NHS workers and cancer patients set to perform inspirational concert
10th October 2016
Two hospital choirs formed to promote positivity, good health and well-being will come together next month for an evening of song, enjoyment, and inspiration. Local NHS choir, HEY! Let’s Sing (pictured), will join forces with Positive Note, a choir comprising hospital patients and staff from the Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology in Cottingham. Directed by Helen Garnett, who featured on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year, the HEY! Let’s Sing choir comprises more … Read More
£14,000 donation to children’s High Dependency Unit
7th October 2016
Members of the Paediatric Healthcare Team at Hull Royal Infirmary have received a financial boost to help babies and children in need of special care. The Society of MICE*, a group of Hull-based artists involved in the entertainment industry, have passed £14,000 to the Paediatric High Dependency Unit (PHDU) at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to purchase specialist equipment including a ventilator. The money was raised through entertainment events and afternoon teas, and the … Read More
£80K boost for breast screening in the Humber region
3rd October 2016
A local charity set up just 18 months ago to fundraise for potentially life-saving equipment has achieved its target. Thanks to the generosity of local people, businesses and community groups, the Clarity Appeal has enabled state-of-the-art equipment valued at £80,000 to be installed at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham. The Clarity Appeal was set up in April 2015 in order to fundraise to install cutting edge diagnostic facilities within local Breast Screening Services. The innovative … Read More
National hospital first as Trust introduces Recreational Coordinators to elderly wards
30th September 2016
They may not be medically trained, but the latest recruits to help care for older people at Hull Royal Infirmary are a tonic in themselves. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has created two apprentice Recreational Coordinator posts to help improve the experience of older people in hospital. Thought to be the first of their kind employed by any acute hospital in the country, Recreational Coordinators Laura Marks and Emma Smith provide a warm smile, … Read More
Scores of new nurses swell hospitals’ ranks
29th September 2016
Almost 120 newly qualified registered nurses are set to swell the ranks of two East Yorkshire hospitals. A total of 109 new nurses will take on permanent positions with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust next week after completing their undergraduate nursing studies at the University of Hull over the last three years. They will be joined by a further 10 nurses who have trained elsewhere in the country, such as in York, Leeds and … Read More