Hospital debate on children’s services

The conference will invite people to give their views on how the paediatric critical care service at the hospital can be improved.

Dr Hilary Klonin, consultant paediatric intensivist, said: “This is a unique collaboration between an NHS service and the community it serves.

“We welcome the opinions of anyone connected with the critical care service in order that we can provide the kind of service people want.

“At the conference we will offer people the opportunity to find out about the service we provide, national initiatives which affect the decisions we make, and seek people’s views so that they can influence future research in this area.”

The doctor added: “Anyone who is interested can attend. I would also invite interested parties to consider joining our family involvement group, which exists to ensure our service is continually being improved and to offer support for those who have a family member or friend who has received paediatric critical care.”

The conference will be held at the East Riding Medical Education Centre at the hospital on Friday, September 30.

Anyone wanting to attend or find out more about the family involvement group can call Denise Glenton on (01482) 674222, or email [email protected].

The hospital is run by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the largest acute trusts in the UK, which provides a range of acute services to almost 600,000 people in the East Yorkshire region.

The trust, which employs more than 8,000 staff and also runs Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, also provides a number of sub-specialties serving a wider population of up to 1.2 million people in North Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.