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 […]

Airedale Hospital is offering an exciting opportunity for volunteers to take part in assessments of the care environment – starting in a few weeks’ time in May. The Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) take place every year and look at the hospital environment to see how well it is meeting the needs […]

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.

Patients are overwhelmingly recommending Airedale Hospital as a place for their family and friends to get treatment.

The Friends and Family Test, which was introduced nationally in 2013, asks patients to consider their experience of the hospital service that they’ve been using and state whether they would recommend the service to their friends or family. An incredible 97% of the 24,962 patients surveyed over the last year said that they were likely or extremely likely to recommend Airedale’s services, which include outpatient clinics, inpatient services, maternity and community services.

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 […]

The domestic staff at Airedale Hospital have been sharing their expertise across the country, by advising on a new national training programme for cleaning professionals across the NHS. The team have been a pilot site for the launch of the Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals (AHCP ) Competency & Knowledge Workbook – completion of which […]

The Friends of Airedale have given the Airedale Hospital courtyards a boost by providing funding of £5000 to help maintain the lovely garden spaces for patients and visitors. The Friends have bought a storage shed for each courtyard and the remainder of the money can be spent on plants, planters, benches or any other equipment […]