Over 70s sought to take part in COVID vaccine trial
13th August 2020
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for volunteers aged 70 and over to take part in our trial of a vaccine for COVID-19 developed at the University of Oxford. Patient information sheets which offer more details about the study can be found on the trial website: https://www.covid19vaccinetrial.co.uk/participate-hull-1 Consultant in Infectious Diseases and principal researcher for the vaccine trial in Hull, Patrick Lillie, said: “Researchers need to trial the vaccine in people of all ages … Read More
COVID19 changes at Children’s A&E are as easy as 1-2-3
12th August 2020
Changes have been introduced at Hull Royal infirmary to protect some of the hospital’s youngest patients, but staff are stressing that they’re as easy as 1-2-3. In recent weeks, new rules have been brought in by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to protect patients, staff and visitors across HRI and Castle Hill from the potentially fatal COVID19. Now staff working in the Children’s Accident & Emergency Department are keen to explain what they’re doing … Read More
A&E Doctor: “Don’t put your child at increased risk”
7th August 2020
Hayfever, insect bites, constipation and verrucas: minor health problems which most of us would sort with a quick trip to the pharmacy. But they’re also among a growing number of routine complaints which parents are seeking help for at Hull Royal infirmary’s Children’s A&E. Paediatric emergency medicine consultant, Dr Liz Herrieven Dr Liz Herrieven, consultant in paediatric emergency medicine (pictured, left) says taking children to hospital when they don’t need to be there could mean … Read More
Hospital staff appeal for abuse to stop
31st July 2020
Barely three weeks have gone by since viewers across the country were left “gobsmacked” by the amount of abuse and disruption caused by patients and visitors in Hull’s A&E Department. Channel 5’s A&E After Dark took viewers behind the scenes of the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary where, in some of its darker moments, patients and relatives were filmed spitting at, threatening and verbally abusing staff. Throughout the series, week after week, people took … Read More
Health and Care Partnership appeals for public support to help ensure services resume safely and promptly
29th July 2020
NHS and council organisations in Humber, Coast and Vale are appealing for the public’s help as they work together to increase the availability of health and care services, which were restricted, relocated or paused during the coronavirus outbreak. At the outset of the pandemic, health and care professionals including hospital teams, GPs, health visitors and social care staff responded quickly by changing the way they worked. While some services are returning to how they were … Read More