No Criteria to Reside ward team lead the way in patient-centric initiatives. In the bustling halls of Hull Royal Infirmary, a special group of healthcare professionals is redefining the patient experience within the No Criteria to Reside ward. Comprising occupational therapists, physiotherapists, registered nurses, and Intermediate Care Support Group Workers, this dynamic team is turning the often challenging waiting period … Read More

Hull Hospitals NeoFriends Group organises first ever Christmas party for families. NeoFriends, a support group for parents and carers whose babies have been discharged from Hull’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), is hosting its first-ever Christmas party. The party which is fully funded by NeoFriends will take place on Saturday, 9th December from 1pm to 3pm at the Victoria Dock … Read More

Congratulations to HUTH’s Travel Team after they beat off competition from around the country to scoop the title of “Team of the Year” at a prestigious national awards ceremony last night. Transport Manager Dave Wilkinson and Allison Coggan of the trust’s health and wellbeing programme Up! collected the accolade at the Modeshift National Sustainable Travel Awards for our Getting to … Read More

Within the last week, the Trust has seen an increase in outbreaks, mainly in medical elderly wards of the winter vomiting bug, Norovirus. Wards affected have been wards H9, H90, C20 and H100.   Patients and staff have been affected prompting the temporary closure of the areas affected to help curb the spread.   These types of virus often originate from the community and can … Read More

Staff from Hull Royal Infirmary’s A&E Department have won a national award for patient safety. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s Emergency Department was awarded the 2023 Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award for Patient Safety, arguably one of healthcare’s most sought-after titles, at a special awards ceremony last night. Emergency Department staff received the award for their project: “Improving the diagnostic detection of thoracic aortic dissection … Read More

It’s a form of discrimination that often goes under the radar; the use of stereotypes about a person, lack of suitable facilities or provision, or judgements made about a person based on their physical appearance or perceived abilities to do a job. Ableism comes in many forms, affecting people with both overt and hidden disabilities across our region on a … Read More

An NHS service offering potentially life-saving lung health checks has launched in East Riding of Yorkshire Around 350 past and current smokers in the Withernsea area have become the first people in the East Riding of Yorkshire to take up the offer of a free NHS Lung Health Check. A lung health check can help to identify lung cancer and … Read More

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) has been awarded more than a quarter of a million pounds to improve heating systems at its hospitals. The Trust is among several organisations to successfully bid for a share of £13.9m from the second round of funding from the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES). The £251,381 Government grant will enable the Trust to undertake … Read More

A team of nurses delivering an innovative programme to improve nurse numbers and patient care has won one of the profession’s top accolades. The nursing workforce and education team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been selected from 920 entries as winners in the Workforce Initiative category of the RCN Nursing Awards 2023. The award was sponsored by NHS … Read More

A charity appeal to bring the magic of Christmas to the area’s sickest children and older patients spending time in hospital is back! This year we have a little added help from Santa, courtesy of our friends at Holderness and Humberside Rotary Club. WISHH, the official charity of Hull Hospitals, would like to invite members of our community, schools and … Read More