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BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Hull hospital to be given funding to carry out upgrade
A hospital in Hull is to get money from the government to spend on upgrading its than 400 hospitals and health facilities across the country will receive a share of the £750m Estates Safety Fund announced in last year's Autumn Budget. Hull Royal Infirmary will get almost £4m for internal improvements and ventilation systems as well as replacing and upgrading its lifts. The funding aims to prevent appointments and operations being cancelled due to problems with the buildings, the government said. The government said services were impacted more than 4,000 times in 2023-24 due to issues with poor quality buildings. Elsewhere in the region, hospitals in Boston, Grimsby and Scunthorpe will also receive funding for improvement work. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hull hospital introduces new treatment for severe nosebleeds
A new treatment for patients with severe nosebleeds is being rolled out at a hospital in Hull following a 60% of people experience nose bleeds and 6% will need medical attention, according to the staff in the emergency department at Hull Royal Infirmary are giving injections of Floseal liquid to stop the bleeding, in order to help patients avoid unnecessary stays in Johnson, an advanced clinical practitioner, said: "It's a far better experience for patients as they can go home to recover instead of having an invasive and potentially uncomfortable procedure then a stay." According to NHS Humber Health Partnership, patients of all ages can get nosebleeds, but they are more common in children, elderly people and those on blood-thinning now, treatments for severe nosebleeds have included invasive procedures such as cauterisation – where heat or a chemical is used to burn or destroy tissue – and nasal packing. The new treatment was trialled by Mr Johnson and his colleague Becky is applied to the nostril and hardens in order to control the bleeding. The substance then dissolves over six weeks.A trial carried out in the emergency department between December and February found almost two thirds of patients were able to go home following the Collingwood said: "There's less discomfort for patients and, more importantly, there's no need for hospital admission."Long hospital stays could increase the risk of infection and loss of muscle tissue, she Humber Health Partnership has used the results of the trial to create a formal treatment pathway that can be offered to all patients with severe nose to the group, the treatment costs about one fifth of a hospital transfer and admission, meaning it saved the NHS about £10,000 over the course of the trial. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hull consultant thought royal garden party invite was a joke
A headache specialist who has dedicated his career to supporting people in Hull thought his royal garden party invite was a Fayyaz Ahmed, a consultant neurologist based at Hull Royal Infirmary, attended the traditional celebration at Buckingham Palace on shook hands with the Prince of Wales, who was hosting the gathering on behalf of his father, the King."I was utterly astonished and wondered what I had I done to deserve such an honour from the King," Prof Ahmed said. Prof Ahmed said he did not believe his daughter when she told him he had received a letter from Buckingham Palace."I thought she was joking until she placed the envelope in front of me, stamped with the official seal of the palace," he said."The first thought that crossed my mind was that maybe I had made a mistake or one of my patients, who has royal connections, had lodged a complaint against me and the order was to revoke my British citizenship." 'Major honour' Also an honorary advisor with the British Association for the Study of Headache and a senior lecturer with Hull York Medical School, Prof Ahmed has spent decades advancing headache and migraine research and his career to championing Hull in the medical sector, he has organised and hosted the national meeting on headache in the city since 2005. Prof Ahmed described attending the ceremony as a "major honour" and said there was an "impressive sense of order, respect and discipline" at the event. "After becoming a professor in 2020, I had already fulfilled all the aspirations of my professional life, so receiving this invitation was beyond anything I had ever imagined," he said."The palace staff were extremely polite, sincere, and friendly. They treated every guest with great respect and courtesy."Around 8,000 guests enjoyed sandwiches, cream cakes and pastries in the sunshine, enjoying two hours of entertainment, music and food before the national anthem marked the end to the ceremony. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
30-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hull Royal Infirmary launches its first children's animated video
A hospital has launched an animated video to help explain procedures to children with special educational needs and at Hull Royal Infirmary worked alongside animation company Get Animated Medical to create a video about going for an electroencephalogram (EEG), which involves attaching sensors to measure brain Unseen Buddies Episode 1 - Going for an EEG, the video features a friendly character called Sparky to help illustrate the paediatric team is hoping the video will be the first in a series, guiding young people and their families through their healthcare journeys, including MRI scans, blood tests and coming to hospital. Dr Sandhya Jose, consultant in paediatric medicine for NHS Humber Health Partnership, said anxieties can be "heightened among children with additional needs or disabilities" as they can "find it more difficult to understand what's happening".She said: "Being able to provide them with clear information which they can take in in their own time, in their own way, can really help to calm and reassure children, and enable us as health professionals to get the best out of their time in clinic with us."Feedback from families who use their services was taken into account when making the video, Dr Jose added. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
23-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Low uptake for Humberside Breast Screening Service appointments
Women are being encouraged to attend breast screening appointments as figures show a low take-up of the Breast Screening Service said its mobile van had visited locations in East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East NHS trust behind the service said that in some cases, surgeries were seeing take-up as low as 6% in women aged 50 to 53, with women from black, South Asian and eastern European communities less likely to Peacock, the programme manager for the service, said the screenings could mean "the difference between life and death". She said: "The women with poorer outcomes are those women who don't come along for their screening appointment."So, we're hoping women unite to attend their own appointments and encourage their friends, their workmates and their family members to come along for screening."Ms Peacock added that although breast cancer was the second highest cause of cancer deaths in women, screening showed up problems receive letters asking them to attend their first breast screening appointments around their 50th birthdays. They will then be asked again every three years until their 71st Humberside service's van has recently been to Bridlington Hospital and Lakeside Retail Park, will soon visit Holme-upon-Spalding Moor village hall, Hull Royal Infirmary and St Hugh's Hospital, Grimsby. What happens during your screening appointment?Once inside the van, your details will be checked by the screening team and you'll be shown to a cubicle to remove clothes from your top half, including your braA female mammographer will take you to the X-ray room and position you in the machine, before asking you to stay still while the image is being takenTwo pictures of each breast will be taken, and although you may feel slight discomfort as the plate holds the breast tight, this is to ensure a clear image is producedThe screening will be over in a few minutes and then the results will be sent by post within two weeks Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
