Maternity staff undergo hypnobirthing training to help parents
16th April 2019
Midwives are to offer hypnobirthing sessions to help pregnant women and their partners achieve a calm and positive birth experience. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will offer a 12-hour course for women and their partners from the autumn as part of an initiative to increase choice around giving birth. Through visualisation and deep breathing, practised for weeks before the baby’s due date, women use hypnobirthing to work in harmony with their bodies and tune … Read More
Hull Eye Hospital one of safest in UK for cataract surgery
15th April 2019
An eye surgery team credited with some of the best safety rates in the country has been praised for bringing waiting times down to just seven weeks for patients needing cataract removals. The dedicated team at Hull Eye Hospital sees around 5,000 patients a year for cataract surgery, caused as people grow older and the lens inside the eye becomes cloudy, affecting vision. Cataract surgery, which replaces the cloudy lens with a clear, artificial lens, … Read More
Mum’s sky dive for life-saving Airvo machines
10th April 2019
A mum will take part in a sky dive this weekend to raise money for two breathing machines which saved her baby son’s life. Lindsay Cockitt will be taking to the sky on Saturday to raise more than £3,000 to buy Airvo machines for the Children’s Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary Her son Ollie, now 19 months, was rushed to hospital in November after he contracted bronchiolitis and was struggling to breathe. He started … Read More
Warning after man is placed under curfew for assaulting nurse and security staff
9th April 2019
A man who assaulted a nurse and two security officers at Hull Royal Infirmary has been placed under a night-time curfew and been ordered to pay them compensation. Mark Gallagher, 42, assaulted the nurse in the early hours of February 16 after he was brought to Hull Royal’s Emergency Department with a head injury. He then assaulted two security officers called to escort him out of the department. Gallagher was prosecuted under new legislation designed … Read More
Home Bargains supports Hull’s sickest children
8th April 2019
Shoppers will help Hull’s hospital care for the city’s sickest babies and children after national retailer Home Bargains agreed to support the WISHH Charity in seven of its city stores. WISHH collection tins will be placed at tills for donations and loose change, with every penny making a massive difference to the lives of children cared for by staff at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. More than 49,000 babies, children and young people are … Read More