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Between July 2024 and March 2025, Healthwatch North Yorkshire featured in the media more than 20 times—amplifying public concerns, influencing local policy, and helping over 250,000 people hear real stories that are shaping better health and care in our communities.

Healthwatch North Yorkshire is working with North Yorkshire Council to create an action plan to improve the health and wellbeing of women and girls across the county.

This article shares four powerful, personal experiences of unpaid carers in North Yorkshire, highlighting the emotional, physical, and financial challenges they face — and why listening to and supporting them is more important than ever.

On 1 June 2025 the ban on disposable vapes came into force—here’s what it means for North Yorkshire and how Healthwatch North Yorkshire is keeping watch on its impact.

You don't always need to see the GP. Another healthcare professional may be more appropriate for your needs.

Two young people joined Healthwatch North Yorkshire for a week to share their ideas, create content for other young people, and show why youth voices matter in health and care.

People receiving cancer treatment are benefiting from more personalised care thanks to a newly designed treatment area.

The NHS's Healthier You programme offers support to people in North Yorkshire at risk of Type 2 diabetes, helping them make healthier lifestyle choices to prevent or delay the condition.

Here’s our response to the recent removal of a key NHS target designed to support people with a learning disability — and why we believe this change puts lives at risk.

The way health and care services work together in your area is changing — here’s what’s happening, why it matters, and how your voice can shape it.

A new feature on the NHS App is making it easier for people to manage their prescriptions – something many of you have told us would be helpful.

The latest A&E performance figures from April 2025 offer insight into how local hospitals are coping and where improvements are still needed.