The Third Trimester: Entering the home straight of pregnancy
19th July 2018
By the time you reach Week 28, you’re in the home straight of your pregnancy. Known as the third trimester, this is when your body starts preparing for the arrival of your baby. Here, Hull’s team of midwives at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital give you advice and tips as you get ready to meet your baby for the first time. Keeping an eye on you You’ll see your midwife much more often now as … Read More
What to expect when you’re referred to hospital for prostate checks
18th July 2018
She holds his hand, telling him about mushrooms fried in garlic while the patient tells her about the great meals he’s had traveling the world with his job for an oil firm. Clinical support worker Julie Williams cracks a joke but he tells her “Don’t make me laugh.” It’s easy to understand why laughing might not be a good idea. He’s lying on an examination couch while a team in radiology carries out an ultrasound … Read More
Children’s nurse Liz retires after 35 years
17th July 2018
She had always wanted to join the police force but her hopes were dashed when she was 16 because she reached just five foot three tall and had poor eyesight. Instead, Liz Hembrough concentrated on finding a career that involved working with people so opted to join the NHS. Now, 35 years after she began her training at Hull School of Nursing, Liz has just retired from the paediatric high dependency unit on the 13th … Read More
Patients take a virtual tour thanks to cancer charity donation
16th July 2018
Patients set to undergo a course of radiotherapy are receiving on-the-spot education thanks to the work of a local cancer charity. Team Verrico has purchased a state of the art laptop worth more than £1,850 for the radiotherapy team at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham. It is being used to run the Patient Education And Radiotherapy Learning (PEARL©) programme, and VERT© (Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training); virtual reality software designed by Hull-based Vertual Ltd. PEARL gives … Read More
Hospital staff taking part in rainbow parade to celebrate Hull Pride
13th July 2018
Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital staff will be getting in the party spirit when they join thousands for this year’s Hull Pride celebrations. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is inviting members of its 9,000-strong workforce to join the event as the city erupts in a rainbow of colour on Saturday, July 21. As a silver sponsor of the event, local NHS services will also set up a marquee in the Pride Village in … Read More