Humberside Breast Screening to restart after Covid-19 paused service
24th July 2020
Our breast cancer screening service is starting next month after we had to put the service on hold to deal with Covid-19. We’ll be starting routine mammograms from August 3 and priority will be given to women whose appointments had to be cancelled during the lockdown and suspension of all non-urgent health services. Our screening sites are at Castle Hill Hospital, Morrison’s in Holderness Road, East Hull, Freshney Green GP Practice in Grimsby. We’ve also … Read More
Hospital worker cheered off ward after spending three months battling COVID19
23rd July 2020
For hospital staff caring for patients with coronavirus, there can surely be no better sight than to see a patient leaving the ward after successfully beating the disease. So imagine the joy, not only for ward staff but for the whole of Castle Hill Hospital’s endoscopy team when 52-year old Neil McDonald left hospital yesterday evening. Neil was not only a patient, but a fellow employee at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, having worked … Read More
Chief Executive sorry for ‘absolutely massive’ impact of Covid-19 on hospital services
8th July 2020
The boss of Hull’s hospitals has apologized to patients who will be affected by the “absolutely massive” impact of Covid-19 on NHS services. Chris Long, Chief Executive of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said 3,000 outpatient appointments a day were cancelled for four months along with routine surgery and hospital procedures at Hull Royal, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull Women and Children’s Hospital and Hull Eye Hospital. Now, with the initial peak of the virus … Read More
Statement from Chief Executive Chris Long regarding the number of deaths from COVID-19
6th July 2020
Chris Long, Chief Executive of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “Although the number of patients dying in our hospitals is stabilizing, we must never forget the devastation COVID-19 has already caused to so many families. “From March 19 until now, 202 people have died of the virus in our hospitals. Huge numbers of families have been affected and their lives will never be the same again. Our thoughts have been with them since … Read More
Hospital boss issues warning ahead of pubs reopening this weekend
3rd July 2020
Hospital Chief Executive Chris Long is issuing a stark warning to pub-goers to honour their commitment to ‘Protect the NHS’ this weekend as pubs across Hull and the East Riding re-open for business. Emergency services are on high alert as pubs and restaurants prepare to open on Saturday for the first time since the lockdown was introduced on March 23 to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Mr Long, Chief Executive of Hull University Teaching Hospitals … Read More