Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Dewsbury and District Hospital pictured in 2022. PIC: Bruce Fitzgerald

Protestors predicted issues at Dewsbury Hospital - Ismail Mulla
One of the first stories I covered fresh out of journalism school was a protest about the downgrading of my local hospital. The protests on a chilly Saturday mo...

WakefieldHos

Mid Yorkshire FOI: Elderly fall hospital admissions rise in 2024

Clair Holdsworth is chief executive of Martin House Children’s Hospice. She talks to Chris Bond about leadership and the challenges and joys of working in the charity sector. (Photo supplied by Martin House)

How children's hospice supports families in their darkest hours

63-year-old, mum-of-four, Wendy Sockett was left with a brain injury after a fall in Pinderfields Hospital.

Pontefract woman left with brain injury after fall in Pinderfields Hospital

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been told to improve by CQC

Hospital staff working under 'sustained pressure' as NHS Trust told to improve

Pinderfields Hospital has numbered its children's assessment unit 9 3/4 after Harry Potter

Yorkshire hospital numbers children’s ward 9 ¾ for Harry Potter fans

Jane with the team

Jane McDonald surprises hospital staff with ‘generous’ donation

Pinderfields Hospital, which is one three sites run by the Mid Yorkshire trust.

NHS Trust may refuse to treat abusive patients as masks remain compulsory

Pinderfields

Family of stroke patient awarded £500,000 over diagnosis delay

Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.

Hospital chiefs meet with families over Covid infection deaths

The short-staffed social care sector is struggling to provide enough help to elderly patients ready to leave hospital.

Social care crisis leaving patients stuck in local hospitals

Fatigue, Covid and maternity leave have all forced midwives off work in recent months.

High levels of midwife sickness causing 'strain' at hospital maternity units

Richard Saberton was left paralysed for life after a delay in administrating antibiotics to treat his sepsis.

Man wins hospital payout after sepsis antibiotic delay left him paralysed

The highest daily Covid death tally has been recorded in Yorkshire since February on Tuesday (August 17).

Highest daily Covid death tally in Yorkshire since February as 35 more recorded

Nick Wyrill, patient service manager at Pinderfields Hospital, managed to raise almost £40,000 for MY Hospitals Charity by raffling off his house

Woman wins four bedroom Yorkshire home after spending £4 on raffle tickets

Becky with Barnaby in the maternity unit and Philip with his new son where it all unfolded. (Credit: The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust)

Midwife helps deliver baby in bus stop outside Yorkshire hospital

The trust reported record attendance levels in A&E across May and June.

A&E experiences busiest month ever as patients struggle to get a GP appointment

Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield

Nearly 200 Covid deaths linked to infections within local hospitals

Rebekah Muldowney, 34, was 40 weeks pregnant when she attended Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield last year. Photo credit: JPIMedia

Hospital apologises to Yorkshire woman who lost baby for failings in her care

The findings, compiled by the Health Service Journal, were based on staff surveys.

NHS trust among UK's best at tackling discrimination, study finds

Michaela Fowler with her husband Stephen

Hospital criticised by 'devastated' family after mum falls four floors and dies
The “devastated” family of a woman who died after she fell four floors in a hospital where she was being treated have described her care as “woefully inadequate”.
Nathan Hyde

A further 15 people have died after testing positive for Covid in Yorkshire hospitals,

15 more people die in Yorkshire hospitals after testing positive for Covid

A further 41 people have died in hospitals in Yorkshire after testing positive for Covid-19.

Further 41 people die in Yorkshire hospitals after testing positive for Covid

A total of 38 new Covid deaths have been recorded in hospitals in Yorkshire, in figures released by NHS England.

Further 38 Covid related deaths recorded in Yorkshire hospitals

A total of 27 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire hospitals.

Total of 27 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire hospitals

36 new Covid deaths in Yorkshire as total approaches 8,000 in county

36 new Covid deaths in Yorkshire as total approaches 8,000 in county

Testing for coronavirus (photo: PA).

The location of every coronavirus death at Yorkshire hospitals in latest update

Testing for coronavirus (photo: PA).

57 new Covid deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals in latest update

Richard and Linda Poskitt said getting their vaccines was a "big weight off". (photo: PA Wire/ Danny Lawson)

Shielding Wakefield couple get vaccine at West Yorkshire's first large centre

Vaccinations take place at Spectrum Community Health, Navigation Walk in Wakefield (photo: PA Wire/ Danny Lawson)

In pictures: West Yorkshire's first large-scale vaccine centre opens to patients

Testing for coronavirus (photo: PA).

28 Covid deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals in latest update

A further 31 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19, according to the latest figures released by NHS England.

31 new Covid deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals as death toll passes 7,000
There have been 31 more Covid-19 deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals, NHS England said on Sunday.
Immy Share

Figures released by NHS England on Friday, January 22 show 993 deaths were recorded in the country's hospitals in the 24 hours to 4pm on Thursday, January 21.

Further 57 dead after testing positive for Covid in Yorkshire hospitals, accordi...

There has been 67 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire hospitals, the latest figures have announced.

67 new Covid deaths in Yorkshire hospitals as UK records its deadliest day

NHS staff across the country are battling against rising infections in hospitals

'Inexcusable and disrespectful': Covid deniers causing more grief to tired NHS s...

24 new Covid deaths were recorded at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which covers Dewsbury and District, Pinderfields, and Pontefract hospitals

Yorkshire hospitals record 55 new coronavirus deaths

A total of 26 new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire hospitals according to the latest daily update.

Total of 26 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire

A total of 29 new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire hospitals according to the latest daily update - as the death toll in the region from the virus passes 6,000.

Death toll from Covid in Yorkshire passes 6,000

A further 30 people have died in Yorkshire hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

Further 30 people die after testing positive for Covid in Yorkshire hospitals

There have been 42 more deaths at Yorkshire hospitals

The location of every new Covid death at Yorkshire hospitals - total rises by 42

There have been 30 more Covid deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals on Tuesday (photo: Peter Byrne/ PA)

Yorkshire hospitals record 30 new Covid deaths just days after Christmas

There have been 26 more recorded deaths at Yorkshire hospitals on Bank Holiday Monday, December 28

The location of every new Covid death at Yorkshire hospitals - total rises by 26

Testing for coronavirus (photo: PA).

Further 28 coronavirus deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals

Testing for coronavirus (photo: PA).

Further 29 Covid deaths at Yorkshire hospitals as mutant Covid strain spreads

Deaths were recorded where a patient either tested positive for Covid-19 or where no positive test result was received for Covid-19, but Covid-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.

Total of 41 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire hospitals

A total of 46 new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire hospitals according to the latest daily update.

Total of 46 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire hospitals

NHS England releases updated figures each day showing the dates of every coronavirus-related death at hospitals in England, often including previously uncounted deaths that took place several days or even weeks ago.

Total of 16 new Covid deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals

Coronavirus testing (photo: PA).

Further 44 coronavirus deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals

Leeds General Infirmary.

48 Covid-19 deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals

Testing for coronavirus (photo: PA).

Further 28 Covid-19 deaths recorded at Yorkshire hospitals

One patient died at hospital in Leeds

The location of Covid deaths at Yorkshire hospitals as total rises by 11

The total number of coronavirus patients to have died at hospital in Yorkshire is now 5,105

Location of every new Covid death at Yorkshire hospitals as total rises by 26

Leeds General Infirmary.

The location of every hospital coronavirus death as Leeds reaches grim milestone

Testing for coronavirus (photo: Ben Birchall / PA Wire).

The location of every coronavirus hospital death as death toll passes 5,000

Total of 58 new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire - as the total nears 5,000 in the region.

Total of 58 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire

Deaths were recorded where a patient either tested positive for Covid-19 or where no positive test result was received for Covid-19, but Covid-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.

Lowest daily increase in Yorkshire Covid deaths for more than two weeks

Total of 43 new Covid deaths in first update during tier restrictions in December

Total of 43 new Covid deaths in Yorkshire

Almost 50 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire in first December update

Almost 50 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire

A total of 55 new Covid deaths have been recorded in Yorkshire hospitals in an update released on Monday.

Total of 55 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire

Deaths were recorded where a patient either tested positive for Covid-19 or where no positive test result was received for Covid-19, but Covid-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.

More than 50 new Covid deaths recorded in Yorkshire in daily update

News you can trust since 1754

© 2026 Iconic Media Group Ltd. All rights reserved.Terms and Conditions Privacy notice