New ‘eco’ hospital sheets to help staff, patients and the environment
27th May 2021
Wards at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital will be among the first in the country to use patient safety equipment made from recycled materials as part of our mission to reduce our impact on the environment. The new eco-friendly ‘slide sheet’ will be used to move patients safely in their beds and protect their skin from tissue damage caused by friction and shear. The ‘slide sheets’ also reduce effort required to move the … Read More
Plans for solar panel field to power Castle Hill Hospital
24th May 2021
Hospital bosses have unveiled plans to create a solar panel field to power Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham and reinvest savings in health care for future generations. Known as a “ground mounted solar photovoltaic array”, the solar panels will be created on fields owned by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, south of Castle Road. All energy generated by the solar panels will be used to power the hospital as part of the trust’s commitment … Read More
NHS Big Tea: An outpouring of love to raise funds for your local NHS heroes
21st May 2021
WISHH, the official charity of Hull Hospitals, is inviting people across Hull and East Yorkshire to join the nation’s biggest tea break on the 5th July to raise funds for the incredible people in our NHS who’ve done so much to help everyone get through the pandemic. Following a year like no other, the WISHH Charity wants as many people as possible to get involved in a national outpouring of love and thanks for NHS … Read More
BAME Conference celebrates hospitals’ race diversity
21st May 2021
Hospital workers will come together this week to celebrate race diversity across the local health service. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Staff Network will hold its annual conference this Friday, 21 May. Of the Trust’s 10,500-strong workforce, there are some 1,410 BAME members of staff, more than half of whom hold positions within medical and dental services (714 people). Keynote speakers at the conference, which will be held … Read More
Multi-million pound investment in new Intensive Care Unit for Hull
17th May 2021
A multi-million pound Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is to open at Hull Royal Infirmary this summer for critically ill and injured patients from all over Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a Major Trauma Centre for the region and the ICU at Hull Royal Infirmary will provide patients with some of the best critical care facilities in England. The three-storey building, close to the hospital’s Emergency Department, will also feature … Read More