Ward 36 bids an emotional goodbye to Liudmila
14th May 2020
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is celebrating today after the number of patients successfully treated for coronavirus and discharged from hospital has topped 300. One of those to take on the disease and win is the amazing Liudmila Silogadze. Liudmila spent four weeks in the care of staff on Ward 36, one of the trust’s dedicated COVID wards at Hull Royal Infirmary, before leaving hospital earlier this month. Liudmila, from Hull, was isolated from … Read More
Over 300 coronavirus patients return home from hospital
14th May 2020
Hospital staff in East Yorkshire are celebrating the successful discharge of more than 300 patients treated for coronavirus. The figures come just two weeks after Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, which runs Hull Royal Infirmary (HRI) and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, announced the 200th COVID-19 patient had recovered and gone home. Members of the public reacted enthusiastically to the earlier figure, with one follower of the Castle Hill facebook page describing it as … Read More
Hull Royal Infirmary to create new ward block to help people with COVID-19
13th May 2020
Hull’s hospitals are preparing for months of admissions of patients with COVID-19 following the first wave of cases. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) believes Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital experienced a peak of the virus on April 21, with 110 confirmed patients. Demand for critical care beds peaked on May 2 with 20 patients. Jacqueline Myers, Director of Strategy and Planning at HUTH, said: “It is now clear that rather than … Read More
How COVID-19 is impacting on our services
12th May 2020
Hospital bosses has managed to see almost half of its patients awaiting outpatient appointments despite the impact of COVID-19 on the NHS. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had to cancel services including non-urgent appointments and routine operations in line with hospitals around the country in response to COVID-19. At a meeting of the trust board today, board members heard around 50 per cent of outpatient appointments have still gone ahead, with almost two-thirds of … Read More
There’s no better time to celebrate our nurses
12th May 2020
Nurses Day celebrations take place every year on 12th May, but in 2020, there’s even more reason than usual to celebrate the contribution nurses make in our society. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s nursing staff have been central to the hospitals’ COVID-19 response in recent weeks, working round-the-clock in areas such as intensive care, emergency care and infection control to provide the best care possible for patients. But nursing staff can be found in … Read More