Physicist gets on her soapbox to encourage more women into science
31st August 2016
A hospital physicist will be getting on her soapbox this weekend as a way of encouraging more women into scientific careers. Jenny Marsden, Higher Principal Physicist within the Queen’s Centre for Oncology & Haematology at Castle Hill Hospital, is one of just a handful of people chosen to take part in the Freedom Festival’s Soapbox Science event. Soapbox Science gives some of the region’s leading female scientists the opportunity to showcase their professional passions to … Read More
Act FAST and join the discussion on stroke care in Hull
30th August 2016
Around 110,000 people experience a stroke every year in England, making it one of the country’s leading health problems. In Hull alone, there are thought to be almost 7,000 people who have previously had a stroke. Strokes occur when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. A stroke is a serious medical condition which can lead to sight or mobility impairments, communication difficulties, loss of use of limbs, brain damage, or … Read More
Planning application submitted for new helipad
4th August 2016
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has submitted proposals to Hull City Council’s Planning Committee to create a new helipad at the back of Hull Royal Infirmary. The hospital serves the region as a Major Trauma Centre, regularly receiving emergency patients via helicopter and organising patient transfers via air ambulance. A number of providers currently fly in to Hull Royal Infirmary, including Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Embrace, the children’s air ambulance based in Barnsley, South … Read More
Physios go for gold for Team GB
3rd August 2016
Two hospital physiotherapists will be going for gold next year as they compete for Great Britain in their age groups in international triathlon. Kerry Archer, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist working at the Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology, has qualified to represent the country at the European Triathlon Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany, next June. As well as working full time with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to support people with cancer, Kerry is also a … Read More
Hull Doctor takes to the air
27th July 2016
A local doctor has joined an elite team of medics who fly with Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA). Dr. Chris Srinivasan, a Consultant in Emergency Medicine, usually spends his days treating critically ill patients at Hull Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department. But if this wasn’t exciting enough, he has recently joined a specialist team of hospital doctors on board the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, enabling him to be one of the first on scene in extreme or life … Read More