Cliff Richard ‘Pink Lady’ meets idol to help breast screening service
27th June 2018
A Cliff Richard fan has raised hundreds of pounds for a breast screening service after wearing a bright pink wig to meet her idol. Jenny Dickinson, 68, is one of a group of women calling themselves “Cliff’s Pink Ladies” on Facebook because they wear pink to every one of the superstar’s concerts to raise awareness for breast cancer. Now, after undergoing surgery twice to remove cysts, Jenny has raised £300 for Humberside Breast Screening Unit, … Read More
New £1.7m linear accelerator to help in the fight against cancer
26th June 2018
A second machine to help patients in the fight against cancer has been installed at the Queen’s Centre. The Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator, or linac, will be used to deliver radiotherapy to scores of patients each week, and has been paid for through the national £130m Cancer Modernisation Fund. This is the second linac to be installed at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham which has been paid for via the fund. It has taken a … Read More
Hospital to sell coffee to send Ugandan children to school
26th June 2018
Visitors and staff at East Yorkshire’s hospitals will be using their coffee breaks to send children to school in Uganda. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is teaming up with Hull Collegiate to support the school’s “Safi Coffee” initiative to pay for Ugandan children to go to school and break the cycle of poverty. Profits from every cup of coffee sold to staff or visitors will help to fund the £180 it costs to send … Read More
Staff raising funds for beds so relatives can stay with loved ones until the end
25th June 2018
Hospital staff are raising funds for camp beds so families can stay with their loved ones approaching the end of their lives. Ward 30 at the Queen’s Centre at Castle Hill Hospital provides recliner chairs so relatives can stay next to their family member in their final hours. However, staff will hold a Disco Fever night and a raffle next month to raise money to pay for camp beds so relatives can rest properly next … Read More
Choir raise cash for charity in honour of member with motor neurone disease
21st June 2018
A hospital staff choir is hosting a special “The Greatest Showman” singalong this weekend to raise funds for a charity supporting people with motor neurone disease. The choir at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is staging the event in honour of Consultant Histopathologist Dr Anne Campbell, a member of the choir in the soprano section recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). Made up of members of staff working in different departments at Hull … Read More