Castle Hill Hospital

Say Yes To A Clinical Trial; It May Be Good For Your Health

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Patients with chronic heart failure who agree to take part in clinical trials have a better prognosis than those who do not, according to a study reported in the November European Journal of Heart Failure.(1) The finding, say the authors, may even call into question the commonplace ethical requirement of most clinical trials that by choosing not to take part in the study a patient will not be disadvantaged.The...

• Say yes to a clinical trial; it may be good for your health - Physorg

East Yorkshire heart centre opens

BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009

A £48m cardiology centre at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham is officially opened by Hull MP and Home Secretary Alan Johnson.

Study Could Cough Up New Treatment For A Tickly Throat

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009

Scientists investigating the cough reflex have discovered a new group of molecules on the surface of nerve cells that make us cough when irritated.The findings, to be presented at the British Pharmacological Society’s Summer Meeting in Edinburgh this week, could lead to new drugs to treat cough, which when chronic affects about 10% of the UK population.“Cough is the commonest symptom for...

Drug Addict Who Died Had Refused Treatment ; Hull: A Drug Addict Who Died in Hospital Refused Treatment, an Inquest Heard.

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008

Hull: A drug addict who died in hospital refused treatment, an inquest heard. Donna Cross, 31, of Sledmere Grove, Hull, passed away at Castle Hill Hospital in June.

Company Clinches 20m Contract

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008

By Lizzie Murphy The 65m centre, at Castle Hill Hospital, in Cottingham, Hull, which opened last month, provides treatment and palliative care for patients with cancer and blood disorders.

'Hospital is Like a Hotel' ; World-Class Treatment Facilities at a New Pounds70m Cancer Centre in Cottingham Have Been Used for the First Time.

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008

World-class treatment facilities at a new pounds70m cancer centre in Cottingham have been used for the first time. Patients and staff moved into the new oncology and haematology centre at Castle Hill Hospital at the weekend.

Patients and Staff Move Out of Princess Royal Hospital and into New Cancer Centre ; A New Pounds70m Cancer Centre Has Opened for Patients at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham.

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

A new pounds70m cancer centre has opened for patients at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham. The opening of the pounds70m oncology and haematology centre came after patients and staff relocated from the Princess Royal Hospital in east Hull over the weekend.

Appeal to Public As Hospitals Seek Foundation Status

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

THOUSANDS of people across Hull and East Yorkshire are being urged to sign up to get a bigger say in the running of their local hospitals. Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital and the soon-to-close Princess Royal Hospital yesterday unveiled plans to bid for foundation status.

Breaking News: Sickness Bug Strikes Again at Hospitals ; Patients and Staff at Hospitals in East Yorkshire Have Been Hit By a New Outbreak of a Diarrhoea and Vomiting Bug.

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008

Patients and staff at hospitals in East Yorkshire have been hit by a new outbreak of a diarrhoea and vomiting bug. Wards 19, 37 and seven at Hull Royal Infirmary and wards one and 22 at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, have been closed in order to contain the norovirus.