongoing symptoms. A research trial has been completed by the University of Hull, Hull York Medical School and Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust to determine rehabilitation practices for those who have shown ongoing effects of Covid-19, including fatigue, dyspnoea, joint pain, chest pain and cough, amongst others. Researchers at the University of Hull and Hull … Read More
Hospital’s venture could see smoking on site stubbed out
28th April 2023
Hospital workers in Hull are on the look-out for a local business to help with an unusual experiment. Health improvement managers are searching for a fruit and veg vendor to sell produce at the entrance to Hull Royal Infirmary. As well as making it easier for patients, staff and visitors to buy produce and enjoy their ‘5-a-day’, it is hoped the move will reduce the number of people who smoke at the hospital entrance, and … Read More
Visiting rules relaxed as hospitals ‘learn to live with Covid’
27th April 2023
Hospitals in East Yorkshire are updating their visiting rules to reflect a changing approach to Covid-19. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, has removed the need for ward visitors to pre-book slots in advance, and now openly encourages loved ones to attend at mealtimes. The move reflects a changing, more relaxed approach to Covid-19 as the impact from the virus reduces and a higher number of … Read More
Hospitals launch innovative Medical Physics programme for apprentices
11th April 2023
Hull’s hospitals have become among the first in the country to offer three innovative healthcare science apprenticeships in its Medical Physics team. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has secured £250,000 funding from Health Education England to be able to offer apprenticeships with degree-level training in the highly specialised fields of Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Protection and Diagnostic Imaging Services and Radiotherapy Engineering. Three apprentices recruited to the project will join the Medical Physics teams on … Read More
Hospitals gear up for next junior doctors strike, starting 11 April 2023
3rd April 2023
Junior doctors are due to begin 96 hours of industrial action next week. Members of the BMA and HCSA unions will go on strike immediately following the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, starting at 7am on Tuesday 11 April and ending at 7am on Saturday 15 April 2023. Junior doctors are qualified doctors who have anywhere up to eight years’ experience working in hospitals. Junior doctors account for half of all doctors in the NHS, and … Read More