A new partnership will see local NHS staff encouraged to make the move to an electric vehicle. As part of wider plans around sustainability, NHS Humber Health Partnership has teamed up with eco-smart tech manufacturer, myenergi, to offer employees a significant discount when purchasing a zappi EV charger. The partnership will help to accelerate the NHS’s transition to electrification, while … Read More

Early findings from a collaborative project between Hull’s respiratory team and international biopharmaceutical group, Chiesi, were presented at an international conference this weekend. Respiratory nurse specialists Kayleigh Brindle and Karen Watkins joined Professor Michael Crooks in travelling to Vienna to present at the 2024 European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2024. Here, they addressed thousands of delegates with exciting early findings from the … Read More

Around 21,000 people impacted each year by musculoskeletal problems such as back, knee and elbow pain are to benefit from a new service delivered by specialist physiotherapy and pain management teams in Northern Lincolnshire. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, part of NHS Humber Health Partnership, has just been awarded a £10.2m contract in partnership with Connect Health to … Read More

On Sunday 8th September, fourteen individuals forming #TeamWISHH will be heading to Newcastle upon Tyne for the fantastic Great North Run, known as the “World’s biggest and best half marathon”.  With 60,000 runners taking part, the race will see participants running the 13.1-mile route from Newcastle and finishing in South Shields. The fourteen-strong team includes Hull Hospital staff from the … Read More

Families in Hull are missing out on thousands of pounds of financial support to help them buy healthy food. The “Healthy Start” voucher scheme was introduced to help people buy fruit and vegetables, milk and claim free vitamins from 10 weeks into pregnancy or until their child was four. However, between £250,000 and £350,000 is going unclaimed every year in … Read More

People with cancer are to benefit from a £1.4m investment in radiotherapy technology at Castle Hill Hospital to remove permanent reminders of their illness. Advanced technology called Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) is being introduced at the Queen’s Centre to enable therapeutic radiographers and the radiotherapy physics team to deliver treatment more efficiently. Tattoos, marked on patients’ skin during the radiotherapy … Read More

Patients at our hospitals say they’re treated with kindness, compassion, dignity and respect and they have trust and confidence in staff. That’s according to the 2023 Adult Inpatient Survey (published today), which asks patients 63 questions about their admission and discharge, the hospital and ward environment, care and treatment, their operations and procedures, communication with staff, involvement in decisions and … Read More

Healthcare staff in Hull have been shortlisted for two national awards based on their support for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff. NHS Humber Health Partnership, which runs hospitals in Hull, Cottingham, Scunthorpe, Goole and Grimsby, has two staff members competing in the finals of the National BAME Health and Care Awards 2024. Launched in 2019, the awards celebrate … Read More

A neurorehabilitation consultant, a team of radiotherapy nurses and a mortuary assistant are going up against each other for an award after being nominated by local patients. Dr Faisal Riaz, Neurorehabilitation Consultant based in Brigg, the radiotherapy nurses at the Queens Centre at Castle Hill Hospital and Lisa Wilson, Mortuary Assistant at Grimsby hospital have all been revealed as finalists … Read More

Stroke patients in Hull and parts of East Yorkshire are to benefit from a new rapid assessment system aimed at saving lives and improving care. Hull University Teaching Hospitals, part of NHS Humber Health Partnership, is introducing a Pre-Hospital Video Triage Scheme after securing some funding from NHS England on a trial basis. Stroke Co-ordinators, supported by Stroke Services Consultants, … Read More