Speaker Lizzie Jordan at bereavement event for Hull businesses at MKM Stadium
30th May 2024
A woman who became a mother, lost her partner and discovered she had HIV within 18 months is to appear at a conference in Hull to explain the impact of bereavement. International speaker and award-winning social entrepreneur Lizzie Jordan will attend “At A Loss For Words”, a conference aiming to help company bosses and employers support staff returning to work following the death of a loved one. The event, at the MKM Stadium in Hull, … Read More
‘Rainbow Clinic’ helping parents after baby loss and miscarriage
21st May 2024
Parents who have experienced the agony of losing a baby are being supported by a special pregnancy service in Hull. The Rainbow Clinic has been set up at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital to support families whose children have died during previous pregnancies or shortly after they were born. Since the service officially launched its Rainbow Clinic in January, 81 families have been supported by the Rainbow Clinic and 20 babies have been born. Midwife … Read More
Infected Blood Enquiry Report: Media Statement
20th May 2024
Dr Kate Wood, Group Chief Medical Officer for NHS Humber Health Partnership, said: “Firstly, I would like to express my most sincere sympathies to everyone who received infected blood products at our local hospitals between the 1970s and the early 1990s. We acknowledge that for those affected this was a catastrophic event, with devastating consequences, not only for those patients but also their families and loved ones. We are extremely sorry that this happened, and … Read More
Live exercise to test hospital’s emergency response
14th May 2024
Hospital staff in Hull will be taking part in a major incident training exercise this weekend to test their emergency response procedures. On Saturday 18 May, Hull Royal Infirmary will play host to ‘Livex Virgo’ which will see staff such as emergency department doctors, nurses, porters and managers respond to a simulated chemical incident as if it were real. Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, organisations which are classed as ‘Category 1 responders’, including acute … Read More
Overwhelming response to family wellbeing study
14th May 2024
A team researching the factors which influence family health has smashed its annual recruitment target in the space of just three months. The response to the Born and Bred in (BaBi) Hull and East Yorkshire study has been so overwhelming that the research team, based at Hull Royal Infirmary, has signed up more than 400 participants in the space of just 13 weeks. Sarah Collins, Research Midwife for NHS Humber Health Partnership, says she’s thrilled … Read More