Celebrate 30 years with the gift of life
24th September 2024
Local people urged to confirm their wishes as the Organ Donor Register celebrates its 30th birthday this year Organ donors, recipients and healthcare staff are among those marking a very special anniversary today as national Organ Donation Week gets underway. Since the national Organ Donor Register (ODR) was established in 1994, thousands of lives have been saved or transformed as a result of the kindness of others. In the past 12 months alone, 76 transplants … Read More
New RSV vaccine offered in pregnancy in Hull
17th September 2024
Special hospital clinics will be set up from this week to offer a new vaccine at 28 weeks of pregnancy to protect babies from a potentially deadly winter bug. Around 30,000 children under five are rushed to hospitals across the UK every winter with RSV, a virus affecting 90 per cent of children under two which can cause severe lung infections including bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Around 30 babies die of RSV each year while others … Read More
Meet your Golden Stars winners for 2024
16th September 2024
A dazzling night of celebration saw a whole host of healthcare professionals recognised for their compassion and dedication, from porters, physiotherapists and pharmacists to administrators, nurses and midwives. Golden Stars 2024 took place on Friday 13 September. Lisa Wilson, Mortuary Assistant at Grimsby Hospital, scooped the Healthcare Heroes Award – a category nominated for and chosen by patients – for the comfort and reassurance she gives to grieving families. Meanwhile Dorothy Gilchrist, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, … Read More
Patient safety initiative launched at Hull Royal Infirmary
16th September 2024
Hull Royal Infirmary is launching a patient safety initiative to prevent people losing their independence after hospital stays. Patients who spend longer than they need in hospital beds are at increased risk of falling, mental health problems, losing their independence or readmission through a physiological process known as “deconditioning”. Now, the Falls Service is unveiling the project as part of Falls Awareness Week to identify patients most at risk of deconditioning to keep them safe, … Read More
Police called in to support hospital staff
13th September 2024
Community cohesion officers from Humberside Police have been supporting staff from the region’s hospitals in the wake of last month’s race riots. In the four weeks since the civil unrest which saw violence, disorder and looting on Hull’s streets, a number of overseas workers and those who identify as Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff have reported increasing levels of anxiety, fear and nervousness in our community. With BAME staff accounting for one in … Read More