Country’s first Sapphire Nurse retires
6th September 2018
Epilepsy nurse specialist, Karen Evans, bows out after 40 years’ service to the NHS The country’s first Sapphire Nurse has retired from her role at Hull Royal Infirmary. Karen Evans, Epilepsy Nurse Specialist, has completed her last clinic and said farewell to colleagues after 40 years’ service in the NHS. Karen started her career at St Thomas’ Hospital in London in 1978, and after a spell working in Birmingham, moved to Hull in 1993 with … Read More
New £80,000 canopy to protect patients arriving by ambulance
4th September 2018
Seriously ill patients are to be protected from bad weather after a new £80,000 canopy built over the entrance to Hull Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has commissioned the bespoke polycarbonate and steel structure to shelter patients from wind, rain and snow as they arrive in ambulances. Duncan Taylor, Director of Estates, Facilities and Development, said: “Our main aim is to protect patients coming out of ambulances into the hospital. … Read More
Therapists’ appeal to help patients undergoing cancer treatment
3rd September 2018
Staff at Castle Hill Hospital are appealing for help in the treatment of patients with cancer. Adults undergoing radiotherapy treatment for prostate, bowel and certain types of gynaecological cancers asked to drink before treatment to fill the bladder and enable it to lift away from the target area. Just under a litre of fluid is required for this to happen, but some patients have difficulty drinking this much plain water ahead of treatment. Members of … Read More
Words save lives: Tell your family your organ donation wishes
3rd September 2018
Patients waiting for life-saving transplants are dying because two-thirds of people in Hull have not told their families they want to donate their organs in the event of their deaths. The organ donation team based at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital said time runs out for some patients because people forget to share their wishes to donate organs with their loved ones. Today, at the start of Organ Donation Week, Specialist Nurse Alex … Read More
Work begins on refurbishment of children’s wards at Hull Royal Infirmary
29th August 2018
Sick babies, children and young people are set to benefit from the refurbishment of the paediatric department at Hull Royal Infirmary. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, supported by the WISHH charity, has begun the first phase of a project to revamp the two wards on the 13th floor of the tower block caring for children and young people, including some with cancer or mental health problems. Junior sister Helen Lyon came up with the idea … Read More