Guidance for the press and media

Contact the Communications Office: Tel: 01484 355 253/256/252

Out of hours urgent media enquiries: 01484 342 000

We place great emphasis on the need for the strictest confidentiality in respect of our patients. We will not divulge any information about a patient. All requests for interviewing/photographing patients must be made through the communications team.

All our latest news and press releases will be available here on our website - with links from the home page.

Under no circumstances may interviews, filming or photography be carried out on or around our hospital sites without the express permission of the communications team. If you need further information on any news stories, or would like to arrange an interview, please contact us on the number above.

'Condition checks' will only be given out if you have the name of the individual patient concerned and either their age or address. Please do not contact the wards direct. We can only provide basic information about a patient’s condition, for example if they are satisfactory or critical.

The Communications Office is situated in the learning centre on the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary site. Please ring our office to let us know if you are planning to come on to the hospital site.

For further press/media information contact: Communications, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, B Block, Learning Centre, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3EA.

Tel: 01484 355256; Fax: 01484 342110.