On Tuesday 30 October, AGH Solutions – who manage the estates, facilities and procurement at Airedale Hospital – are hosting a special recruitment event for anyone interested in joining their team with the  opportunity to complete an application form on the night. There are jobs on offer specifically for Housekeepers, Domestic Services, Portering, Receipt and […]

            It was all about celebrating differences at the staff health and wellbeing day at Airedale Hospital last week with over 400 members of staff dropping in to the annual event on Friday. There were 35 interactive stands and several zones to visit including an inclusion zone where they could […]

Children from Nightingales Day Nursery at Airedale Hospital helped staff build a food mile this week to show the hospital’s support for Skipton food bank, which supports needy families in the area. Skipton food bank is managed by and based at Skipton Baptist Church and their parcels help single people and families who have found […]

                    It was a double cause for celebration this week as two nursery practitioners from Airedale Hospital passed their degrees from Craven College with flying colours. Elsa Priestley and Vicky Yates, who both work at Nightingales Day Nursery, have both studied on the same degree course […]

Mark Lam, a new non-executive director with a global background in digital communications and who is a committed advocate for inclusion and diversity, has joined the board at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Mark is originally from Singapore where his family has always been involved in public service. Mark says: ‘The NHS is unique in the world, […]

A second community nurse from Airedale Hospital has been awarded the title of ‘Queen’s Nurse’ in recognition of her high standards of practice and patient care. Liz Thwaite from Airton near Malham is Clinical Lead for Community Nursing at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and based at Skipton Hospital, and will receive her accolade at a […]

An anaesthetist from Airedale Hospital will soon be heading to the hills in the latest of his many selfless fundraising efforts. Dr Ramana, who lives in Sutton in Craven, is walking 10 miles from Grassington to Bolton Abbey on 3 June to raise money for a charity which he set up with friends, Medical and […]

Airedale Hospital has been named as one of the top 5 trusts for the CHKS Top Hospitals programme national patient safety award 2018 – the only trust in the North of England. The CHKS Top Hospitals awards celebrate excellence throughout the UK and are given to acute sector organisations for their achievements in healthcare quality […]

Theatre staff at Airedale Hospital were today marking National Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) Day – by coming out come out from behind closed theatre doors and showing colleagues and the public more about their profession and how important ODPs are to excellent patient care. Operating department practitioners work with patients of all ages and are […]

A member of staff from the Emergency Department at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has won a prestigious award for her outstanding work with trauma data. Rachel Barratt, from Oakworth, was announced as the winner of The Woodford Award for TARN Audit Coordinator of the Year at an event held last week.  Now in their third […]