All you need to know about becoming an Operating Department Practitioner
13th May 2018
They play a vital role in the care of patients before, during and after surgery. But what exactly is an Operating Department Practitioner? Today, on ODP Awareness Day, Phil Darwick, who works for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, explains how ODPs play crucial roles in the care and recovery of a patient undergoing surgery. What is an Operating Department Practitioner(ODP)? An Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) is a highly skilled member of the surgical team … Read More
Hundreds heading to Hull’s A&E for emergency treatment for minor coughs and injuries
11th May 2018
Frontline hospital staff have been inundated in the past few days with people turning up at Hull’s Emergency Department with coughs, colds and minor injuries. Hull Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department has seen more than 400 people a day this week, with around 50 per cent seeking care for minor injuries and illnesses. However, fewer than 10 per cent have required hospital admissions, underlining the fact that most could have gone to their GPs, attended an … Read More
Two pathology workers have life-saving liver transplants within a year
10th May 2018
Two hospital pathology workers have undergone life-saving liver transplants within a year. Senior biomedical scientist Mandy Hultum, 54, and medical laboratory assistant Helen Sharp, 35, both received liver transplants almost exactly a year apart. The women, who worked for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, say the support from each other and their workmates helped their recovery. Mandy said: “I couldn’t believe it when I heard someone who worked in the same place needed a … Read More
Mums offered vaccine to protect babies against life-threatening infection
9th May 2018
Mums-to-be are to be offered a vaccine to protect their new-born babies from whooping cough. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is to become one of the first hospital trusts in the country to offer women the vaccine in a hospital setting. Having the vaccine means babies will receive vital immunity from their mothers to protect them from the serious infection until they are old enough to receive the routine vaccination at eight weeks old. … Read More
Neonatal nurses and midwives work together to care for new-born babies and mums
8th May 2018
A Hull mum has told how a special team of neonatal nurses and midwives supported her after her baby daughter was born six weeks early. Emily Kelsey, 23, went into labour and gave birth to baby Aria on April 6 when she was 34 weeks into her pregnancy. Weighing just over 1.8kg or four pounds, Aria and Emily spent six days in Transitional Care, a four-cot unit on postnatal Rowan Ward at Hull Women and … Read More