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More people are now eligible for COVID-19 testing at the Humber Bridge car park after eligibility was extended to include care home staff and residents, people aged 65 and over, and those who [...]

Hull’s most senior nurse is appealing to the public to stay at home to mark the #ClapForCarers event each Thursday night. People have been attending Hull Royal Infirmary on Thursday nights to [...]

A new nursing team has been created at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital to support families unable to visit their loved ones in Intensive Care during the COVID-19 outbreak. Hull [...]

The country’s chief nurse and top doctor are backing a nationwide tribute to NHS and care staff who have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Nursing Officer Ruth May and National [...]

Hospital bosses are appealing to people with serious health concerns to seek urgent medical attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) has seen a [...]

Doctors in Humber, Coast and Vale are keen to remind the public that NHS services remain open to help them with their serious health conditions, amid concern that some people are putting off [...]

Hull Helpline can arrange delivery of medicines for vulnerable people who have been identified as being at higher risk of serious illness from coronavirus. Residents who fall into this category, [...]

People in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire are being encouraged to return beds, mattresses and commodes as part of the 'Hand it Back' campaign. Due to the coronavirus pandemic NRS Healthcare [...]

Local mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind have extended the hours of their Information and Advice Line to 24 hours a day to support local people who may be finding things difficult [...]

Absolutely Cultured and Hull and East Yorkshire Mind have teamed up with Hull City Council to offer a Chatty Hull Befriender Service. This project has been established to support local vulnerable [...]

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Re-engage (formerly Contact the Elderly), have suspended regular social gatherings in Hull east, Hull West, Cottingham and Beverley and have created a new [...]

A drive-through coronavirus testing facility is to open at Humber Bridge car park (north) near Hull as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to increase testing for thousands more NHS and other [...]

To help with the increased demand due to coronavirus (COVID-19), GP practices and pharmacies across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire will remain open over the Easter bank holidays - Good [...]

Hull’s hospitals have drawn up a plan to deal with significant surges in demand during the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19 is expected to have a major impact on Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill [...]

Local pharmacies, like other healthcare services, are experiencing unprecedented demand during the current COVID-19 pandemic and the Humber Local Pharmaceutical Committee has issued the following [...]

A free online mental health and emotional wellbeing support service has been launched, by the Humber Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership, to help children and young people living in Hull. [...]

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides NHS-funded non-emergency patient transport for eligible people who are unable to travel by other means due to their medical condition, and who need [...]