‘One day I can be helping to remove a brain tumour, the next it’s delivering a baby by Caesarean’
14th May 2021
National ODP Day highlights the incredible work of some of the NHS’s true unsung heroes They’re some of the true unsung heroes of the Covid pandemic, but ask the average person on the street what an Operating Department Practictioner (ODP) is and most people wouldn’t even know. Highly trained to assist in all aspects of surgical theatre, many ODPs were taken away from their normal duties in 2020 and the early months of 2021 to … Read More
Transforming a hospital service to help those most at risk of Covid-19
12th May 2021
Hospital nurses are reshaping a specialist service to keep hundreds of patients most at risk from Covid-19 safe during the pandemic. The Home Ventilation team, based at Castle Hill Hospital, supports more than 300 people with severe health conditions affecting their breathing such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Motor Neuron Disease, Muscular Dystrophy or spinal injuries. People with very high BMIs who experience breathing difficulties are also part of the group. Every single person helped … Read More
Hull Royal Infirmary introduces new system to get patients back home more quickly
10th May 2021
Patients are to be discharged home or to a community facility as soon as they are well enough to stop them spending too long in hospital. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is introducing the new “Discharge to Assess” system so people can leave Hull Royal Infirmary as soon as they are well enough instead of spending longer than necessary in a hospital bed while their future needs are assessed. Trust staff are working with … Read More
Hull hospitals contribute to major study of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
27th April 2021
A Hull hospital team has made a major contribution to research indicating that patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease on a commonly used medication may not mount adequate immunity and immune memory if they contract Covid-19 or following their first dose of the vaccine. Professor Sebastian (pictured below) and his team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust co-led the CLARITY study of 7,200 patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis from 92 hospitals in the … Read More
Helping people with cancer and Covid-19
19th April 2021
Hospital staff on a Covid ward have spoken of their work to care for patients with cancer who develop the virus. Ward 30, an oncology ward at the Queen’s Centre, looks after patients with complex symptoms of cancer. However, during the pandemic, the ward team have been looking after patients with cancer who have also been diagnosed with the virus. Ward Sister Hayley Butler said her entire team, including nursing staff, housekeeper and hygienist, ward … Read More