Have you inherited a life-threatening condition?
17th October 2017
Hospital staff are raising awareness of a potentially life-threatening condition which affects one in 250 people, often without their knowledge. A team from Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will attend this week’s Health Expo to explain how familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) can increase the risk of developing heart disease and how people can minimise the risk of suffering an early heart attack. Hull Lord Mayor Councillor John Hewitt and Lady Mayoress Betty Hewitt will be … Read More
“Pimp My Zimmer” at Hull’s Health Expo
16th October 2017
Dr Dan Harman with one of the decorated zimmer frames Hospital consultants are bringing a “Pimp My Zimmer” event to Hull this week with the aim of reducing the risk of falling among older people. Staff from Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will set up a stand at Hull’s Health Expo at City Hall on Thursday to encourage people to decorate zimmer frames and walking aids. Dr Katie Athorn, Dr Dan Harman and Dr … Read More
Elderly patients get their own taste of Royal Ballet
26th September 2017
Elderly patients spending time in hospital spent an afternoon with a difference recently, as former Royal Ballet dancer-turned-teacher Vanesa Hooper visited to teach a class. Not wanting the recent ballet fever to pass this patient group by, Dr Fiona Thomson, Consultant Physician in Elderly Medicine arranged for Ms Hooper to visit patients on Ward 9 at Hull Royal Infirmary to teach a bespoke ballet class. Dr Thomson says: “Research among our patients has previously indicated … Read More
Missed appointments cost almost £11 million
22nd September 2017
Patients failed to attend one in every 12 hospital outpatients last year, prompting Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to launch a new campaign to alert patients to the real cost of missed appointments. A total of 66,385 outpatient appointments across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital went unattended in 2016, equating to 8.4% of all outpatient appointments offered. The financial cost to the hospitals Trust of such DNA’s, or ‘Did Not Attends’, was … Read More
First timer or know the ropes? There’s still more you can learn
21st September 2017
3,775 women across Hull and the East Riding have already done it this year, and a further 1,507 are waiting patiently… Having a baby can be an exciting and daunting life event at the best of times, so now health experts from across the area are getting together to host a series of drop-ins to help new and expectant parents . From hypnobirth and fitting a car seat correctly to using the new Fatima Allam … Read More