New nursing roles created to help people ‘earn while they learn’
21st September 2018
Three new roles have been introduced in Hull where people can earn while they learn to achieve their dreams of careers in nursing. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is working with the University of Hull and Hull College to promote alternative pathways into nursing alongside the traditional three-year nursing degree course. Students have just begun a Trainee Nursing Associate programme in conjunction with the University of Hull, combining four days of hospital-based experience with … Read More
How physiotherapists are helping people stay out of hospital or get back home
18th September 2018
They’ve been married “a lifetime”, he says, delighting in comfortable bickering which springs from decades of entwined existence. Not long ago, his wife was diagnosed with dementia. She’s started falling, six times already this year. He might be criticising her “daft shoes”, now replaced with sensible flats, but worry is etched on his face. Physiotherapist Charlotte Clee has been bleeped to the Rapid Access Clinic, across from the Emergency Department. Being part of the Frailty … Read More
What you need to know if you’re called to hospital for a colposcopy
17th September 2018
Sarah Bolton, a Nurse Colposcopist at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, answers questions you might have if you are called for a colposcopy. What is a colposcopy? You will be asked to attend Hull Women and Children’s for a colposcopy if your smear test shows abnormal cells in your cervix. Although these cells are not harmful in their own right and often go away on their own, there’s a risk that they could turn … Read More
Women’s fears over smear test results
17th September 2018
Women with abnormal smear tests are ending relationships because they wrongly believe their partner has cheated on them, a specialist nurse has revealed. Nurse colposcopist Sarah Bolton said some mistakenly suspect their partners have been unfaithful after discovering they have the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Others fear they have full-blown cancer or a form of HIV because of similarities between the initials despite there being no connection between the two viruses. Now, Sarah has prepared … Read More
Trust receives Silver Award for services to Armed Forces
17th September 2018
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has received a Silver Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) for its work supporting the Armed Forces. The ERS was launched to reward employers who support Defence People objectives and encourage others to exhibit the same behaviours. Now, the trust will be presented with the Silver Award at a ceremony at the Guildhall in Hull in November. Chief Executive Chris Long said: “I am very proud that our … Read More