A hospital trust is introducing reusable cups to slash the number of disposable cups sold in its restaurants by 180,000 in two years. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has brought in black and lime green reuseable cups in all of its outlets at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Last year, the trust used 390,000 disposable cups in … Read More

NHS staff have been inundated with “twiddle muffs” after thieves targeted a fracture clinic supporting people with dementia. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was forced to step up security patrols last month after thieves stole “twiddle muffs” and a “twiddle pillow”, donated to the clinic to help patients with dementia tackle anxiety during their treatment. Now, clinic staff have … Read More

Hundreds of new junior doctors started work at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital today. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust welcomed about 400 newly-qualified doctors starting their first jobs and trainee doctors, some of them returning to Hull for the next stage of their training. The trust held inductions at the Medical Education Centre at Hull Royal infirmary … Read More

East Yorkshire parents are being urged to ensure they and their children are protected after more than 70 cases of measles were reported in West Yorkshire. Large numbers of cases were recorded in Italy, France and Greece as well as in Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia and Albania. With 757 cases now reported in parts of the UK, including 73 in … Read More

Music lovers can help save lives in the future when they attend the Humber Street Sesh this week. The organ donation team from Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital will be at the event from 10.30am on Saturday at the terrace outside the Minerva Pub. Alex Wray, Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation, said: “We know people will be enjoying themselves at … Read More

Hull Royal Infirmary’s main entrance has been re-opened to staff and visitors this morning after a glass panel cracked on the tower block. One of the 7,000 glass panels on the 13-storey tower block was damaged by high winds on Sunday. Although no-one was injured, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust took the precaution of cordoning off the main entrance … Read More

Nursing staff caring for people with cancer have raised almost £3.000 to help people spend their final days and hours with their loved ones. Ward 30 at the Queen’s Centre at Castle Hill Hospital provides recliner chairs so relatives can stay next to their family member as they approach the end of their lives. However, staff held a Disco Fever … Read More

Hospital managers are asking people to avoid using A&E unless their problem is urgent or life threatening following a seasonal rise in admissions. Doctors and nurses working in the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary are seeing an increase in the number of older people being admitted in particular who are dehydrated or whose conditions are likely to have been … Read More

People are risking cancer by failing to realise the damage they can cause to their skin while Britain basks in the current heat wave, a hospital specialist is warning. Professor Shernaz Walton, Consultant Dermatologist at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said people who pack sunscreen for holidays abroad fail to take similar precautions at home. Professor Walton said: “I … Read More

Midwifery assistants have received extra training to become Birth Educators in a new programme designed to help Hull couples prepare for parenthood. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has introduced an extensive training programme so midwifery assistants can work alongside recently retired midwives and current midwives to support families in the run-up, during and after their babies’ births. Members of … Read More