Public health midwives helping you quit smoking in pregnancy
12th March 2025
Midwives in Hull, Scunthorpe, Goole and Grimsby are offering their services to help prospective parents quit smoking during pregnancy. It’s National No Smoking Day today and around 1 in every 14 mothers in England are known smokers at the time of their babies’ birth. Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth, miscarriage, and premature birth. Babies born to mothers who smoke are more likely to have low birth weight, which can lead to various … Read More
Hospital consultant urges men to recognise the signs of prostate cancer
11th March 2025
A hospital oncologist is urging men to recognise the symptoms of prostate cancer to improve their chances of surviving the most common cancer in men. More than 50,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK every year, with more than 12,000 dying from the condition. Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy recently confirmed he had been given a terminal diagnosis of prostate cancer. As part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Dr Mohan Hingorani, Consultant … Read More
Changing thousands of lives, one placement at a time
7th March 2025
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, ‘Humber Health Champions’ now extends its youth volunteering offer region-wide It’s a scheme which has helped launch the careers of thousands of young people across Hull and East Yorkshire Since October 2014, Hull Hospitals’ Young Health Champions programme has been offering 16 to 25-year-olds the opportunity to volunteer in hospitals and gain invaluable hands-on experience in clinical settings. In that time, more than 2,700 young people have signed up, and gone … Read More
Make your plan now for No Smoking Day
3rd March 2025
Want to give up smoking? Now is the time you stop for good. Three-quarters of smokers wish they could give up and many aim to quit on No Smoking Day, which falls on Wednesday, 12 March this year. However, most think they’ll be able to tough it out by relying on willpower alone, only to fail that very day or shortly thereafter. So, this year, boost your chances of success by getting your plan in … Read More
Celebrating our overseas workers
1st March 2025
At NHS Humber Health Partnership we’re proud to say that we employ hugely talented people from across the globe – 112 different nationalities to be precise! And, while we value and appreciate every single person, no matter where they hail from, as today is NHS Overseas Workers Day we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of all those who have travelled to our area to help care for you. They bring a … Read More