All it takes is an introduction 3 April 2014
Dr Granger, who has terminal cancer, started a twitter campaign #hellomynameis to encourage all healthcare staff to introduce themselves to patients and to tell them their name.
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World TB Day 24 March 2014
City of York Council is working with the New Entrant and the Trust's TB Nursing Service this World TB Day (24 March) to raise awareness of the symptoms of TB amongst the homeless community in the city of York.
Babies remembrance service 24 March 2014
A service of love, thanksgiving and remembrance has been organised by York’s still birth and neonatal death charity, SANDS, and York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Makeover for sexual health clinic 18 March 2014
Get tested – only then can you say #YorClear, is the message that is being promoted to York residents as an innovative awareness campaign is rolled out across the city.
Hospital gets onboard Nutrition and Hydration Week to support The Rainbow Charity 11 March 2014
Next week marks the start of the third annual Nutrition and Hydration Week which aims to reinforce and focus energy, activity and engagement on nutrition and hydration as an important part of patient safety.
Building work begins at York A&E 10 March 2014
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has warned of disruptions due to building works outside the front of York Hospital’s Emergency Department. Improvements are being made to the department to provide dedicated ambulance assessment trolley bays to help prevent delays in handing patients from the care of the ambulance crews to the Emergency Department (A&E). It will also help with earlier assessment of these patients, many of whom are very ill.
Trust introduces loan care equipment service for nursing homes 6 March 2014
Staff from Scarborough Hospital have been working in partnership with local nursing homes to introduce a new equipment loan service which will enable nursing home staff to provide symptom relief for palliative care patients.
Appeal for crutches at Scarborough 3 March 2014
Staff from the Emergency Department at Scarborough Hospital are appealing to the public for the return of borrowed crutches which are badly needed for other patients.
#Hello my name is... 3 March 2014
Putting patients at the centre of what we do is at the core of our organisation’s values and taking the simple step of introducing ourselves to patients by name can make all the difference in building a relationship.
Nurture Groups support Breastfeeding Mums 28 February 2014
The Health Visiting Service has developed breastfeeding nurture support groups to help new mums who need help and information on breastfeeding. The groups provide support to mums in areas where there was previously no access to support and low breastfeeding rates.
