Hospital volunteers give the ultimate gift
20th December 2024
82-year-old Jean, who spent a 56-year career in nursing, is among those recognised at a special celebration They say time is precious, and nowhere do we feel that more than within our region’s hospitals. Since January this year, a team of 502 volunteers has been donating their time and skills to support patients, staff, relatives and visitors across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, clocking up a phenomenal 23,400 hours between them. From meet … Read More
Patients hold the key to healthcare research
19th December 2024
Thousands sign up in-year to support potentially ground-breaking research projects Hospital staff across the Humber region have spent the year at the forefront of clinical research. As 2024 draws to a close, research and development teams working for NHS Humber Health Partnership, which covers hospitals across Hull, Cottingham, Grimsby, Goole and Scunthorpe, plus some community services, have worked on more than 650* individual health research studies in-year. Over 4,700 patients and users of the group’s … Read More
A message from Group Chief Nurse Amanda Stanford
19th December 2024
An increasing number of patients have been admitted to our hospitals in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe with flu over the past three weeks. Our staff must now wear surgical face masks in all patient-facing areas at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill. We’re also asking staff at Scunthorpe General Hospital, Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital at Grimsby and Goole Hospital to wear surgical face masks in specific areas such as our Emergency Departments and in … Read More
New NHS jobs website highlights ‘great place to live, work and play’
18th December 2024
How would you like a fantastic job, with clear career progression and rewards, in a spectacularly beautiful yet unspoiled corner of England? NHS Humber Health Partnership, the organisation running Hull University Teaching Hospitals and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, is launching a new website showcasing the Humber Region as an outstanding place to live, work and play. The new website – www.joinhumberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk – will highlight vacancies in every profession across the organisation’s five … Read More
AI technology transforms care for respiratory patients
13th December 2024
AI technology is being used to further improve a ground-breaking scheme that has already helped to transform the care of patients with chronic respiratory illness across Hull and East Yorkshire. Since implementing the original scheme March 2023, we have seen a 40% reduction in the number of patients with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) needing to come back into hospital for treatment. This is one of only two such services in the UK and now … Read More