Visiting restrictions eased at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital
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5th March 2021
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is easing some visiting restrictions from next week as rates of Covid-19 infection continue to fall. From Monday, one named visitor will be able to visit a relative or friend at Hull Royal Infirmary or Castle Hill Hospital by booking a slot of up to an hour with the ward sister or charge nurse. The visitor must be the same person for the duration of the patient’s stay in … Read More
Oncology staff praised for supporting cancer patients and families throughout Covid-19
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5th March 2021
Hospital staff caring for people with cancer have been thanked for their efforts to support patients and families throughout the pandemic. Nursing, medical and support staff on Ward 31 at Castle Hill Hospital have continued their work to look after people undergoing treatment and living with cancer since the start of the pandemic last March. Now, Deborah Leadley, Junior Sister on the oncology ward within the Queen’s Centre, has praised staff for supporting people dealing … Read More
WISHH Charity pays tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore
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4th March 2021
The nation said a very fond farewell to Captain Sir Tom Moore on Saturday, who raised £32.8m for NHS Charities Together. In tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore, and all those who donated or fundraised themselves as part of NHS Charities Together’s COVID Appeal, Hull Hospitals official charity WISHH, shares how grants have supported NHS patients, staff and volunteers at both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. The WISHH Charity has received £200,000 to … Read More
Children’s nurses egg-stend their support for WISHH Charity’s Easter Appeal
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26th February 2021
Children’s nurses in Hull are asking kind-hearted donors to swap chocolate eggs for arts and crafts this Easter in a special charity appeal. Every year, the children’s wards at Hull Royal Infirmary would normally be inundated with offers of chocolate treats for youngsters spending time in hospital. But now Helen Lyon, junior sister on Ward 130, is among those asking kind-hearted donors to support the hospital’s WISHH Charity with a financial donation instead of Easter … Read More
▶️ Personal Covid-19 anguish inspires NHS charity single
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19th February 2021
Frankie Carvalho enlists some of the biggest names in the music industry to help raise funds for Hull Hospitals Losing a dear friend of many years to Covid-19 must be devastating. But to see your sister-in-law taken ill and your brother hospitalised due to the same disease within a matter of weeks can be nothing short of heart-breaking. That’s what happened to Frankie Carvalho from Beckenham, south east London, who saw three of her nearest … Read More