‘Without the hospital, I might not have been here with my family’
15th June 2018
He could feel a lump in his throat, making it difficult for him to swallow. But it didn’t hurt so Terry Pipes was in no rush to see his GP. Six months passed and Terry thought he’d nip to the doctors for antibiotics to clear up whatever it was before setting off on a Mediterranean cruise with wife Joanne. Instead, he ended up fighting to survive in Castle Hill Hospital after he was diagnosed with … Read More
Former nurses give back to help more patients
14th June 2018
A charity made up of former hospital staff has donated £7,000 of equipment to help patients undergoing heart surgery at Castle Hill Hospital. The Needed Urgent Remedial Surgical Equipment (N.U.R.S.E) charity has donated a Philips Lumify portable ultrasound machine which generates detailed images of veins and arteries. This mobile device can be used in surgical theatres but can also be used directly on hospital wards by surgical care practitioners, sending high quality images back to … Read More
‘Dad wouldn’t have thought twice about it’
14th June 2018
They had rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary expecting to be told their father was in theatre undergoing life-saving brain surgery. But Hannah Evison, 34, and her brother Dean, 36, were shattered when neurosurgeons told them their father Dave had suffered a massive bleed on his brain which had caused his brain stem to die and nothing could be done to save him. As grief engulfed them, the brother and sister decided their father’s final act … Read More
Thieves steal twiddle muffs from hospital patients with dementia
13th June 2018
Security teams are increasing patrols around a hospital fracture clinic after thieves stole twiddle muffs donated to help people with dementia. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is introducing increased patrols after thieves stole a number of twiddle muffs and a twiddle pillow, donated to the clinic to help keep patients with dementia calmer during their treatment. Thieves have struck again just weeks after memorabilia such as tea pots, dishes, old photographs and even an … Read More
Hull setting the standard in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions
11th June 2018
A hospital team has been recognised as one of the best in the country after halving the number of older people admitted to hospital unnecessarily. More than two-thirds of people over 80 were being admitted to hospital before Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust introduced its Frailty Intervention Team (FIT) last year. However, a multi-disciplinary team of specialists in elderly medicine now work alongside staff in the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary seven days … Read More