Whitby Hospital renovation continues to progress throughout COVID-19 pandemic

The £13 million renovation of Whitby Community Hospital which began in March is now well under way and progressing to schedule following some changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sonia Rafferty, Service Manager at Whitby Hospital, said: “We have been through some very challenging times due to COVID-19, but the team has been amazing. We…

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Statement: Re-opening Abbey ward at Whitby Hospital

The NHS in Whitby is exploring options to ensure it has sufficient capacity as part of its response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Humber NHS Foundation Trust and NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group are well prepared for outbreaks of infectious diseases and part of these preparations includes the re-opening of the Abbey ward to provide…

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MIU, Whitby Hospital – statement from Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

As a response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, we (Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust) will be temporarily reducing the hours of the Minor Injuries Unit at Whitby Hospital. The opening hours were previously 8am – 8pm, and will change to 8am – 6.30pm from Monday 6 April, 2020. This is made necessary in order to relocate…

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