Day Surgery Centre at cutting edge of epilepsy management
25th July 2024
A Hull surgeon and his team are leading the way when it comes to epilepsy management. Neurosurgeon, Mr Adam Razak, and colleagues at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham are understood to be among the first in the country to conduct battery changes for vagus nerve stimulators in a dedicated day case facility. Vagus nerve stimulation is a technique used to manage the symptoms of epilepsy in adults and children of all ages. VNS Therapy works … Read More
‘First of its kind’ public health initiative begins at Hull Royal Infirmary
23rd July 2024
Patients and hospital staff in Hull are to be tested for a serious infection in a ground-breaking public health project believed to be the first of its kind in England. Nurse specialists from the Blood-Borne Virus Team are testing staff and patients on wards at Hull Royal Infirmary for Hepatitis C, a potentially serious viral infection damaging the liver, as part of a global campaign to eradicate the virus. Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus … Read More
‘Flow’ to deliver world-class patient care
16th July 2024
One of England’s largest NHS groups is spearheading a major transformation project to deliver world-class patient care across its five hospitals. NHS Humber Health Partnership – the group formed by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust – is launching “Flow” to reduce unnecessary hospital stays and admissions. “Flow” will streamline every stage of a patient’s progress from Emergency Departments until they are well enough to be discharged … Read More
Video game created to help recruit to pharmacy roles
27th June 2024
A new video game has been designed to help recruit the next generation of pharmacists to work in our hospitals. Players have to do their best to look after four virtual patients, getting them the medication that they have been prescribed by the virtual doctor, so that they can go home – and it’s all against the clock, just like a real hospital! A screenshot from Pharmacy Rush The idea was the brainchild of Rachel … Read More
Patients with blood conditions benefit from new service at Queen’s Centre
25th June 2024
Patients with serious blood conditions are avoiding invasive surgery and additional overnight stays in hospital after an innovative procedure was offered to more people in East Yorkshire. Intravenous lines for patients requiring stem cell transplant following intensive chemotherapy are now being offered to haematology patients at Ward 33 and the Teenage and Young Adults Unit after its successful use in oncology patients at the Queen’s Centre. In the past 12 months, 32 haematology patients have … Read More