Home visiting pilot helping to keep more people out of hospital
A new home visiting pilot scheme which gives patients in Wakefield faster access to treatment at home has been hailed as an early success.
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Exercise programme provides valuable support to cardiac patients
A former firefighter from Minsthorpe has regained his fitness and confidence with help from the Cardiac Rehab Team at his local hospital trust.
October AHR update
Acute Hospital Reconfiguration (AHR) is now at an end with centralisation of acute inpatient care to Pinderfields Hospital complete.
Trust’s appeal to help patients living with Dementia
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is appealing to locals to donate items which can be used to create Reminiscence Boxes.
Group provides valuable support
A support group in Wakefield is providing a haven for patients with lung cancer and mesothelioma.
September AHR update
Acute Hospital Reconfiguration has been a long journey which started in 2014 and has now been delivered. There was a need to redesign the service offer as commissioners needed to improve the level of care and safety at our local hospitals; meet the latest national standards; ensure that the workforce was being used in the most effective way.
Pinderfields Intensive Care Unit receives generous donation
The Critical Care Unit (CCU) team at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield have received a generous donation of electrical items from the family of a patient admitted to their department earlier this year.
Pinderfields Hydrotherapy Pool buoyed by donation
Physiotherapy staff at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield have received a generous donation of £1,088.67 from Arthritis Care (Pontefract & District Branch)
towards specialist equipment for Rheumatology patients.
Hospital service changes delivered this weekend
The final phase of changes to services at The Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust is to be delivered this weekend.
AHR update public information
From 4 September, Pinderfields will be the main centre for acute and complex care for people with very serious and life threatening conditions.