In 2017, the Trust identified a cohort of patients who have not been tracked appropriately through its patient administration system, Lorenzo. It is not uncommon for Trusts to experience this kind of issue as a result of any new system implementation. Around 85,000 patient records in total, some dating back to 2015, were identified as not having tracked properly. Following … Read More

Choosing to give birth in water can increase relaxation and reduce the need for medical intervention and is used by almost one in three women for pain relief during labour. All three of the suites in the Fatima Allam Birth Centre in Hull are fitted with birthing pools and there is a pool in the delivery ward of Hull Women … Read More

The family of a young man killed in a motorbike accident are donating an incubator described as “the next best thing to the womb” to care for the area’s sickest babies. Specialist staff at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) based in Hull Women and Children’s Hospital will start a trial of the Drager Babyleo incubator this week. NICU is … Read More

Fewer patients are facing delays at Hull Royal’s A&E after an eight-day initiative freed up beds and diverted staff to the frontline to cope with winter pressures. Operation Wintergreen was launched by the trust on Monday, January 29, to reduce delays in A&E and reduce the number of patients with medical conditions who were being sent to surgical wards because … Read More

He spends his days working on education programmes to train and enhance the knowledge of doctors working at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. But, this week, Danny Murphy-Pittock joined the army of volunteers who devoted part of their working day to work on wards and frontline departments facing winter pressures. Operation Wintergreen was launched by Hull University Teaching … Read More

Patients are being treated more quickly at Hull Royal Infirmary after the launch of a programme to tackle unprecedented winter demand. Almost 89 per cent of patients were seen, treated, admitted or discharged within four hours between Monday to Wednesday this week compared to 76 per cent over the same period last week, an improvement of 13 percentage points. Hull … Read More

TWO women who have looked after thousands of mothers and newborn babies are retiring after clocking up almost 80 years’ of service to the NHS. Jacqui Powell and Julie Lazenby were given an emotional send-off by staff at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital as they both completed their final shifts this week. The staff choir at Hull University Teaching Hospitals … Read More

Humberside Fire and Rescue and dental health experts are among the latest to share their words of wisdom with new and expectant families. Representatives will join the growing team of experts sharing their knowledge with new parents and parents to be next week at the HEY Baby Carousel event, within Hull Women and Children’s Hospital, which takes place from 6-8pm … Read More

Do you want a print, postcard or canvas of our “Born Into a City of Culture” artwork. Here’s what you need to know I’d like a canvas. Where can I order one? You can order them from the community midwives’ office on the first floor of Hull Women and Children’s Hospital between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. You can … Read More

More than 8,000 hospital workers are launching “Operation Wintergreen” next week to help East Yorkshire’s two main hospitals deal with unprecedented pressure this winter. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is mobilising staff from every department to support frontline services after record numbers of emergency admissions of patients with serious and life-threatening illnesses over the past few weeks. Routine surgery … Read More