Hospital staff raise £17,000 through Virtual London Marathon to support WISHH

Doctors, nurses and other NHS staff from Hull who took part in the world’s largest marathon, involving 100,000 people globally, have helped raise £17,000 for the WISHH By Your Side Appeal. An team of 50 staff working in departments such as administration, paediatrics, neurosurgery, cardiology, ophthalmology, diabetes, physiotherapy, security and theatres at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill...

Former boxer pulls no punches with new health and wellbeing centre

Former boxing champion Tommy Coyle and leading developer Wykeland Group are working together to create a new health and wellbeing centre at a flagship business park. Work is under way on the facility at Bridgehead business park, close to the Humber Bridge, which is owned and operated by Hull-based Wykeland. The commercial gym, described by former Commonwealth lightweight champion Tommy as a...

Daisy Appeal takes big step towards £8.5m target with major donation by Wykeland Group

A charity that is working to improve the detection and treatment of cancer, heart disease and dementia has taken a big step towards its fundraising target with the help of leading property development company Wykeland Group. Prof Nick Stafford, chairman of the Daisy Appeal, hopes other businesses will be inspired by the generosity of Wykeland as the charity approaches the final stages of fitting...

Solicitors invest in lifesaving defibrillators

Growing law firm Pepperells Solicitors, which has offices in East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North East, has invested in two defibrillators for its Hull and Grimsby offices, meaning that all of its locations are now within a 0.3-mile radius of lifesaving equipment. In the UK more than 30,000 people a year are affected by out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, The British Heart Foundation...

Hull business launches groundbreaking health platform Yodha

Yodha, the world’s first connected health platform, has been launched by Hull-based Latus Health. The healthcare industry as a whole has made gigantic leaps in embracing technology to improve access to care, but occupational health has been slow to follow suit. Yodha provides employees with integrated healthcare and wellbeing support for every employee, allowing employers to actively address the...