Health staff see out the NHS’s 70th year in seasonal style
17th December 2018
Sixty-five health workers will perform at Hull Minster this week to celebrate the festive season and give thanks for 70 years of the NHS. Staff from local health organisations including Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Humber NHS Foundation Trust and City Health Care Partnership will lead a special Christmas Concert on the evening of Wednesday 19th December. Midwives, doctors, nurses, mental health workers and administrative staff will be among those singing songs linked to … Read More
Hospital team pulls on ‘Christmas t-shirts’ to help Hull’s youngest patients
17th December 2018
Nurses and health workers caring for Hull’s youngest hospital patients are launching a Christmas t-shirt campaign this week to help raise funds to brighten up their hospital paediatric department. Staff on Ward 130 West and the Paediatric High Dependency Unit at Hull Royal Infirmary and on Acorn Ward at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital will pay to wear Christmas t-shirts from Christmas Eve until night shift on Boxing Day to raise funds to refurbish the … Read More
New video promoting Hull’s hospitals for people seeking career changes
12th December 2018
Looking to start 2019 with a career change? A three-minute video has been produced by the organisation running Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital showcasing the opportunities available to people who decide the new year is the time to land their dream job. Part of its “Remarkable People, Extraordinary Place” recruitment campaign, the video will also be shown at university job fairs all over the north of England. The video features renowned Paediatric Surgeon … Read More
How to reduce the risk of your baby catching RSV
11th December 2018
Parents are being encouraged to recognise the symptoms of a viral infection after an increase of cases affecting babies and children under two in Hull. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has seen an increase in the number of children admitted to Hull Royal Infirmary this month with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The virus can be breathed in when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Younger children can also pick up RSV from a toy … Read More
Hitting the high notes for sick children this Christmas
11th December 2018
A youth band is set to bring festive cheer to Hull Royal Infirmary this week to help staff raising funds for sick children. The Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade(CLB) band from St Mary’s Church in Beverley will play Christmas carols outside the tower block as relatives and friends arrive to visit loved ones in hospital on Thursday, December 13, between 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Paediatric nurses and health care professionals caring for our youngest patients … Read More