Off on your travels? Check your immunity to measles
1st August 2018
East Yorkshire parents are being urged to ensure they and their children are protected after more than 70 cases of measles were reported in West Yorkshire. Large numbers of cases were recorded in Italy, France and Greece as well as in Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia and Albania. With 757 cases now reported in parts of the UK, including 73 in Yorkshire and the Humber since January, Public Health England is advising people travelling to Europe … Read More
Organ donation team at Humber Street Sesh
31st July 2018
Music lovers can help save lives in the future when they attend the Humber Street Sesh this week. The organ donation team from Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital will be at the event from 10.30am on Saturday at the terrace outside the Minerva Pub. Alex Wray, Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation, said: “We know people will be enjoying themselves at the event and what will happen to them when they die might not be on … Read More
Main entrance to Hull Royal re-opens after safety checks
30th July 2018
Hull Royal Infirmary’s main entrance has been re-opened to staff and visitors this morning after a glass panel cracked on the tower block. One of the 7,000 glass panels on the 13-storey tower block was damaged by high winds on Sunday. Although no-one was injured, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust took the precaution of cordoning off the main entrance and cash machine, directing staff and visitors to the back entrance until safety checks were … Read More
Staff raise thousands to buy camp beds for families of patients with cancer
30th July 2018
Nursing staff caring for people with cancer have raised almost £3.000 to help people spend their final days and hours with their loved ones. Ward 30 at the Queen’s Centre at Castle Hill Hospital provides recliner chairs so relatives can stay next to their family member as they approach the end of their lives. However, staff held a Disco Fever night this month to raise £2,800 to pay for camp beds so relatives can rest … Read More
Rising temperatures lead to rising hospital admissions
27th July 2018
Hospital managers are asking people to avoid using A&E unless their problem is urgent or life threatening following a seasonal rise in admissions. Doctors and nurses working in the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary are seeing an increase in the number of older people being admitted in particular who are dehydrated or whose conditions are likely to have been made worse by the recent spell of warm weather. In the last two weeks, daily … Read More