Posts by yorkshire reporter

HRH The Princess Royal officially opened Bradford Royal Infirmary’s new £28m hospital wing. The multi-million pound investment, which took two years to build, houses two spacious children and young people’s wards, a state-of-the-art, 16-bed intensive care unit (ICU), dementia-friendly wards for the elderly and a new retail concourse. The main…

The Radiology department at Wharfedale Hospital in Otley recently installed a brand new, state-of-the-art mammogram machine, which promises greater efficiency, superior imaging, and extra comfort for patients undergoing mammography. The machine – a Selenia Dimensions system, manufactured by Hologic – cost £160,000 and was purchased for the department using the…

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is the first NHS trust in West Yorkshire to sign up to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Charter for terminally ill workers.  The charter’s aim is to help employees who become terminally ill at work. Although the Equality Act 2010 does offer some protection for these employees,…