The Dignity in Care Group at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is appealing to kind-hearted members of the public to once again donate ‘dignity clothes’ for patients who are homeless or living alone, who don’t have suitable clothing to wear during their stay in hospital.
The Radiology department at Dewsbury and District Hospital have recently introduced a Starlight distraction box to help provide their staff with a variety of ways of distracting children whilst various medical procedures, such as x-rays, blood tests and MRI’s, are undertaken.
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has had a fantastic response to its recent recruitment campaign to increase staffing levels.
We are moving forward with Acute Hospital Reconfiguration (AHR) at speed with the first few service moves complete.
The Paediatric Burns team from Pinderfields Hospital, has won top prize of £100 at the recent British Burn Association (BBA) annual conference for its educational poster “Not All Dressing Changes Have to be Traumatic.”
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is continuing to invest in patient care at Dewsbury and District Hospital with the recent addition of a state of the art CT scanner.
The Trust has opened a dedicated diabetes and endocrinology ward to help manage the care of patients.
Three of our nurses have been shortlisted for an award due to their outstanding levels of care and compassion.
To mark this year’s Coeliac Awareness Week (8 to 14 May), a Secretarial Team Leader at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is highlighting the problems faced by people who may be unaware they have coeliac disease.