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People across North Yorkshire have been helping to improve health and social care services by sharing their experiences during the past five months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

North Yorkshire’s leaders have issued a big thank-you to all of the county’s communities that have worked so hard to bring the COVID-19 rate of infection down below the England average.

Residents in North Yorkshire who are on repeat medication are being urged to order in advance of Christmas week to avoid running out.

More permanent local testing sites have opened in North Yorkshire to support the ongoing expansion of COVID-19 testing.

People aged 50-64 in North Yorkshire will be able to get a free flu vaccine from their GP or pharmacy.

NHS leaders in North Yorkshire are continuing to urge people not to put off accessing health services – despite a recent surge in COVID-19 (coronavirus) hospital admissions in parts of the region.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it's been estimated that across the UK there are 13.5 million unpaid carers. Many people are unaware of their rights as a carer and, as a result, are not accessing the help and support they are entitled to.

Spiralling COVID-19 infections in the Scarborough area are causing major concerns for North Yorkshire’s authorities, with figures double the national rate.

The NHS in North Yorkshire says residents can take steps now to look after their own health – so they are well prepared if they succumb to a common winter illness like a cough or cold.

Diabetes UK has revealed that nearly half of all people living with diabetes in England have had no contact with their healthcare team since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

North Yorkshire County Council is now undertaking local contact tracing to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

North Yorkshire residents have been urged to stick to the new national lockdown rules “rigidly” – and to look out for each other during the next month.