Junior doctors set to begin 48hrs of industrial action

4th March 2016

Hospitals in Hull are gearing up for the next wave of industrial action by junior doctors, which will begin next week. Late last month, the BMA announced three further sets of strike dates after national negotiations around changes to junior doctors’ terms and conditions failed to reach agreement. As a result, junior doctors will be providing only emergency cover between 8am on Wednesday 9th March, through to 8am on Friday 11th March.  Locally, this will … Read More

Time to start Twiddling!

15th January 2016

Knitting needles are the latest pieces of kit being put to work by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in order to help care for people with dementia. The unusually named ‘Twiddlemuff’ is a single, knitted tube which is worn on the hands, can be any combination of colours, and is often adorned with buttons, bows, zips and decorations, inside and out. Twiddlemuffs are being given out to people with dementia on both the older … Read More