Eight lucky members of staff have received bikes thanks to the generosity and support of charity R-evolution. The Cottingham charity teamed up with Up! – the trust’s programme to support fitness and happiness at work – to offer staff the chance to win a free bike after it was awarded funding from the Big Bike Revival to refurbish bikes for … Read More

Barely three weeks have gone by since viewers across the country were left “gobsmacked” by the amount of abuse and disruption caused by patients and visitors in Hull’s A&E Department. Channel 5’s A&E After Dark took viewers behind the scenes of the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary where, in some of its darker moments, patients and relatives were filmed … Read More

For hospital staff caring for patients with coronavirus, there can surely be no better sight than to see a patient leaving the ward after successfully beating the disease. So imagine the joy, not only for ward staff but for the whole of Castle Hill Hospital’s endoscopy team when 52-year old Neil McDonald left hospital yesterday evening. Neil was not only … Read More

Coming to hospital for your outpatient appointment? Here’s what you need to know to keep safe. We’re restarting some clinics but we need everyone to follow new measures to protect you and our staff during Covid-19. From Monday, (June 15), the Government has announced all patients and visitors to hospital – so, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull Women and Children’s Hospital, … Read More

Waiting for a hospital appointment? COVID-19 has had a major effect on our services and we’re trying to keep you in the picture as best we can. Here’s some answers to some questions you may have. My GP’s referred me for treatment but I’ve just received a letter telling me it’s been ‘paused’ – why? To put it simply – … Read More

Hospital staff in East Yorkshire are celebrating the successful discharge of more than 300 patients treated for coronavirus. The figures come just two weeks after Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, which runs Hull Royal Infirmary (HRI) and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, announced the 200th COVID-19 patient had recovered and gone home. Members of the public reacted enthusiastically to … Read More

Some operations and outpatient clinics at Hull Royal infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital will resume next month as hospital bosses prepare for the next stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) will reintroduce some non-urgent surgical procedures, investigations requested by GPs and outpatient clinics as part of its plans for the second phase of the … Read More

Hospital bosses are appealing to people with serious health concerns to seek urgent medical attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) has seen a dramatic fall in urgent referrals from GPs and emergency admissions since the Government introduced a national lockdown four weeks ago. Now, fears are growing that people with serious illnesses are placing … Read More

Hull’s hospitals have drawn up a plan to deal with significant surges in demand during the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19 is expected to have a major impact on Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital over the coming weeks if national forecasts prove correct and thousands of patients with the virus require hospital admission. However, staffing levels may fall at the … Read More

An East Yorkshire surgeon is urging those spending time at home due to coronavirus to take extra care to avoid accidents or injury. Miss Elizabeth Moulder, orthopaedic surgeon with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, says more time at home due to self isolation, distance working and school closures could see the number of injuries related to home improvement, outdoor … Read More