Hull to host prestigious headache and migraine conference
25th January 2023
Global experts in headache and migraine are heading to Hull this week to discuss pioneering treatments and advances in clinical care. The UK’s biggest meeting on headache is being organised by the neurology team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals Trust in conjunction with The Migraine Trust, The British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH), the International Headache Society (IHS), and Spire Hospital, Hull and East Riding. Professor Fayyaz Ahmed More than 300 delegates from … Read More
Hospital call to support patients with dementia
24th January 2023
Appeal to knitters as supplies of twiddlemuffs start to dwindle A senior nurse is appealing to local knitters, craft and community groups to support hospital patients living with dementia. For a number of years, hospital staff have been giving out knitted twiddlemuffs to patients with dementia to help ease anxiety while spending time in hospital. These brightly coloured items consist of a simple knitted tube which can be worn over the hands, but which are … Read More
Industrial action by Ambulance Services on 23 January 2023
20th January 2023
Unison members working for Yorkshire Ambulance Service will be taking part in industrial action on Monday 23 January 2023. Members of the union will take action for 12 hours between 10am and 10pm and, in line with previous action taken, ambulance staff will be prioritising those with life-threatening needs. Hospital staff will be discharging as many patients as possible in advance of the strike where they are medically fit to leave, and focusing efforts on … Read More
New children’s unit opens at Hull Royal Infirmary
10th January 2023
A new £4m paediatric unit providing first-class facilities for Hull’s sick and injured children and their families has opened at Hull Royal Infirmary. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) has opened Ward H20 – known as Woodland Ward – with 23 beds as part of the major £19.3m construction project to redesign the front entrance and lower floors of the famous tower block. Jane Dearing Judith Lightfoot Debbie Baron Ann Dalby Mariessa Turner Doctor … Read More
Industrial action by Ambulance Services on 11 January 2023
6th January 2023
Ambulance service colleagues have announced that industrial action by both GMB and Unison members will be taking place on Wednesday 11 January 2023. In readiness, we have been working to discharge as many patients as possible from hospital in advance of the strike, where those patients are medically fit and it is safe to do so. Anyone with a hospital appointment on 11 January should continue to attend as normal unless contacted to advise otherwise. … Read More