Construction of £180,000 bike compounds begin at Hull’s hospitals
8th November 2022
Construction work is under way on two modern bike compounds for staff cycling to Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Each purpose-built cycling compound will have capacity for 100 bikes, with a gas-assisted higher tier, similar to the cycle parking at York Train Station. The secure compounds, only accessed by trust staff, will have mixed gender shower blocks with changing areas and will be based in the central location in both hospital grounds, allowing easy … Read More
Trust named finalists in national sustainable travel awards
1st November 2022
Hull’s hospitals have been named finalists in national awards for a project to help staff travel to work. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust launched its Getting to Work project in May as part of its Zero Thirty campaign to tackle climate change, introducing three free park-and-ride services and discounted bus and rail travel for staff. HUTH has also worked with East Riding of Yorkshire Council to host regular cycling events such as “Be Safe, … Read More
Donation will help train doctors in robotic surgery
27th October 2022
We’d like to say a big “thank you” to members of East Yorkshire Caravan and Motor Home Club who have donated £3,700 to fund new equipment for our Da Vinci Robotic Suite. (left to right) Mr Nicholas Smith, Mr David Woolley, Ron Warner and Matthew Simms. Club member Ron Warner contacted Wendy Brooksby, medical secretary to Consultant Urological Surgeons Matthew Simms and Nicholas Smith, about making a donation to fund their vital work to save … Read More
Life-saving service extended to help more patients having strokes
27th October 2022
She was enjoying her fish and chips on the seafront at Bridlington when a seagull swooped and knocked them onto the ground. But as Helen Corns, 84, returned to the chip shop for more, her family realised something was seriously wrong. Her face started to droop, her speech was slurred and her left side became weak. Realising she was having a stroke, Mrs Corns’s family called an ambulance and she was rushed to Hull Royal … Read More
Hull team leads study to reduce serious illness in babies
26th October 2022
A research team from Hull is taking part in an international study that investigates whether it’s possible to reduce the chance of babies becoming seriously unwell with Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Commonly known as RSV, this common virus causes cold-like symptoms in older children and adults, but can cause inflammation in the lower airways (bronchiolitis) in babies, which makes them short of breath. They can also have difficulties feeding and develop a rattly cough and /or … Read More