Members of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance community/patient panel have been recognised for their contribution to volunteering in the healthcare sector, and for improving care and cancer services across the area – and your vote can make a difference! The Cancer Alliance, partners at Healthwatch Wakefield (which hosts the panel on behalf of […]

Caring for those at the end of their life is hugely important for patients and their families and so Airedale Hospital has appointed two new specialist care co-ordinators this month, to enhance the care given on the wards.  Tracy Brown and Joanne Hunter have been appointed to the new roles of Macmillan End of Life […]

The team from the endoscopy unit at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust were delighted to hear the unit had once again been awarded full accreditation by the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) of the Royal College of Physicians for its excellent endoscopy services. An endoscopy is a procedure where the inside of the body is examined internally using […]

The audiology team at Airedale Hospital are holding a special event next week (24 Jan) to give their patients a chance to have their say about the service. The event is for adults who wear a hearing aid from the hospital’s audiology service and has been designed to give patients the chance to play an […]

Are you a cancer patient who has received treatment in West Yorkshire and Harrogate? Then we would like to ask for your views. Our West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance is keen to find out patients’ experience of being offered any of the different parts of the ‘Recovery Package’, which means that the support you […]

Patients at Airedale Hospital can step back in time as a new Butterfly tea room opened this week on ward 6, to help patients with dementia. The tea room creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere on the ward and can evoke happy memories of family outings. The tea room features a specially commissioned wall art […]

A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist from Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has won a Primrose Award for his ‘amazing contribution’ to caring for patients with endometriosis. Mr Stephen Porter was nominated by a number of his patients for the award which was announced at the Primrose Ball in Silsden. The award is given to a health […]

Airedale Hospital has been highlighted as providing a positive experience for maternity care and treatment, according to a survey published this week by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 18,000 people in England were surveyed and women were asked questions about all aspects of their maternity care, from the first time they saw a clinician or […]

Airedale Hospital is seeking local people in the Keighley West area and outside of the hospital’s catchment area to become governors at the Trust. Foundation trust governors have an important role to play and act as a link between the hospital board of directors and the public.

The play team at Airedale Hospital are transforming the experiences of children coming to hospital by providing play and distraction to help them through their treatment. Play Specialist Katrina Embleton and Play Leader Karen Reece are now offering a 7 day service whereby staff can call on them to support and distract a child who […]