The NHS in North East and Yorkshire is urging patients to continue coming forward for care with resident doctors expected to go on strike following the Easter bank holiday. Industrial action begins at 7am on Tuesday April 7 until 7am on Monday 13 April and NHS teams across the region are working round the clock […]
Four neighbourhood health centres confirmed for North East and Yorkshire – part of the first national wave of 27 Backed by up to £50 million Government funding nationally to bring care closer to home Centres will provide one stop shop access to NHS and community services in areas with the highest need Thousands of people […]
Ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend, people across the North East and Yorkshire are encouraged to plan ahead and use the NHS App to help them stay on top of their healthcare needs during the break. The NHS App is a digital front door to the health service which allows people to order repeat prescriptions, manage appointments, access NHS 111 online, and find nearby […]
A York-based woman has described how tailored support from NHS Talking Therapies enabled her to overcome a debilitating obsession with handwashing and cleanliness, developed after she picked up a skin infection at her gym. Meg, 25, works in retail and had always considered herself someone who coped well, day-to-day. However, around five years ago she […]
The NHS is launching a new campaign urging people to turn on notifications in the NHS App to stay on top of messages, appointments and reminders and receive them as soon as they’re sent. The campaign comes as a new survey shows 1 in 4 (25%) people in Yorkshire and Humberside missed an NHS appointment because they […]
Phobias, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress and panic disorders are among the mental health conditions which can be overcome through NHS Talking Therapies, people in the North East and Yorkshire are reminded. Obsessive compulsive and body dysmorphic disorders are also among the conditions highlighted in a new NHS campaign which aims to help people get on […]
The Talent Foundry, an education charity, launched its first Bridge to Nursing programme in Teesside earlier this month. The programme brings together young people, nurse mentors and healthcare leaders in the Tees Valley area to help tackle health inequalities and improve social mobility across the area through a supported programme of workshops and mentoring for […]
Apprenticeships offer a route into many of the 350 NHS careers and there are opportunities at different levels, meaning no matter your current situation there’s a place for you, people in North East and Yorkshire are reminded. Healthcare support workers, digital apprenticeships, estates and administration roles are among the opportunities for people looking to kickstart […]
In launching the National Cancer Plan, the NHS sets out a landmark ambition to transform cancer outcomes across England. For the first time, the health service commits to ensuring by 2035 three in four people diagnosed with cancer will be cancer‑free or living well five years after their diagnosis. This ambition represents the fastest improvement […]
People who have been raped or sexually assaulted are being urged to contact the NHS for free support, with 10 centres available in the North East and Yorkshire. NHS specialists can help people access counselling or sexual violence support services and medical care such as emergency contraception, with more than 50 sexual assault referral centres […]
People in the North East and Yorkshire are being reminded to use the NHS App over the festive season to help manage their health. The message from the region’s Medical Director for Primary Care, and GP, Dr Faisel Baig comes as NHS figures show a record number of people are using the App as a ‘digital front […]