News and reports

The first COVID-19 death of the pandemic’s “second wave” in North Yorkshire has been confirmed.

North Yorkshire’s care homes and supported living schemes are being advised to limit routine visiting during October to protect residents as COVID-19 infection rates rise across the county.

Everyone living in North Yorkshire has been urged to act now to protect the county’s most vulnerable residents with the second wave of coronavirus “seeping into our communities at an unwelcome rate”.

People in North Yorkshire are being urged to download the NHS COVID-19 app to help control the spread of coronavirus and protect themselves and their loved ones as infection rates rise.

People across North Yorkshire are being urged to do their bit to protect the county from lockdown measures with COVID-19 infection rates on the rise.

People in North Yorkshire are being reassured that they will be able to continue getting the help they need from local health services as the winter season approaches.

Doctors are hailing the impact of a service aimed at tackling persistent sleeping problems among children and young people in Scarborough, parts of Ryedale and Whitby.

People in North Yorkshire have been told that from next month doctors will no longer routinely issue a prescription for medicines that they can buy themselves over the counter.

Two North Yorkshire residents have told of how they have benefited from cutting-edge cancer treatments.

Healthwatch North Yorkshire is frequently contacted by people who are struggling to register as an NHS patient with a dental surgery in North Yorkshire.

People in North Yorkshire are being urged to take more care and stick strictly to the key COVID-19 safety messages after a rise in the number of cases in the county.

Pupils returning to school in North Yorkshire this week have been becoming familiar with the new arrangements in place to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic.