WISHH Charity launches £100,000 Space to Grow Appeal
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6th June 2023
WISHH, the official charity of Hull Hospitals has launched its annual appeal, ‘Space to Grow’ to raise £100,000 to enhance the facilities of Hull’s NICU. This will complement the Hospital Trust’s expansion of the unit by 5 cots. Each year, Hull Hospitals’ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) cares for over 500 premature babies, some stay for hours or days, whilst others stay for weeks and months. Francesca Mathews (L) Tracey Omar (M) and Jack Jowitt Hull … Read More
Hull’s hospitals scores success with its Getting to Work staff travel campaign
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5th June 2023
Hull University Teaching Hospitals has achieved a dramatic 13 per cent reduction in staff driving to and from work in the first year of its sustainability travel project. Results from HUTH’s annual staff travel survey show the number of staff driving to Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham has declined significantly, with corresponding increases in staff switching to public transport, cycling or walking to work. More than 1,000 members of staff responded … Read More
Woodland trail opens for staff at Castle Hill Hospital
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31st May 2023
A new woodland trail has been created for staff in the grounds of Castle Hill Hospital to help them relax and recharge their batteries during their breaks. (from left to right) Chief Executive Chris Long, left, with Castle Hill Gardeners Dave Baines, Andrew Eagle, Kallum Rilatt, Luke Whitteron and Richard Guest with Allison Coggan of the trust’s Up! health and wellbeing programme Hull University Teaching Hospitals (HUTH) has opened the trail stretching almost half a … Read More
A lifetime of caring: Midwifery Assistance Pat Watts retires after 66 years of dedicated service
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25th May 2023
Pat Watts, a Midwifery Assistant at the Hull Women and Children’s Hospital has retired after 66 years of dedicated service to the NHS. From a very young age, Pat knew she wanted to pursue a career in an environment which had people at heart. That passion led her into the health service in 1957 when she joined the gynaecology ward of the Cottage Hospital as a pre-student, aged just 16. Student nurse, Beverley Westwood, 1959 … Read More
Joint Chief Executive appointed to Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
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19th May 2023
Following a comprehensive and robust national recruitment process, Jonathan Lofthouse has been appointed as Joint Chief Executive for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG). Jonathan is currently Site Chief Executive (Princess Royal University Hospital and South Sites) at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London and has significant experience of not only working in but also developing a group leadership structure for that organisation. Prior to … Read More