Messaging service extended as visiting restrictions continue
14th January 2022
Chaplains will continue delivering messages and get well wishes to patients in hospital A messaging service which has brought joy to patients in hospital at Christmastime is to be extended into 2022. Hospital chaplains working across Castle Hill Hospital and Hull Royal Infirmary began a service last month, offering to hand deliver messages to patients unable to see or communicate with loved ones due to Covid visiting restrictions. Season’s greetings, heartfelt messages and get well … Read More
Keeping in touch with hospital patients over Christmas and New Year
22nd December 2021
As we approach Christmas, we understand that relatives and friends will want to stay in touch with loved ones spending time in hospital. We appreciate the current visiting restrictions make this difficult but would like to present a few options for how you can keep in contact over the festive season. Our hospitals are very busy right now and so for this reason, where possible to do so, we would encourage you to keep in … Read More
Messaging service will reassure patients their loved ones are thinking of them
20th December 2021
Hospital chaplains will be taking Christmas messages out to patients over the next few weeks as visiting restrictions continue. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s Pastoral and Spiritual Care Team is inviting relatives and friends to email them with messages for patients which they will then deliver in person. The team of chaplains works across both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, and will be offering the service from Monday 20 December with intention … Read More
Book your COVID-19 Booster Vaccination
13th December 2021
The Medical Education Centre (MEC) at Hull Royal Infirmary is delivering pre-booked vaccinations from the public for COVID-19 booster vaccinations. You can book yours using the National Booking System website. If there are no available appointments on the system that means they are fully booked. However please keep trying as more are being made available all of the time. If you have an appointment at MEC please use the Fountain Street entrance for Hull Royal … Read More
Hull hospitals security team earn prestigious ‘Team of the Year’ title
10th December 2021
A hospital-based security team from Hull has received one of the profession’s highest accolades. The security team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been named ‘Healthcare Security Team of the Year’ by the National Association for Healthcare Security (NAHS). The team serves the two major local hospitals, namely Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, and comprises both directly employed NHS staff and contracted staff from APCOA. This year, they beat … Read More