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Enter and View is a vital part of Healthwatch North Yorkshire’s work, allowing trained volunteers to visit care services, listen to people’s experiences, and help improve care through constructive, independent feedback.

Dementia Forward is the leading dementia charity for York and North Yorkshire. They provide support, advice, and information to anybody affected by dementia across the county.

Information on how to access GP services, including making appointments, understanding patient rights, managing prescriptions, using digital health tools, and understanding communication and complaints processes.

Struggling to get to medical appointments? Share your experience of patient transport to help Healthwatch ask for better access for you.

Healthwatch’s research shows that many men are not using their NHS health check, even though it is very important for stopping illness early and saving lives. We share what we found and what we think health leaders should do.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the NHS ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England.

September’s figures show that the national waiting list has again increased to a total size of 7.4 million appointments in England with 6.25 million people waiting for their first appointment.

The Government has announced plans to publish quarterly league tables ranking NHS Trusts across England. These will cover urgent and emergency care, elective operations, and mental health. Read our response.

Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance is raising awareness of cancer by offering free awareness and educational sessions.

NHS England has released the new Accessible Information Standard. Here's what’s changed — and what still needs to happen.

NHS England has published a refreshed version of the Accessible Information Standard which was first released in 2016. Here we look at what the standard means for you and and how this has changed with the refreshed version.

Do you feel that choosing a care home is a daunting task? To help make your decision more straightforward, you need the right information.