News and reports

Hundreds of walk-in NHS COVID-19 vaccination sites will be operating this weekend with any adult able to turn up and ‘grab a jab’.

More than 30 million people in the UK have received a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures published yesterday (15 June) show, as the vaccination programme continues at unprecedented pace and scale.

For Louise, the first woman to take up the appointment for local government in the county, the role is about levelling up, advocating for the health of the entire population and showing that health and wealth are inter-related.

Primary care staff in the Vale of York are encouraging carers who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get the jab to protect themselves and the person they care for.

NHS leaders in North Yorkshire and York say the NHS App is “much more than just a COVID vaccination passport” – and are urging patients to install it on their smartphones and tablets.

Healthwatch North Yorkshire is celebrating Volunteers’ Week by shining a light on the significant work our network of volunteers do to represent people who use health and social care services across North Yorkshire.

Communities in North Yorkshire are being urged to be alert to changes in children and young people which could suggest they are suffering “hidden harm” or abuse.

GP practices in the Vale of York are working with local housing services and community providers to ensure that homeless people have been able to access the COVID-19 vaccine.

Doctors’ leaders in North Yorkshire and York are asking patients to “keep calm and be kind” when they call their GP practice.

Read our March 2021 Spring Newsletter where we discuss some of the projects we have been focusing on over the past few months.

Following a necessary change of practice as a reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic and how well that’s been received by patients, the Audiology department at Harrogate District Hospital will not be reverting back to walk-in hearing aid repair clinics.

Healthwatch England warns dental crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people, 80%, struggling to access timely care during the last lockdown.