International Nurses Day – Q&A with Michelle Carrington, Director of Nursing / Quality Lead, Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership

Nursing staff across Humber, Coast and Vale have shown continued hard work and perseverance throughout the pandemic. Today (Wednesday 12th May) is International Nurses Day, and to celebrate the hard work of all our nurses, and to recognise their incredible efforts, the Communications team spoke to Michelle Carrington, Director of Nursing / Quality Lead, Humber, … Read more

May 2021 stakeholder newsletter is out now

Our latest stakeholder newsletter has been published. The Spring 2021 newsletter includes: Our 2020/21 Annual Report An important milestone for the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme The newly launched Staff Resilience Hub £66m decarbonisation funding secured for our hospitals The return of the Hull Lung Health Check programme Read this news and more here

Q&A with Sallie Ward, Lead Midwife

Over the past year, midwives have worked in extraordinary circumstances to provide excellent care to women and their families across our region. To mark International Day of the Midwife on Wednesday 5th May, the Communications team at Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership (HCV) spoke to Sallie Ward, Lead Midwife for the Local … Read more

We seek to help our patients make the clever choice, which is to use NHS111 first.

Demand for urgent care services remains high in Humber, Coast and Vale (HCV), despite the significant reduction in the rate of Covid infections in our region. The impressive vaccination programme and the lockdown have helped to reduce the number of people catching respiratory infections over the winter and spring. Nevertheless, pressures remain in demand for … Read more

The development of a single Maternity IT System across the Local Maternity System area

Recently in the Local Maternity System (LMS) we’ve been thinking about the data we collect around pregnancy and birth and the digital and paper systems we use to do this collection. Many of you will be parents and will have experienced the highs and lows of pregnancy and birth; and through our Maternity Voices Partnership … Read more

Over one million people across Humber, Coast and Vale have received their first dose of the Covid vaccine

While we steadily continue to progress on the way out of the national lockdown restrictions, in Humber, Coast and Vale we remain cautiously optimistic as we make good progress with vaccinating against coronavirus. Thanks to a combined effort of primary care teams, volunteers, vaccination centres, hospital hubs and local pharmacies, we have already vaccinated two … Read more

New service launched to support women with mental health issues relating to pregnancy and birth

The Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership’s Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Collaborative Programme continuously strives to improve services for people who experience poor mental health. One of the Programme’s aims is to introduce new systems that will help people to stay well and to manage their conditions confidently. This includes creating new … Read more