Hull offers new service to save more stroke patients from brain damage or disability
29th November 2018
Patients from North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire are to benefit from a service performed at Hull Royal Infirmary to reduce the risk of brain damage or long-term disability after strokes. The Comprehensive Stroke Centre at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a Regional Mechanical Thrombectomy Service, known sometimes as a “Lazarus procedure,” to help more patients. Patients taken to district hospitals in York, Scarborough, Grimsby and Scunthorpe will be “blue lighted” by ambulance … Read More
Hospital housekeeper Jeanette celebrates milestone birthday
28th November 2018
One of England’s first hospital housekeepers has vowed to keep on working for the NHS after celebrating her 70th birthday. Jeanette Robinson became only the third hospital housekeeper at Hull Royal Infirmary when the trust introduced the vital role in November 2001. Now, after celebrating her 70th birthday in the same year as the NHS marked the milestone in its history, Jeanette insists she’s staying on Ward 12 at Hull Royal Infirmary. She said: “My … Read More
Scientists use new technology to help surgeons rebuild patients’ faces
27th November 2018
Hospital scientists are using ground-breaking technology to help rebuild the faces of cancer patients, those hurt in accidents and people born with complex facial deformities. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s reconstructive scientists are using 3D printing techniques to produce resin models of patients’ skulls. The models are then used to create titanium plates and implants used by maxillofacial surgeons and neurosurgeons to repair damage to people’s faces. Scientists and consultants have already used the … Read More
Protect your baby this winter at our special Carousel event
26th November 2018
Midwives will help pregnant women protect their babies from flu at the HEY Baby Carousel event at Hull Women and Children’s hospital this week. Mums-to-be will be able to receive flu vaccinations from a team of specially-trained midwives if they bring their hand-held maternity notes to the event on Wednesday night (November 28) between 6pm and 8pm. Hull’s team of midwives, midwifery assistants and birth educators will also be on hand to give out hints … Read More
Can you help our sick kids this Christmas?
23rd November 2018
Nursing staff looking after sick babies, children and young people this winter are appealing for help to bring festive cheer to their wards this year. Every Christmas, members of the public inundate Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with requests to bring toys and selection boxes onto the wards. This year, the trust is asking for donations to help brighten up the two wards on the 13th floor of the tower block with an approach … Read More