Time to talk about IBD
17th May 2016
Health experts in Hull will shine a light on the growing problem of Crohn’s and Colitis next week, as they prepare to mark World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day on Thursday 19th May. Fatigue, stomach pains, diarrhoea, bleeding, and weight loss are problems which many people will experience individually from time to time, but together, they could be symptomatic of one of these two chronic conditions. At least 300,000 people in the UK have been … Read More
More than 3,000 reasons to celebrate Nurses Day
12th May 2016
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is using Thursday 12th May, Nurses Day, as an opportunity to celebrate the contribution that more than 3,000 nursing, midwifery and care assistant staff make to patients across Castle Hill Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary and the wider community. Nurses Day is celebrated annually on 12th May, to coincide with the birthday of the country’s most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale. At Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, nurses and midwives … Read More
Nominate your Healthcare Hero for an award
12th May 2016
Do you have a local healthcare hero? Has someone working in a caring profession made a real difference to your life or that of your family? Perhaps someone has supported you through an illness or helped you in a way you never thought possible? Or maybe you wouldn’t be here today without the expertise or the response of a quick-thinking health professional? Whatever your story, health organisations in Hull and the East Riding want to … Read More
Bringing peace of mind this Dying Matters Week
6th May 2016
It’s a conversation that nobody wants to have, but it’s the one thing we can all be certain of. Death and dying have always been difficult subjects to broach, but now hospital staff in East Yorkshire are seeking to make it that bit easier for people to discuss these sensitive matters. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be supporting the seventh annual ‘Dying Matters’ week, which runs from 9th-15th May, by holding a local … Read More
Hospitals prepare for full walk-out by junior doctors
22nd April 2016
Hospitals in East Yorkshire will be activating business continuity plans in preparation for the next wave of industrial action by junior doctors. Between the hours of 8am and 5pm on Tuesday 26th April and Wednesday 27th April, junior doctors will stage a complete walk-out as part of an ongoing dispute with the Government over changes to their terms and conditions. Services at both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham will be affected … Read More