Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The Humber Health Partnership is pleased to welcome Lyn Simpson as its new Acting Chief Executive from 28 July 2025. Lyn joins the partnership – which includes Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust – on an interim basis from North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, where she serves as Chief Executive. … Read More

Our Practice Development Nurses have been shortlisted for a national award for their work supporting our international staff. Patricia McKenna and Michael Sanni, who both work for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, are in the running for a HSJ Patient Safety Award. The entry is titled ‘Psychological Safety for Internationally Educated Colleagues or The wellbeing of International Nurses’, … Read More

Hospital patient too ill to attend her graduation ceremony has the graduation ceremony brought to her   A young woman from Hull who was diagnosed with cancer just weeks after completing her degree has received a special graduation ceremony in hospital. Lilli Hales, 20, had already bought her graduation dress and was looking forward to officially marking the end of … Read More

Unborn babies are being put at risk of pneumonia, brain damage and even death in East Yorkshire because of a rise in cases of whooping cough. Public health midwife Joanna Melia said rates of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, continue to rise, risking serious illness in babies during the first few weeks of their lives. While vaccination rates in … Read More

It’s been open barely two months, but in that time the materials recycling facility (MRF) at Hull Royal Infirmary (HRI) has made a big impact. Located at the rear of the Argyle Street car park, work on the site – the first MRF to be created by an NHS Trust in England – began in April 2024. The MRF is … Read More

Hull’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is setting the standard in premature care by introducing a team of expert therapists to support babies and their families. Dietitian Sally Aitken, Occupational Therapist Claire Douglas, Clinical Psychologist Rachel Foxwell, Speech Therapist Alexandra Smuts and Physiotherapist Victoria Ingram work together with neonatology doctors, nurses and health care assistants to help babies born as … Read More

Hull team aims to quash the typical ‘hospital food’ stereotype with choice, quality and nutrition Hospital food: while it can sometimes get a bad rap, it can arguably play as much of a part in a patient’s recovery as medication and clinical care. Over the past few years, the Patient Meals Team working across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill … Read More

Hundreds of people across the Humber could be unaware they’re living with Hepatitis C Nursing teams will take screening to the people as they hit the road with two custom-designed vehicles this month. NHS Humber Health Partnership has received funding from NHS England to purchase and equip two vans to serve as mobile clinics in the fight against Hepatitis C. … Read More

Missed your appointment for breast screening or concerned that you haven’t received an appointment yet, despite being over 50? Come along to our Fit4Life event at Hull Royal Infirmary on Friday, July 11, and chat to the Humberside Breast Screening team. Members of the team will outline the three-year rolling appointment process, advising when you should expect to be called … Read More

Hull Royal Infirmary is to fly its organ donation flag to mark when a life-saving donation has been made. Helen Russell, Joanna Pancarowicz, Janine Tate and Jane Langley, all Specialist Nurses in Organ Donation, have arranged for the flag to be flown outside the main entrance to the hospital when a family agrees to organ donation on behalf of their … Read More