A Hull surgeon and his team are leading the way when it comes to epilepsy management. Neurosurgeon, Mr Adam Razak, and colleagues at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham are understood to be among the first in the country to conduct battery changes for vagus nerve stimulators in a dedicated day case facility. Vagus nerve stimulation is a technique used to … Read More

Patients and hospital staff in Hull are to be tested for a serious infection in a ground-breaking public health project believed to be the first of its kind in England. Nurse specialists from the Blood-Borne Virus Team are testing staff and patients on wards at Hull Royal Infirmary for Hepatitis C, a potentially serious viral infection damaging the liver, as … Read More

One of England’s largest NHS groups is spearheading a major transformation project to deliver world-class patient care across its five hospitals. NHS Humber Health Partnership – the group formed by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust – is launching “Flow” to reduce unnecessary hospital stays and admissions. “Flow” will streamline every stage … Read More

A new video game has been designed to help recruit the next generation of pharmacists to work in our hospitals. Players have to do their best to look after four virtual patients, getting them the medication that they have been prescribed by the virtual doctor, so that they can go home – and it’s all against the clock, just like … Read More

Patients with serious blood conditions are avoiding invasive surgery and additional overnight stays in hospital after an innovative procedure was offered to more people in East Yorkshire. Intravenous lines for patients requiring stem cell transplant following intensive chemotherapy are now being offered to haematology patients at Ward 33 and the Teenage and Young Adults Unit after its successful use in … Read More

Junior doctors across the Humber region will begin their latest round of industrial action next 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 Thursday 27 June until 6.59am on Tuesday 2 July. Staff at Castle … Read More

Information boards have been placed in Hull Women and Children’s Hospital in time for the start of Euro 2024 to support people experiencing domestic abuse. Researchers at Warwick Business School discovered abuse and violence by partners increase by 47 per cent on days when the men’s England side win a World Cup or European Championship match. Now, Clinical Support Worker … Read More

Patients with major injuries and illnesses, including brain injuries and serious heart conditions, can now be given lung ultrasounds without leaving their hospital beds. Physiotherapists Emily Cockshutt and Aaron Hales have become the first at Hull University Teaching Hospitals, part of NHS Humber Health Partnership, to qualify in a new technique to perform lung ultrasounds by patients’ bedsides, helping people … Read More

They come in every age, shape, and size, and from many different backgrounds. Some aim to develop their skills, while some come to share their talents. Some seek friendship, while others simply want to give back to their community. What unites all of the 650 volunteers working across NHS Humber Health Partnership’s five different hospitals* is the desire to help … Read More