HOPE for cancer survivors
19th July 2016
Members of the Survivorship Team at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham are offering HOPE to people living with or beyond cancer. The team will roll out the new Macmillan HOPE Course from September, which is designed to help people who are living with cancer or who have recently completed treatment to take more control of their lives. “After developing cancer, patients can experience all kinds of thoughts and go through a range of emotions, from … Read More
Trust becomes first in region to offer critical care transfer course for nursing staff
4th July 2016
Critical care nurses at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital are amongst the first in the region to undertake a new type of training course focused on the safe transfer of patients. Having identified a need to offer specific training for nursing staff in the movement of critically ill patients, our Critical Care Teacher Trainers Team ran a pilot version of their SCRIPT (Safe CRitical Ill Patient Transfer) course just a couple of weeks … Read More
Innovation, jobs, games, debate, activities, learning, prizes and fun: Health Expo has it all!
1st July 2016
Health organisations across East Yorkshire will host the biggest showcase of healthcare services and innovation even seen in the region next week. The 2016 Health Expo will be held on Thursday 7 July at the KCOM Stadium, and is being organised by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Clinical Commissioning Group, East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Humber NHS Foundation Trust, and City Health Care Partnership. Sponsored by Siemens Healthineers, the event is … Read More
Small scale fire at Castle Hill Hospital
24th June 2016
A spokesman at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says: “We can confirm that Humberside Fire & Rescue attended our Castle Hill Hospital site this morning to deal with a small scale fire in the plant room of the Centenary Building. “All patients and staff have been evacuated from the building and safely relocated to other surgical wards. “Due to the unforeseen circumstances, we will be cancelling outpatient appointments and surgical activity due to take … Read More
Paralympic gold medallist to headline at National Cancer Conference in Hull
21st June 2016
Health experts from across the UK will convene in Hull this week for a prestigious national event. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will host the Fourth National Cancer Conference, ‘Contemporary Care: New Challenges, New Solutions’ on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th June at the Village Hotel, Hessle. Almost 200 delegates from as far afield as Exeter, the Isle of Man, and the internationally renowned Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London, will attend to … Read More