Hull researchers in new trial to test mixed vaccines for Covid-19
15th April 2021
Hull University Teaching Hospitals are to take part in a new trial to understand what happens when people receive different vaccines to protect them against Covid-19. The study will follow volunteers over the next 10 months to see if there is any benefit to a person’s immunity when they receive different forms of the vaccine. Researchers at Hull Royal and Castle Hill Hospital are aiming to recruit local people to the trial, particularly those from … Read More
Help us to help you by keeping your breast screening appointments
14th April 2021
Women are being encouraged to attend breast screening appointments when they receive their three-yearly invitations. Humberside Breast Screening Service is reassuring women that full safety measures and social distancing have been put in place to protect them when they attend all appointments. Screening sites are based at Castle Hill Hospital and Withernsea Hospital. The site at Freshney Green GP Practice will soon be moving to St Hugh’s Hospital in Grimsby while the site at Tesco’s … Read More
Further restrictions eased for appointments at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital
12th April 2021
Women will now be able to bring their partner or one adult to antenatal appointments and growth scans at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital from today (Monday, April 12). Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is bringing forward a relaxation of restrictions, originally planned to be introduced over the next few weeks, in line with national guidelines. From today, women attending the Antenatal Day Unit will be able to bring one adult with them to … Read More
Helping get patients home during Covid-19
8th April 2021
They already had a challenging task, ensuring patients could go home from Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with all the support they need. But the Medical Patient Discharge Assistants have gone the extra mile during the pandemic, making sure people are tested for Covid-19 so they are well enough and safe enough to go back to care homes and their own homes. Now, Patient Flow Managers Samantha Daintith and Ashleigh Jaffray are paying … Read More
Emergency Admin Department going the extra mile for patients throughout Covid-19
7th April 2021
Frontline hospital staff helping people in need of emergency care throughout the pandemic have been praised for their dedication to patients. Staff in the Emergency Administration Department have worked around the clock in the Emergency Department (ED) at Hull Royal Infirmary, featured in Channel 5’s A&E After Dark, since the pandemic was declared a year ago. Team leader Jo Hagues said: “I am so proud of how the team have worked over the past year. … Read More