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Staff at last year's Dying Matters Week event

1st May 2025

Our End-of-Life teams are encouraging people to get talking about death, dying and grief in whatever way, shape or form works for them for Dying Matters Awareness Week. The national campaign, which runs from 5 to 11 May, aims to open up conversations around death and dying. This year’s theme focuses on the culture of dying matters. Our teams working across NHS Humber Health Partnership are holding various events as part of the national campaign. … Read More


Pregnant? Be aware of this potentially serious condition

30th April 2025

Pregnant women should be on their guard for a potentially serious condition putting them and their babies at risk, hospital midwives in Hull, Grimsby, Goole and Scunthorpe say. Up to five in every 100 women will develop pre-eclampsia, usually more than 20 weeks into pregnancy, in labour or shortly after giving birth. With World Pre-Eclampsia Day taking place on Thursday, public health midwives at NHS Humber Health Partnership said attending every appointment ensures pre-eclampsia is … Read More


Hospital ‘gets animated’ to help children with additional needs

29th April 2025

Hospital staff are using the power of animation to better support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families. Working with animation company, Get Animated Medical, paediatric staff at Hull Royal Infirmary and their colleagues in neurophysiology have created a video to explain what’s involved in an Electroencephalogram, or EEG for short. This test is frequently carried out in paediatrics, but as it involves attaching sensors to the scalp to measure brain … Read More


Be your friend’s “breast pal”, says Humberside Breast Screening Service

Two women stand in front of a tree, hugging and smiling

22nd April 2025

Humberside Breast Screening Service is appealing to women to be their friend’s ‘best pal’ by encouraging them to keep breast screening appointments. Around 1,300 lives are saved every year because those women take up the invitation to attend breast screening appointments. Lesley Peacock, Programme Manager for Humberside Breast Screening Service, said: “The women with poorer outcomes are those women who don’t come along for their screening appointment. Picking up problems at an early stage can … Read More


Pilot is a ‘game changer’ in Cardiology

17th April 2025

Patients referred from their GP to the hospital are being seen more quickly thanks to a change in how referrals are managed. At Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust staff in Cardiology, Neurology and Gastroenterology have been piloting a new way of handling referrals which has seen promising results. Instead of patients waiting potentially months for an outpatient appointment, clinicians can now speed up the process as they have a wider range of options when … Read More