Hull consultants raising money to help flood victims rebuild their lives
6th December 2018
Hospital doctors are appealing to people in Hull and their NHS colleagues to support their attempts to help people in India rebuild their lives after the worst floods in a century. Devastating floods caused by unusually high rainfall during Monsoon season swept through the southern Indian state of Kerala during the summer, claiming around 500 lives and displacing millions. The Indian Government declared a “Level 3 Calamity”, reserved for severe disasters and estimate around one-sixth of … Read More
Man who has surgery every two months thanks hospital staff
5th December 2018
A young man who undergoes surgery every two months has thanked hospital staff for looking after him. Mitchell Carroll was just two when he was diagnosed with the disorder which causes warts to grow on his voice box. Now 20, Mitchell travels from his home in Bransholme to Castle Hill Hospital’s Day Surgery (Daisy) Unit to undergo surgery to trim the growths every six to eight weeks. He said: “Every time I go in, the … Read More
Trusts team up to help people with mental health problems over winter
4th December 2018
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are teaming up to ensure people in mental health crisis are supported as much as those facing physical health emergencies this winter. Posters and social media platforms will be used to highlight the different services in the community, saving people the anxiety of travelling to the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary. From talking therapies to the Crisis Pad in Hull, people facing … Read More
Grimsby the reindeer takes up residence in Hull hospital
4th December 2018
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for staff, patients and visitors to Hull Women and Children’s Hospital. A specially constructed sleigh has been installed just inside the reception area along with a reindeer named ‘Grimsby’ to delight passers-by this festive season. The installation, which will now remain in situ until the New Year, has been made possible by Apleona, the facilities management company based within the hospital. Andrew Ledger, Contracts Maintenance Manager with … Read More
Visitors asked to stay away from hospital when they’re sick
3rd December 2018
Visitors are being urged to stay away from hospital when they are poorly as staff at Hull Royal Infirmary deal with this winter’s first outbreak of Norovirus. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is asking visitors to stay away from Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital if they have respiratory infections or sickness and diarrhoea as Ward 70 remains closed with the winter vomiting bug Norovirus. Visitors should not come to hospital for at … Read More