Baby steps to a bigger picture
19th April 2017
It’s the project that has captured imaginations across the region, and now new parents, proud grandparents and art lovers alike can recreate their own ‘Born into a City of Culture’ artwork at home. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a series of six, limited edition postcards which will be produced over the course of this year. One postcard will be produced every two months, featuring scaled down versions of midwives’ handprints and baby … Read More
New midwife-led ‘Fatima Allam Birth Centre’ opens in Hull
10th April 2017
A new facility for mums-to-be seeking a natural birth experience has opened within the Hull Women and Children’s Hospital. Design and construction of the midwife-led, Fatima Allam Birth Centre began in November 2016 and was completed towards the end of March. Following a short handover period, the centre will welcome its first new arrivals today. The birth centre comprises three individual rooms, each featuring a birthing bed, birthing pool, en suite bathroom and additional equipment, … Read More
Primary school pupils to write a ‘Song for Hull’
6th April 2017
Pupils from four local primary schools will take the first steps towards penning ‘A Song for Hull’ today when they receive a visit from two special guests. Students from eight schools across the city have been invited to take part in the Song for Hull project; one of 60 projects to be supported this year with a City of Culture Creative Communities grant. Jonathan Ansell, who featured on ITV’s X Factor as part of operatic … Read More
Hospital equipment gives family pets a new lease of life
5th April 2017
Old and out of date hospital equipment is giving pets in Hull a new lease of life. Surgical instruments, wound care packs and disposable sheets are just some of the items which have been donated to the PDSA Pet Hospital in Brunswick Avenue this week. As modern medicine has advanced, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has found itself with a range of items which are no longer required or have passed their used by … Read More
Cancer care boosted with share of £130m funding
20th March 2017
The Radiotherapy Team at Castle Hill Hospital is one of the first in the country to benefit from a share of £130 million for new equipment. Back in October 2016, the Chief Executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, announced a national fund to modernise radiotherapy equipment over the next two years. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was lucky enough to be one of the first to receive funding, and now a new Varian Truebeam … Read More