Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

A public health midwife in East Yorkshire is encouraging vaccination from whooping cough during pregnancy following the death of a baby. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed the baby died between January and June this year after its mother did not receive the whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy. Today, Joanna Melia, public health midwife at Hull Women and Children’s … Read More

A patient who had a milestone knee replacement surgery has praised the care she received from our staff. Yvonne Walker is the first person to have a knee arthroplasty (total knee replacement) done as a day case procedure at the Day Surgery Centre (DSC) at Castle Hill Hospital. She was in and out in under 12 hours, and is now … Read More

How would you fancy scaling the outside of one of Hull’s tallest and most recognisable buildings? It’s the job that awaits estates and construction staff as the latest round of hospital maintenance work gets underway at Hull Royal Infirmary. Rewind back to 2013, and external mast climbers on the outside of the 160ft tower block were a regular feature as … Read More

People with cancer in Hull will soon be able to benefit from research-backed exercise treatment designed to increase survival and reduce the risk of cancer coming back. In partnership with NHS Humber Health Partnership, Yorkshire Cancer Research is bringing its pioneering Active Together service to people living in the city through a dedicated new centre due to open in early … Read More

It’s important to us that we continue to invest in high quality, professional security staff and technology to keep you, our staff and our sites safe. Our Security teams deal with an average of 852 incidents every month, ranging from violence and assaults to antisocial behaviour and theft. They also help us to support vulnerable patients and work closely with … Read More

Specialist children’s nurses from Hull have had their work to support families and young people with epilepsy adopted by a national charity. Epilepsy Action has published a new suite of materials to support teenagers with epilepsy, parents of children with additional needs, and young people who require easy read documents. The suite of ‘Transition’ leaflets is intended to support young … Read More

A Hull-based hospital team is reaching out to community groups such as sports clubs and ‘knit and natters’ to promote involvement in clinical research. The Friends of Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (ADEM) group comprises clinical and research staff, community leaders and members of the public who are keen to further research in this area. Global majority groups such as … Read More

Every year, it is estimated that there are 13 million cases of typhoid and paratyphoid A fever combined, resulting in 133,000 deaths, mainly affecting school-aged children in Asia and Africa. We are looking for healthy volunteers to take part in a study to test a new vaccine against typhoid and paratyphoid A fever. In order to test if the vaccine … Read More

Paul Johnson retired from leading Hull’s neurosurgical ward in January, but just couldn’t keep away… A Hull man who has dedicated his life to the care of others has been recognised at a national level. Paul Johnson, who works on neurosurgical ward, Ward 4, at Hull Royal Infirmary has received an NHS Chief Nursing Officer ‘Gold Award’ today. The Gold … Read More

Resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) across the Humber region will begin their latest round of industrial action this week as part of their long-running pay dispute with the Government. Members of the BMA will take industrial action in the form of a full walkout for five days – from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday … Read More