Hull plays role in study into Covid-19 immunity after contracting the virus
14th January 2021
Hundreds of staff at Hull’s hospitals have played a crucial role in a scientific study which has discovered people are protected from catching Covid-19 again for at least five months after contracting the virus. Staff at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust took part in the SIREN study, undertaken by Public Health England (PHE) to see if health care workers who had already contracted the virus had any immunity to future infection. In its first … Read More
Hull patient becomes first in world to take part in Covid-19 trial
13th January 2021
A patient at Hull Royal Infirmary has become the first in the world to take part in a global aimed at preventing the most severe forms of Covid 19. Iuliana-Alexandra Constantin, 34, became the first patient in the world to take part in the Phase 3 trial of inhaled Interferon Beta after she was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary this week with the virus. Admitted to Ward 38, one of the hospital’s specialist units caring … Read More
Four new Changing Places improve hospitals’ disabled facilities
11th January 2021
More than £200,000 has been invested across Hull’s hospitals to improve accessibility, privacy and dignity for disabled people. One year ago, it was announced that Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust would receive £105,000 of government monies to help create four new ‘Changing Places’ facilities across both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Inside the Changing Place at Castle Hill Hospital, near Nightingales restaurant Changing Places provide the additional space and extra equipment which … Read More
‘Don’t put off your appointment; you’re in safe hands’
8th January 2021
After taking up the offer of a routine eye check with his optician, Mark Stutely didn’t expect to need a hospital referral. But when a problem was identified with an optic nerve just before Christmas, Mark found himself in the care of staff at Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital. All too aware of the pressures which Covid-19 has been placing on staff, Mark didn’t want to be a burden, and he understandably had his … Read More
Doctor welcomes approval for Oxford vaccine
30th December 2020
A hospital doctor has welcomed today’s approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as a real step forward in the fight against Covid-19. Dr Patrick Lillie, consultant in infectious diseases at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been among those leading trials of the vaccine from Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham. The first patients taking part in local trials were screened at the hospital on 26th May. Since then, almost 500 people have been recruited from … Read More