Radiotherapy first team in the country to secure accreditation for patient care
31st January 2022
A hospital team treating patients with cancer has become the first in the country to be awarded special accreditation for their work. The radiotherapy department at Hull University Teaching Hospitals (HUTH) has received national accreditation for its work using CT imaging to target cancer cells with radiation. Based at the Queen’s Centre at Castle Hill Hospital, the team is the first radiotherapy service to be awarded BS70000:2017 (MPACE) accreditation for its CT localisation process, the … Read More
Deaths of patients testing positive for Covid-19 and current inpatients
28th January 2022
* Figures updated February 24, 2022. Please note we will no longer be posting details of inpatients or the number of deaths from Covid-19 after February 25, 2022. Visit NHS England for details of the daily deaths at each trust There are 130 patients currently in Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with Covid-19. Of those patients, one is in Intensive Care.* Sadly, we can confirm 1,067 patients have died at Hull University Teaching … Read More
State-of-the-art Allam Diabetes Centre opens to patients
28th January 2022
Its sleek design and bold frontage are a far cry from what may traditionally be thought of as a hospital building, but then the new Allam Diabetes Centre is anything but ordinary. The latest building to open on the Hull Royal Infirmary site has been generously supported by local businessman and philanthropist, Dr Assem Allam, with a donation of £3m. The balance has been provided by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, with the overall … Read More
Hospital rules remain in place as national ‘Plan B’ restrictions lift
27th January 2022
Some national ‘Plan B’ Covid restrictions are being lifted from today, but patients, staff and visitors are being reminded that there are no rule changes on the Hull Hospitals sites. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is still caring for more than 100 inpatients with Covid-19 right now, and as local community infection rates remain high, people are being asked to continue with Covid-19 precautions to protect patients and safeguard hospital services. Masks and hand … Read More
Halcyon saves energy and saves lives
26th January 2022
A team of health scientists at Castle Hill Hospital is showing that better care for cancer patients doesn’t have to cost the earth. The routine replacement of a linear accelerator (linac) last year, used in radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients, with a new Varian Halcyon generated more than just improvements in throughput. The Varian Halcyon The Radiotherapy Physics Team, based at the Queen’s Centre, found that not only were the therapeutic radiographers able to treat … Read More