News and reports

More than 6,500 people have completed suicide prevention training over the last year as part of a local campaign involving NHS organisations and councils in Humber, Coast and Vale.

NHS staff will begin vaccinating people aged 65 to 69 and those who are clinically vulnerable against COVID from today with over one million people already invited to book a jab.

New data gathered by Healthwatch shows access to NHS dentistry remains a huge problem for the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you are over 70 and haven’t had your first vaccination yet you can contact the NHS National Booking Service for an appointment.

General practitioners (GPs) across the region have filmed an important message in multiple languages to encourage vaccine confidence.

North Yorkshire libraries have been awarded £10,000 to take part in a national initiative to combat loneliness and promote wellbeing through the power of reading.

Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is to benefit from a new cutting edge medical education centre thanks to the generosity of a local fundraising group.

With Children’s Mental Health Week beginning on 1 February, NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is encouraging young people to visit the ‘The Go-To’ for advice and support.

This briefing focuses on dentistry, which once again has featured prominently in national media due to work of Healthwatch England, and a topic we at Healthwatch North Yorkshire have been raising for several months now.

Health leaders are urging people in York and North Yorkshire not to be ‘COVID-complacent’ – even if they’ve had the vaccine.

Quick swab tests are being introduced to schools to allow teaching staff and secondary pupils to receive regular, voluntary tests for coronavirus.

Up to 5,000 vaccines a week will be given to vulnerable residents from the Selby area from early next month when the Summit Indoor Adventure Centre opens as a COVID-19 vaccination hub.