Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Women in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire are being urged to attend breast screening appointments to help reduce deaths from cancer.  Around 1,300 lives are saved every year because those women take up the invitation to attend breast screening appointments when letters arrive on their doorsteps.  Although breast cancer is the second highest cause of cancer deaths in women, screening … Read More

Nurses at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital are using clinical simulation to learn new ways of helping patients who become sicker in hospital.  Special training events are being held in the Clinical Skills building in the grounds of Hull Royal Infirmary to help nurses who may encounter deterioration in their patients.  The Nurse Training and Simulation sessions allow … Read More

Hundreds of people of all ages and backgrounds attended a special event at Castle Hill Hospital last night to learn about nursing careers and apprenticeships in the NHS. The Apprenticeship team at NHS Humber Health Partnership had planned to see around 150 people interested in joining one of three different routes for apprentices into nursing careers. However, more than 300 … Read More

Help is at hand for parents of young people looking to embark on NHS apprenticeships. In a first for the region’s hospitals, NHS Humber Health Partnership has launched a new Parents Guide to Apprenticeships during National Apprenticeship Week, 10-16 February 2025. The guide is designed to help parents, carers and guardians better understand what’s involved in an apprenticeship and provide … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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. A leadless pacemaker is a … Read More

Four-minute liver health check could save a life Free, four-minute health checks are on offer in Scunthorpe next week to help tackle the growing problem of liver disease. NHS Humber Health Partnership’s community liver team will be conducting drop-in liver health checks at the town’s Ironstone Centre from 9am to 6pm on Friday 31 January. The checks are being made … Read More