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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, as we continue to work with our partners to highlight the early signs of cancer through our Cancer Champion programme and other initiatives such as the NHS Help Us Help You campaign, we are pleased to have seen the number of urgent breast cancer referrals rise since the … Read more

Despite the challenges of delivering training and engaging with partners through the Covid-19 pandemic, since the start of the campaign in February 2020, over 11,000 people have completed free suicide prevention training provided by the Zero Suicide Alliance at www.talksuicide.co.uk According to the Office for National Statistics, there were 5,691 suicides registered in England and … Read more

As patients feel more comfortable coming into the GP practice, pressure on primary care services is rising as more patients are coming forward who have avoided seeking help during the pandemic. Primary Care is working tirelessly to ensure that services are still here for patients. There are also high numbers of patients requiring support whilst … Read more

The Humber Acute Services Programme is a hugely complex and ambitious programme of work but with a very simple aim – to improve the lives and livelihoods of our population. Across the whole of the Humber region, we want to provide the best possible health and care services, we want people to be able to … Read more

A year ago I shared a blog on my views following the tragic death of George Floyd, the wider need to achieve race equality, and the issues of discrimination experienced by many people across society and within the NHS and the wider health and social care sector. 12 months on and I am pleased to … Read more

In my previous blog in March, I talked about the Greener NHS agenda, which launched in October 2020, identifying a rapid path for the NHS to decarbonise and working to achieve net zero for the NHS carbon footprint (along with the wider supply chain) by 2045. The challenge to decarbonise the NHS is significant as the … Read more

Lung Health Checks in Hull are back following a temporary pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of all those involved, we have been able to resume the Targeted Lung Health Check programme and introduce COVID-19 measures to ensure staff and patient safety. The programme, which aims to diagnose … Read more

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