The national 10-year cancer plan was published on Wednesday 4 February, following the publication of the 10-year health plan for England in July last year, which sets out fundamental reform of the NHS through transformational change to ensure its sustainability in the future. The national cancer plan is part of this programme of reform, aiming to reduce lives lost to cancer (320,000 more … Read More

Pregnant? Hospital midwives in Hull, Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole have introduced MAMA Pregnancy Passports to help you throughout your pregnancy journey. These special passports, produced by the MAMA Academy, are compact, easy-to-carry booklets for you to record questions you might have, access QR codes for information and help you keep track of your appointments. Designed to complement your maternity records … Read More

As reported in the national news recently, a number of infant formula milk products have been recalled due to safety concerns. We would like to reassure local parents that, following a review of all of our hospital supplies, we found only one box matching the affected batch codes. This box was unopened, and it was withdrawn immediately. We have received … Read More

Are you interested in a career in nursing? If so, come along to our nursing apprenticeship open event on Wednesday 11 February. It’s an opportunity for prospective apprentices and their families to learn more about nursing careers available via apprenticeship pathways at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. The event will highlight the full apprenticeship journey, from healthcare support … Read More

A Hull nurse has retired after spending 60 years working for the NHS. Cath Lyon, a staff nurse at Hull Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department (ED), spent her last day at work on Monday (2 February) – a few weeks before her 80th birthday! Cath started her career in Hull on 1 August 1962 at the tender age of 16 – just … Read More

A Clinical Psychologist from Hull’s hospitals is working with a national charity to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) cope with long-term pain. Dr Phillip Simpson, Lead Principal Clinical Psychologist at NHS Humber Health Partnership, has appeared on a podcast with the MS Trust to help people live with chronic, persistent and long-term pain linked to their neurological condition. Dr Simpson, … Read More

Hull hospitals have introduced a specialist support team to help patients living with dementia and delirium – and support the NHS staff caring for them. Michaela Ashurst has been appointed Dementia and Delirium Specialist Nurse to help patients admitted to Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital and their relatives and carers. She will work with the Alzheimer’s Society to … Read More

Researchers in Hull have joined one of the world’s leading genetic screening studies for newborn babies. A team based at Hull Royal Infirmary, led by obstetrics and gynaecology consultant and principal investigator, Dr Uma Rajesh, will join more than 40 other NHS Trusts and organisations in recruiting to the Generation Study, led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England. … Read More

We are extremely proud to have been awarded Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award for our work in supporting veterans and serving members of the forces across NHS Humber Health Partnership. Having previously been awarded Gold by the Ministry of Defence, it has been announced that Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has retained the accolade. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS … Read More

A Hull teenager with severe haemophilia has become the first person in the country to be treated with a new drug, which is much easier to administer. The patient commenced his treatment with Marstacimab at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – making us the first Trust in the UK to use this drug – and the results have been … Read More