Trust response to CQC Report published today
23rd March 2023
Chris Long, Chief Executive at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “Following its inspection in November 2022 the CQC has published its report into services at our hospitals. The CQC inspected Emergency and Urgent Care, Medicine and Surgery and looked at the ‘well-led’ key question for the Trust. The overall rating for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was Requires Improvement, which is the same as the rating we received in 2020. “We were … Read More
Appeal to help dementia patients receives ‘overwhelming’ response
22nd March 2023
Hospital nurses say they’re “incredibly humbled” after an overwhelming response to an appeal to help their patients. Just eight weeks ago, the Dementia Care Team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust asked local knitters and craft groups to help make twiddlemuffs and fidget bears to give to older people in hospital. The brightly coloured, woollen muffs are often adorned with bows, buttons, bells and zips, which older people can ‘twiddle’ with and keep their … Read More
Time to talk about the UK’s most common male cancer
21st March 2023
Claire Walker, from the Queen’s Centre It’s a disease that sadly claims the lives of one person in the UK every 45 minutes, and is the most common cause of cancer in UK men*. Now hospital staff in East Yorkshire are set to hold a special event for anyone living with or beyond prostate cancer. Claire Walker, from the Macmillan Living With and Beyond Cancer Team, based at the Queen’s Centre (Castle Hill Hospital) in … Read More
Project offering easier access to maternity advice shortlisted for national award
16th March 2023
A team of midwives whose work to support those expecting a baby has been recognised by the Royal College of Midwives. ‘Ask a Midwife’, the online service which responds to questions and requests for help through social media, has been shortlisted in the ‘Excellence in Midwifery for Public Health” category of the 2023 RCM Awards. The service responds to over 500 contacts from people expecting a baby every month, including partners and family members, and … Read More
No drop in demand for emergency care despite strike by junior doctors
14th March 2023
Hospital workers are appealing to the public to use alternatives to A&E to ensure they can focus on the most seriously ill. Staff in Hull Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department have reported seeing almost 400 people yesterday. This figure, which is the equivalent of a new patient arriving every four minutes, is on par with normal Monday attendance figures despite junior doctors starting a 72 hour walk-out at 7am yesterday. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust … Read More