A spokeswoman for NHS Humber Health Partnership said: “Our current NHS Oversight Framework (NOF) ratings rightly reflects the scale of the challenges we face. However, we also welcome the additional support it unlocks so we can accelerate clinically-led improvements already under way. “Patient safety is at the centre of our improvement plan, the driving force behind all clinically-led changes, and … Read More

When it comes to reducing waste, improving our carbon footprint and cutting costs, our Patient Meals team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has the recipe for success. The new initiative was introduced in May and by the end of November we had seen 35,046 fewer meals being wasted – equating to cost savings of almost £15,000. Patient Meals … Read More

A Christmas tree at Hull Minster has been adorned with knitted breasts and pink decorations to promote the importance of attending breast screening appointments. Humberside Breast Screening Team attended the Lord Mayor’s Christmas Tree Festival to create a National Breast Screening Christmas Tree, adorned with knitted breasts and bright pink decorations, the colour used for breast cancer awareness. Sue Whittle, … Read More

Lyndon Land is making the most of life at the age of 63-years-old by cycling, walking and gardening – things he couldn’t do a few months ago. Thanks to the incredible staff at the Day Surgery Centre (DSC) at Castle Hill Hospital, he was able to have a hip replacement, which has enabled him to do the physical activities he … Read More

Resident doctors across the Humber region will begin their latest round of industrial action in December as part of their long-running pay dispute with the Government. Members of the BMA will take industrial action for the fourteenth time in the form of a full walkout for five days – from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22 … Read More

On the spot mammograms and health advice will be on offer when Fit4Life comes to Castle Hill Hospital. If you’re ready to take charge of your health and wellbeing join us at Castle Hill Hospital on Thursday 11 December, for Fit4Life! The latest in our series of special health events is taking place at the Cottingham site this month after … Read More

Patients with spinal conditions including herniated discs, spinal stenosis and spinal infections are to benefit from a revolutionary form of keyhole surgery. Hull Royal Infirmary is to offer patients with spinal disorders and degenerative spine conditions the state-of-the-art spinal surgery after a major investment in a Mobile Imaging System (MIS). The hospital’s highly skilled team of neurosurgeons can now perform … Read More

Hull will welcome some of the country’s top vascular surgery teams this week as it hosts the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland’s Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). The prestigious three-day event, taking place at Connexin Live from 26 to 28 November, is returning to the city after more than three decades and will attract hundreds of surgeons, specialist nurses, … Read More

A Health Care Assistant at Hull Royal Infirmary has received a national award from England’s top nurse for his compassion towards patients. Harry Ross, who works on Ward 500 in the tower block, received the Chief Nursing Officer Support Worker Excellence Award after Nursing Associate Educator Annemarie Flood nominated Harry for his “compassion, initiative and unwavering commitment to person-centred care”. … Read More

Our Immunology and Allergy Unit has been recognised for providing high quality care by a national programme. The East Yorkshire Regional Adult Immunology and Allergy Unit at Castle Hill Hospital recently received the results of an assessment by QPIDS, which is the accreditation programme for primary immunodeficiency services in the UK. The inspection took place in June. Assessors listened to … Read More