Hospital staff support Mencap ‘Treat Me Well’ campaign
7th June 2018
Trust staff can play an active part in tackling health inequality by supporting a new campaign aimed at transforming hospital services for people with learning disabilities. Mencap’s “Treat Me Well” campaign aims to show how simple changes in hospital care can make a big difference to the lives of 1.4m people with learning disabilities. There are 1,200 avoidable deaths in hospital each year involving people with learning disabilities and the campaign calls on NHS staff … Read More
Parkrun joins forces with the NHS to celebrate 70 years of health
7th June 2018
People across Hull and the East Riding are being encouraged to take part in some gentle healthy activity this weekend as a way of saying thank you to those who care for them. Parkrun has teamed up with the NHS to celebrate the health service’s 70th birthday via a series of NHS70 themed 5km events across the country. The NHS70 parkruns will take place at 9am on Saturday 9th June. Well over 300 parkrun teams … Read More
End of treatment bell brings hope for scores of cancer patients
6th June 2018
It’s a sound which can be heard several times a day in the radiotherapy department at the Queen’s Centre, raising a smile for staff and bringing hope to patients who are undergoing treatment. The toll of the newly installed ‘end of treatment bell’ signifies the end of a person’s radiotherapy treatment, and since it arrived in the department in May, the bell has been heard dozens of times. The end of treatment bell was donated … Read More
Business leaders learn about hospital project to help young people
5th June 2018
Business leaders in Hull will learn this week how young people are gaining vital experience through volunteering at the city’s hospital trust. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has taken on 260 school-leavers as part of its “Young Volunteers” programme to give them an insight into 322 different careers within the NHS. Many young people have since gone on to start apprenticeships at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital or have gone into other … Read More
‘Thank you for saving Noah’s life’
5th June 2018
A husband and wife have thanked hospital staff for saving their son after he was born with a potentially life-threatening condition affecting newborn babies. Stacey Smith, 30, and her husband, Martin, also 30, are planning to raise funds for Hull’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) after son Noah was born with haemolytic disease of the newborn. Noah spent 22 days of the first month of his life in hospital after the couple endured the death … Read More