“Help us keep front line staff caring for the sick”
9th April 2020
Hospitals urge public to seek medical advice elsewhere as coronavirus effort intensifies A local doctor is asking for the public’s help as hospitals across East Yorkshire intensify their efforts to tackle coronavirus. Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Dr Alastair Pickering, says nursing staff are being taken away from caring for the sick by members of the public calling for advice or to ask about loved ones. Dr Pickering explains: Dr Alastair Pickering “We understand it is … Read More
Direct route for urgent care opens
9th April 2020
A dedicated entrance has been opened at Hull Royal Infirmary for patients requiring urgent care or treatment. Work has been ongoing to create the new entrance, located to the right of the main tower block doors, since December, during which time visitors to the site will have seen contractors working behind metal fencing. Now complete, the entrance comprises a glass canopy and entranceway, surrounded by bright red directional signage, and will enable patients to go … Read More
Let’s hear it for the audiology team!
8th April 2020
As clinics close due to coronavirus, our hearing specialists are making every effort to keep patients in the loop Hospital hearing specialists have been pulling out the stops to ensure their patients do not miss out on vital services during the current coronavirus outbreak. In recent weeks, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been forced to cancel face-to-face appointments and outpatients clinics across many of its specialties, to try and halt the spread of … Read More
Hospitals draw up plan to cope with demand during COVID-19 outbreak
7th April 2020
Hull’s hospitals have drawn up a plan to deal with significant surges in demand during the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19 is expected to have a major impact on Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital over the coming weeks if national forecasts prove correct and thousands of patients with the virus require hospital admission. However, staffing levels may fall at the same time as more NHS staff fall ill or have to self-isolate in line with … Read More
Tommy’s hair-raising thank you for NHS staff
4th April 2020
A young boy from Hull is showing coronavirus and the NHS workers who are battling it that ‘he means business’. Moved by recent events and aware just how hard NHS staff are working, seven-year-old Tommy Henry from north Hull decided to do something to show his support. Tommy, who also has relatives working in healthcare, opted for a sponsored head shave. He then enlisted friends and family to help him raise money to buy treats … Read More