Looking after our patients’ elf and wellbeing…
20th December 2016
Having an operation can be a scary thought at any time of year, but the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) at Hull Royal Infirmary has a unique way of putting its patients at ease at Christmastime. ‘Elf’, also known as Support Worker, Julie Smith, dons her special outfit every Christmas to bring a bit of festive cheer to people undergoing surgery and their relatives. Armed with her special E.L.F. ID badge; Everyone’s Little Friend; she … Read More
Hospital Choir sees out 2016 with its own 12 Days of Christmas
15th December 2016
They’ve had a busy year in 2016; auditioning for Britain’s Got Talent and receiving four yeses from the celebrity judges, being chosen to work with local primary schools on a 2017 City of Culture ‘Song for Hull’, and even forming a surprise flashmob for a bride at her wedding. Now HEY! Let’s Sing; the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust staff choir; is getting into the festive spirit with a special celebration of their own. … Read More
Hospital staff set to take the plunge
12th December 2016
Local hospital staff will this week undergo a helicopter escape simulation in a bid to raise vital funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. From Emergency Care Nurses through to the Chief Finance Officer, the charity event will see over 30 members of staff from Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust take on the underwater simulator, affectionately known as the “Dunker”. The simulation which will see four members of staff at a time fastened into their seat and submerged … Read More
New hospital helipad gets the go-ahead
7th December 2016
Approval has been given for a new helipad to be built at the rear of Hull Royal Infirmary. Members of Hull City Council’s Planning Committee gave the green light this afternoon for proposals to demolish three existing buildings on the hospital site and replace them with the new landing pad. Hull Royal Infirmary serves the region as a Major Trauma Centre, regularly receiving emergency patients via helicopter and organising patient transfers via air ambulance. A … Read More
Special memory boxes set to ease grief of an early pregnancy loss
6th December 2016
Families in East Yorkshire who lose a baby at an early stage of pregnancy are set to receive special ‘Forget-Me-Not’ memory boxes to bring comfort and help them grieve. Hayley Ellenton, a Staff Nurse at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary, recognised the need to create something more bespoke for parents who lose a child either due to miscarriage, ectopic or molar pregnancy. Hayley has since set up the Forget-Me-Not Fund to raise … Read More