News and reports

North Yorkshire County Council is recognising the tremendous work of the many thousands of people in the county who care for a relative or friend – and reminding them that help is available to support them.

Whitby residents are being called on to give their views about plans to build an Extra Care housing scheme on part of the Whitby Hospital site.

Mental health, GP services, COVID, and care have been highlighted as some of the priority issues facing people across North Yorkshire in our first published pulse report.

This is our first quarterly Pulse report, published to show a snapshot of people’s experiences of health and care services across North Yorkshire. This quarter our focus is on delays to treatment and/or care as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthwatch North Yorkshire has been nominated for a prestigious national award for ensuring local-decision makers understood the challenges people were facing to see an NHS dentist and the changes needed to improve access.

The NHS has opened up online COVID-19 vaccination bookings for 12-15 year olds

Healthwatch North Yorkshire attended the Selby Advice and Awareness Day on Wednesday the 20th of October.

The NHS has started the COVID-19 booster programme across North Yorkshire, giving those most at risk from coronavirus extra protection ahead of winter. Find out who will get a booster, when, and how.

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NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E&I) asked Healthwatch North Yorkshire to run a survey on NHS dental provision in Robin Hood’s Bay following the handing back of an NHS contract by a provider in the area.

NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) requested Healthwatch North Yorkshire’s help in conducting public engagement as part of the procurement of NHS dentistry in the Scarborough area.