Visiting restrictions at Hull’s hospitals are being eased from next week as rates of Covid-19 infection continue to fall. From Monday, one named visitor will be able to visit a relative or friend at Hull Royal Infirmary or Castle Hill Hospital by booking a slot of up to an hour …
Read More »Death notices and funeral announcements from the Hull Daily Mail this week
Every week, dozens of funeral notices and birth announcements are made in the Hull Daily Mail. Announcing the death of a family member has been a time-honoured tradition for family and loved ones, a tradition which should continue as a life should be celebrated and never forgotten. There have been …
Read More »Man’s sudden Hull Royal Infirmary death sparks police appeal
The death of 49-year-old Hull man who died alone in Hull Royal Infirmary has sparked a police appeal to track down his family. Keith Smith passed away on January 20 but Humberside Police say they have been unable to track down his relatives to notify them of their loss. Mr …
Read More »Deadly Hull Royal Infirmary Covid-19 outbreak could have been caused by ‘wandering patients’
One of the largest single oubreaks of Covid-19 in Hull during the second wave of the virus happenend in Hull Royal Infirmary, it has been revealed. A new report by the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says an outbreak was declared on ward 90 at the Anlaby Road hospital …
Read More »Behind the Hull Royal Infirmary walls where coronavirus patients fight for every breath
Inside the frightening chaos of Hull’s intensive care unit lies a patient battling coronavirus. But this isn’t an elderly person with underlying health conditions but previously fit and healthy Laura who is just 31 years old. Look North’s health correspondent Vicky Johnson was invited in to the Intensive Care Unit …
Read More »Hull hospitals in heartbreaking appeal to public after ‘holding hands of dying Covid patients’
Hull now has more patients with coronavirus in hospitals than it did during the first wave, according to latest figures. Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital currently has 117 patients being treated for coronavirus – up by nine from Wednesday’s total of 108. The number of patients in intensive …
Read More »Live as Anlaby Road shut after ‘two cyclists hit by two cars’
Police have closed Anlaby Road after two cyclists were hit by two separate vehicles near Hull Royal Infirmary. The accident is believed to have taken place just after 6pm on Monday, October 19, close to the Anlaby Road flyover. Officers are at the scene and have put road closures in …
Read More »Dramatic ‘police chase’ ends with crash outside Hull Royal Infirmary
Two dented vehicles including a marked police car suffered damage at the dramatic conclusion to a “chase” through the city on Saturday afternoon. The police car was damaged after an apparent collision with the rear of a silver Vauxhall near Hull Royal Infirmary. One woman arriving at the hospital at …
Read More »Street behind Hull Royal Infirmary blocked by crash
A Hull road had to be closed close to Hull Royal Infirmary after crash involving a cyclist. Argyle Street, alongside the hospital, had been blocked by police according to reports from drivers using surrounding routes tonight. Humberside Police officers and paramedics were reported to be at the scene – something …
Read More »Two new coronavirus wards to be built at Hull Royal Infirmary on ‘assumption of second wave’
Two new wards will be built at Hull Royal Infirmary to care for patients who have tested positive for coronavirus. Chris Long, chief executive of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, revealed the news in a video posted by the Trust on Vimeo. In the video, Mr Long also apologised …
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