NHS teams stay on top of rising temperatures as A&E demand hit a record high in July as the NHS faced a “summer surge” amid heatwaves and amber heat health alert issued earlier this week. A&Es across the North East and Yorkshire saw almost 400,000 attendances last month, with the three busiest months ever in England, […]

As young people across the North East and Yorkshire receive their results today and prepare for the next stage of their lives, the NHS is encouraging those eligible for the MenB vaccine to make sure they are protected before starting university or residential further education this autumn. Health leaders are warning that MenB can spread […]

People needing mental health support across the North East and Yorkshire will benefit from new NHS facilities as part of a national roll-out of 159 new sites. Community mental health centres on high streets and in neighbourhoods will help people get support earlier, closer to home and before they reach crisis point. People in crisis […]

A West Yorkshire GP practice is able to see ‘more patients than ever before’ thanks to government funding aimed at boosting people’s access to modern, expanded healthcare services closer to home. Funding of £143,000 through the government’s 10 Year Capital Plan has enabled managers at Thorner Surgery in Leeds to provide additional clinical and administration […]

Newly announced government funding making it easier for patients to access modernised GP surgeries has already created space for more than two million potential appointments in the North East and Yorkshire. Announced today, the Government’s 10 Year Capital Plan will enable GP practices, regionally and nationally, to convert unused rooms into consulting and treatment rooms, […]

As the NHS celebrates its 78th Birthday this Sunday (5 July), staff and volunteers past and present are being thanked for helping to make this extraordinary organisation what it is. From doctors and nurses, to pharmacists, porters and everyone else helping make a difference for patients every day – the NHS is made up of […]

Ahead of four days of strike action by resident doctors, NHS teams in the North East and Yorkshire are urging people to seek medical care as normal. The British Medical Association has announced industrial action by resident doctors from 7am on Monday (15 June) until 6.59 am on Friday 19th. During this period all other […]

‘Groundbreaking’ NHS teams in the North East and Yorkshire, who have freed up thousands of hospital beds, supported hundreds of thousands of health and social care staff, and transformed end-of-life care in general practice, have swept the inaugural 2026 NHS Excellence Awards by winning almost a third of all titles up for grabs.  Held today […]

More than 2,000 people in the North East and Yorkshire have had their lung cancer caught early through an NHS initiative which uses mobile scanning trucks in community locations such as supermarkets, sports stadiums and high streets. New data also shows in England more than 10,000 lung cancers have been detected through the NHS Lung […]

This week is Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week (until 31 May) and NHS health managers are encouraging people in the North East and Yorkshire to check their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by using the Diabetes UK Know Your Risk tool. Dr Waqas Tahir, Diabetes Clinical Lead for the NHS in the North East […]