Water baby Elliot has a splashing time this Christmas
10th December 2018
Watching him kick his legs in the swimming pool, Sarah Ferguson knows her baby son is a real-life water baby. Elliot was one of the babies to be born under water at the Fatima Allam Birth Centre in Hull. Preparing to celebrate their first Christmas as a family, Sarah and husband Karl say they had a fantastic birth experience with top-class care from midwife Sam Haw and the team at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital. … Read More
Haemophilia team get positive peer review
8th December 2018
A team looking after hundreds of people with bleeding disorders has received a positive peer review for the quality of care given to patients. Haemophilia services for 400 patients from Hull, the East Riding and North Lincolnshire underwent the full-day inspection against rigorous national standards as part of the peer review in November. Now, the service based in the Queen’s Centre has become the first moderate-sized treatment centre in the UK to receive a positive … Read More
Children bring festive joy to patients at Hull Royal Infirmary
7th December 2018
Elderly patients got some early festive cheer today when primary school pupils visited Hull Royal Infirmary. Year 4 pupils from Biggin Hill Primary Academy in Bransholme visited Ward 80 which cares for people with dementia who are ready to be discharged from hospital. The children, aged eight and nine, went into four bays handing out Christmas cards, telling jokes and singing We Wish You A Merry Christmas to patients. Chiburoma Ajoku, nine, said: “I’ve really … Read More
Hull secures £18m investment in emergency care facilities
7th December 2018
Patient care is set to be transformed with waiting times for scans significantly reduced following an announcement today that £18m will be invested in emergency care facilities at our Trust. As well as paying for new MRI and CT scanners for the Emergency Department, the funds will enable the children’s wards at Hull Royal Infirmary to move into the Women and Children’s hospital. It is the biggest capital investment in facilities at the Trust for … Read More
Five major disasters and 37 years of caring – Chief Nurse Mike Wright shares memories ahead of retirement
7th December 2018
He remembers the date he walked into Alderson House – December 7, 1981. Press him and he’d probably know the time. That’s the thing about Chief Nurse Mike Wright – he likes detail. Back then, it was the Hull District School of Nursing when the boy from a working-class family in East Hull joined a group of 40 training to become nurses. The circle will complete when Mike Wright walks out those same doors next … Read More