A hospital screening service is appealing to people in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire to overcome their embarrassment so they can be checked for bowel cancer. Everyone aged 50 to 74 is eligible for bowel screening every two years. However, although bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK, figure show only 69 per cent of people … Read More

Patients across the region with endometriosis are benefiting from a specialist service which has been recognised nationally. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – part of the NHS Humber Health Partnership group – have yet again had their endometriosis centres accredited by the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE). This … Read More

Hull radiographers are pioneering patient safety with specialised training to save patients experiencing life-threatening reactions during scans. CT Specialty Manager Andrew Stephens supports training for radiographers in community-based and mobile CT scanners in Hull, York, Grimsby, Selby, and Beverley, enabling them to respond to emergencies without support from doctors. Other hospital trusts are now following the Humber and North Yorkshire … Read More

A specialist in infectious diseases in Hull is warning cases of Tuberculosis (TB) are increasing, with homeless people or those with drug or alcohol addictions at risk. TB cases rose by 13 per cent rise in England last year. While 81.5 per cent of cases were diagnosed in people born outside the UK, there was also an increase in people … Read More

Patients with brain tumours are to benefit from precision surgery after Hull’s team of neurosurgeons secured a £100,000 investment to upgrade technology. NHS Humber Health Partnership has invested £100,000 in digital software to enable neurosurgeons to conduct brain surgery with pinpoint accuracy, reducing the risk of damage to key functions like speech, vision and movement. The neurosurgery team, based in … Read More

Knowing you may be at risk of developing ovarian cancer could help you live longer, a hospital cancer doctor says. As part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Dr Georgios Bozas, a Consultant Oncologist at the Queen’s Centre in East Yorkshire, says symptoms of the disease often only appear at an advanced stage. However, as one in five cases are linked … Read More

Did you know that around 80,000 across the Humber region have chronic kidney disease – and we began treating over 1,000 new patients in the last year alone? And that’s why today, on World Kidney Day, our teams are going to be on hand to speak to you about the importance of good kidney health. The team will be in … Read More

Midwives in Hull, Scunthorpe, Goole and Grimsby are offering their services to help prospective parents quit smoking during pregnancy. It’s National No Smoking Day today and around 1 in every 14 mothers in England are known smokers at the time of their babies’ birth. Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth, miscarriage, and premature birth. Babies born to mothers … Read More

A hospital oncologist is urging men to recognise the symptoms of prostate cancer to improve their chances of surviving the most common cancer in men. More than 50,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK every year, with more than 12,000 dying from the condition. Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy recently confirmed he had been given a terminal … Read More

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, ‘Humber Health Champions’ now extends its youth volunteering offer region-wide It’s a scheme which has helped launch the careers of thousands of young people across Hull and East Yorkshire Since October 2014, Hull Hospitals’ Young Health Champions programme has been offering 16 to 25-year-olds the opportunity to volunteer in hospitals and gain invaluable hands-on experience in … Read More