NHS England’s North East and Yorkshire Medical Director and Clinical Lead for the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme is calling on those most at risk of becoming seriously ill or hospitalised with Covid to come forward for their vaccine ahead of the festive period. The NHS has vaccinated almost two-thirds of those with a weakened immune system […]
The NHS in the North East and Yorkshire is encouraging those eligible for a flu or covid vaccine to take advantage of one of the thousands of appointments available to book via the National Booking Service over the coming week. Health bosses are urging people at greater risk from COVID-19 and flu to get their […]
The NHS Bus-ting Cancer Tour is hitting the road again to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer. On Monday 27 November the NHS in England will take the tour to Grimsby in a specially designed bus, with NHS staff and a nurse from Cancer Research UK available to encourage people who are […]
The NHS in the North East and Yorkshire is delivering more tests and checks than ever, new data shows, as new Community Diagnostic Centres open and further centres earmarked. New figures reveal almost 200,000 MRI, CT and other diagnostic tests have been delivered in the region over the past six months – 60% more than […]
Women in the North East and Yorkshire will be able to get the contraceptive pill at selected local pharmacies from next month, the NHS has announced. Pharmacies across England will begin offering the new service in December, and the NHS estimates, nationally, almost half a million women will be able to access the pill next […]
Hundreds of thousands of people are getting the medical help they need using 111 services every month in the North East and Yorkshire, new NHS data shows. Around 100,000 111 Online sessions were completed and a further 220,000 calls were answered by the 111 phone service in the region during the month of October. These […]
The NHS in the North East and Yorkshire is encouraging everyone to invest in their future self this Self Care Week (13 – 19 November) by making small changes that can make a big difference. The theme for 2023 is “Mind & Body” and is an opportunity for people to make improvements to their life […]
The Chief Midwife for NHS England in North East and Yorkshire is calling on all pregnant women to take up their Covid-19 and flu vaccines as they are more at risk of severe Covid-19 or flu, following guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Pregnant women are at increased risk of becoming […]
The lifesaving NHS winter vaccination programme in the North East and Yorkshire has delivered more than 1.4 million Covid vaccines and 1.9 million flu jabs to people most at risk in a little over six weeks. The national booking system recently opened up for those eligible to book an appointment to have the covid vaccine as […]
As we mark ‘Ask Your Pharmacist Week 2023’ (30 October – 6 November), patients across the North East and Yorkshire are being encouraged to talk to a pharmacist if they need help for minor illnesses this winter. Pharmacists are qualified healthcare professionals, who can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for a range of minor […]
The support on offer for patients at their GP practice is expanding across the North East and Yorkshire region, thanks to thousands more healthcare staff working in local communities and to the new GP access recovery plan. More than 4,450* additional staff have been recruited into direct patient care roles within the region’s primary care […]