Hear our Infectious Diseases consultants talk about Covid-19 at our AGM
2nd July 2020
The first confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the UK were confirmed at Castle Hill Hospital on 29th January, 2020. Ever since then our staff have been on the frontline in the fight against this terrible illness. Tragically, over 200 patients, including two of our colleagues, have lost their lives. At our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 13 July, 12pm-2pm, you can hear our Infectious Diseases team tell their story, via video conference. Describing the … Read More
“If you’re coming to Hull’s Emergency Department, please come alone”
30th June 2020
People coming to Hull Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department must not bring anyone with them as hospital staff attempt to protect the public from Covid-19. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is appealing to the public to come alone if they need to attend Hull Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department. More than 300 people a day have been attending ED recently, many of them bringing friends or family members which has made social distancing in the department … Read More
500 patients well enough to go home after Covid-19
29th June 2020
Five hundred patients have been well enough to go home from Hull’s hospitals after contracting Covid-19. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust discharged its 500th patient this week after confirming the first two cases of the virus in Britain in January. Father of two Glynn Cooney, 44, was one of the 500 well enough to go home to Sproatley with wife Dianne, daughter Ellie-Jean, 15, and son Samuel, 16, after he was rushed to Hull … Read More
Tragic milestone reached as 200 COVID-19 hospital deaths are recorded
26th June 2020
Teresa Cope, Chief Operating Officer for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says: “We have now reached the terrible point of recording the deaths of 200 patients from Covid-19 in our hospitals. “This is not just a headline figure to anyone at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH). Each and every one of those deaths represents a family devastated by the loss of their loved one, people whose lives will never be the same … Read More
Trust response to CQC rating – 24th June 2020
24th June 2020
Although the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection at our Trust was underway in March 2020, it was never completed as all inspections were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore our overall rating and those of the five key domains has remained the same as in 2017. This means that 39 of the 47 areas inspected at Hull Royal Infirmary were rated as Good, and 8 were Requires Improvement, while 27 out of the 29 … Read More