“Panto-therapy” earns Castle Hill team the title of ‘Most festive hospital department 2018’
21st December 2018
A team of staff helping to treat patients for cancer has been named Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s most festive department of 2018. For the past three years, wards and patient-facing departments across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital have been competing for the prestigious title and, more importantly, to win custody of the now famous Dr Hermon Cup. The Dr Hermon Cup dates back to 1938, when the then-famous radiologist presented the … Read More
Hospital staff in ‘Frantic Friday’ appeal to festive party-goers
20th December 2018
Major pub chain JD Wetherspoon’s is supporting a hospital campaign to keep Hull’s A&E for medical emergencies as the city prepares for Frantic Friday. Wetherspoon’s, which owns the Admiral of the Humber in Anlaby Road and Three John Scotts, Lowgate, both in Hull, and The Cross Keys in Lairgate, Beverley, is supporting the #SeriousStuff campaign by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Emergency services are bracing themselves for an onslaught of calls on Friday as … Read More
‘Staff did everything they could to help us’
19th December 2018
A mum has praised staff at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital after the birth of her second baby turned into a life-threatening emergency. Louise Sample, 33, had to undergo emergency surgery following the birth of her son Robbie by caesarean section. Baby Robbie then faced his own battle after developing a serious infection which doctors feared could have been meningitis. Louise and husband Kevin, 38, were finally able to take Robbie home to Sutton Park … Read More
Family facing first Christmas without Geoff thank hospital staff for caring until the end
18th December 2018
The family of an East Yorkshire farmer have thanked hospital staff for caring for him at the end of his life as they prepare for their first Christmas without him. Geoff Broumpton, 86, died on Ward 9 at Hull Royal Infirmary from heart failure, leaving his devoted family to mourn a man they say “led from the front.” Today, his son-in-law Jeremy Smith said: “I don’t have a high enough accolade to describe the professionalism … Read More
New animation to encourage people to use A&E sensibly ahead of ‘Frantic Friday’
17th December 2018
A new animation will be launched this week to urge people to use Urgent Treatment Centres as preparations get under way for “Frantic Friday”. More than 400 people have been attending Hull’s A&E department every day this winter, often causing long delays to treatment for people who are more seriously ill and injured. With Friday traditionally the busiest night of the year for pubs and clubs, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is urging people … Read More