Former Wakefield Trinity full-back Dennis Long has thanked hospital staff for helping him tackle liver damage – by buying them a microwave!
Dennis (72) has Cirrhosis of the liver which is so serious he has been admitted to Pinderfields four times since Christmas and has been a regular on Gate 44 for the past seven years.
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is enabling friends and relatives to spend more time with their loved ones when they visit them in hospital.
From Tuesday 1 March 2016 all three hospitals in the Trust (Pinderfields, Pontefract, Dewsbury and District) will have open visiting, meaning that people can visit patients when they wish. It will also provide the opportunity for the carers of patients to remain with their loved one, where appropriate, and be actively involved in their care.
A unique programme of aromatherapy sessions is proving a breath of fresh air for those living with lung cancer, Parkinson’s and other life-limiting illnesses.
Run at the Rosewood Centre at the entrance to the Dewsbury and District Hospital, short bursts of back, hand and foot massages with essential oils are helping to boost circulation and reduce numbness caused by treatments like chemotherapy.
The people of Dewsbury and its surrounding area have responded to the news of a theft at their local Children’s A&E by donating a hulking load of gifts to replace stolen toys.
As chronicled in last week’s press staff at the busy unit noticed toys had been removed when they searched for a copy of Frozen to help calm a suffering child.
Not only has the Disney DVD been replaced but toy trucks and aeroplanes, electronic toys for toddlers and action figures have been donated by generous individuals.
Keeping baby breastfeeding can help them fight infections, develop close emotional bonds with mum and even beat obesity.
That is just some of the advice that a new Pontefract Hospital Breastfeeding Support Clinic is dispensing to mums as they bid to keep infants on breast milk for months and even years after birth.
The work of Dewsbury Hospital’s IT department has clicked with healthcare chiefs – who have just presented them with a Celebrating Excellence award.
Made up of five separate teams, the IT crowd stunned judges from The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust with their approach to teamwork – described by one employee as, “open, listening and encouraging.”
A Pinderfields nurse who describes caring for some of our city’s sickest babies as, “looking after our most prized possessions” has just found out how precious SHE is to patients.
Sister Belinda Knowles has dedicated the last 20 years to looking after not just premature and very poorly infants – but their often traumatised families. Despite sometimes seeing folks at their lowest ebb, she says “I wouldn’t swap my job with anybody.”
Dewsbury teenager Yasmin Khanagha is using her role as one of our local hospital’s youngest-ever volunteers to forge a career in medicine.
The 18 year-old from the Halifax Road area is finding out exactly what departments as diverse as maternity and A&E do. But more importantly she is learning how to speak confidently to patients who are sometimes at their lowest ebb.
Children’s Regional Burns Unit ward clerk Kevin Rattray was just one of the recipients of a Celebrating Excellence Award 2015.
Presented in nine categories, these honours celebrate the fantastic achievements of our colleagues and teams in demonstrating the Trust’s commitment to striving for excellence.
Doctor Who star Karen Clegg is travelling back in time to the 1940s – to help local people recover from serious brain injuries.
The West End star who appeared in the original London production of 42nd Street, now hosts a sparkling nostalgia show that has proved particularly effective at helping older folks re-engage with past memories.