‘Primrose Team’ of midwives to care for East Hull mums during pregnancies
20th June 2019
Women in East Hull will become the first in the city to have the same midwife throughout their pregnancies as part of a plan to offer more personalised maternity care. Eight midwives will form the “Primrose Team” to support 280 women from their first antenatal appointment through pregnancy until their babies are born. Known as “continuity of carer”, the Primrose Team’s initial aim will be to help vulnerable women needing additional support in an area … Read More
Hull emergency care workers inspire national campaign
19th June 2019
Work by ED staff at Hull Royal Infirmary highlighted during Learning Disabilities Awareness Week Emergency Department (ED) staff from Hull have inspired a new nationwide promotional campaign centred on patients with a learning disability. The Learning Disability Pledge is being promoted by the Makaton Charity as part of Learning Disability Awareness Week (17-23 June 2019), and is based on a piece of work which originated in the ED at Hull Royal Infirmary. Authored by consultant … Read More
Couples offered special sessions to learn about breast-feeding before their baby is born
17th June 2019
Couples preparing for the arrival of their baby are being invited to a special session to help them give their child the best start in life through breast-feeding. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is offering the two-hour session once a month to help women from Hull and the East Riding who are planning to breast feed their babies. Midwives Anna Lee-Hughes and Pippa Stott, the trust’s Infant Feeding Co-ordinators, show women and their partners … Read More
Your chance to make a positive impact on hospital services
14th June 2019
With over a million patient contacts every year, it stands to reason that patients and the public will have a lot of experience and a lot to say about the way we do business. That’s why we at Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust are looking for more people to join our Patient and Public Council. This group works closely with our Patient Experience Team to gather information, share opinion and work alongside hospital teams … Read More
Survivors’ stories shared as Hull plays host to national Sepsis Congress
14th June 2019
Former Hull Kingston Rovers captain Shaun Lunt will be sharing his experience of a near fatal illness with health professionals in the city next week. Shaun will be speaking of his experience of sepsis at a national Sepsis Congress being hosted by the Sepsis Team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Shaun was subject to a potentially deadly blood infection which resulted from an abscess in his spine back in September last year. Shaun … Read More