It’s a sound which can be heard several times a day in the radiotherapy department at the Queen’s Centre, raising a smile for staff and bringing hope to patients who are undergoing treatment. The toll of the newly installed ‘end of treatment bell’ signifies the end of a person’s radiotherapy treatment, and since it arrived in the department in May, … Read More
Business leaders learn about hospital project to help young people
Business leaders in Hull will learn this week how young people are gaining vital experience through volunteering at the city’s hospital trust. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has taken on 260 school-leavers as part of its “Young Volunteers” programme to give them an insight into 322 different careers within the NHS. Many young people have since gone on to … Read More
‘Thank you for saving Noah’s life’
A husband and wife have thanked hospital staff for saving their son after he was born with a potentially life-threatening condition affecting newborn babies. Stacey Smith, 30, and her husband, Martin, also 30, are planning to raise funds for Hull’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) after son Noah was born with haemolytic disease of the newborn. Noah spent 22 days … Read More
International recruitment drive swells nursing numbers
Hospital wards in East Yorkshire have been boosted by a further intake of qualified nurses. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been working with international recruitment firm, Resource Finder, to attract nurses working in the Philippines to live and work in the UK. Like many others across the country, the Trust which runs Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill … Read More
Hull coroner to outline his work to staff at organ donor conference
Hull’s Coroner will talk to medical and nursing staff about his role in allowing patients’ families to proceed with organ donations to save lives this week. As Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Hull and the East Riding, Professor Paul Marks has to give his permission for some organ donations to go ahead. Now, Professor Marks has now been invited to … Read More
Couple raise thousands for NHS staff who saved mother and baby
A couple have raised thousands of pounds to thank hospital staff for saving the life of their baby son. Caroline Latus, 35, developed severe pre-eclampsia when she was 32 weeks’ pregnant and had to undergo an emergency caesarean section to save her life and the life of her baby son Zach. Now, family and friends have helped Caroline and husband … Read More
Celebrate NHS70 with parkrun!
NHS staff, patients and the public are being invited to get active and celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday on Saturday 9th June. Health workers, their families and those they care for are being encouraged to walk, run, or volunteer at one of three local 5km parkruns, either Peter Pan Park (next to Costello Stadium), Hull (East Park), off Holderness Road, … Read More
Antenatal class with an interpreter launched to help Hull’s Polish community
Midwives are offering antenatal classes to couples from Hull’s Polish community who are expecting a baby to ensure their children get the best start in life. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will offer the free class to Polish couples at its next Carousel event at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital on Wednesday night. Held on the last Wednesday of … Read More
Ward 70 staff create ‘Steph’s Boutique’ to help #EndPJParalysis
Hull Royal Infirmary staff have created a boutique on a hospital ward to help patients out of their pyjamas and into their clothes. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is taking part in #EndPJParalysis to get patients wearing everyday clothes after studies showed keeping patients in pyjamas can reduce mobility and independence, increase the risk of falls and lengthen hospital … Read More
Trust works with pub landlords to keep Hull A&E for #SeriousStuff
Pub-goers are being urged to use our NHS wisely over the bank holiday as Hull’s emergency staff cope with increasing numbers of sick and injured people. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is stepping up its #SeriousStuff campaign to encourage people to use alternative services for less serious problems. The hospital trust is working with pubs in Hull to spread … Read More