People in Yorkshire and Humber who have had a cough for three weeks or more are being encouraged to contact their GP practice and come forward for life-saving checks, as part of an NHS campaign. The Help Us, Help You campaign from NHS England uses TV, radio, online adverts and social media to increase knowledge […]
With children going back to school, the NHS is urging parents across Yorkshire to check their children are up-to-date with their MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccinations in the wake of measles cases rising across the country. Childhood vaccination rates in England have fallen over the past 10 years and new statistics show 8,600 children […]
With children going back to school, the NHS is urging parents in the North East to check their children are up-to-date with their MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccinations in the wake of measles cases rising across the country. Childhood vaccination rates in England have fallen over the past 10 years and new statistics show […]
People in the North East and Yorkshire are being urged to contact their GP practice if something in their body doesn’t feel right. The call by the region’s Medical Director for Primary Care, Dr Faisel Baig, comes as a new national campaign encourages people who are experiencing potential signs of cancer to seek NHS support. […]
Shoppers at Morrisons supermarkets in the North East and Yorkshire will find NHS advice on underwear labels urging them to contact their GP practice if they spot potential symptoms of breast or testicular cancer. Nutmeg-branded underwear featuring NHS advice is stocked in 240 of the Bradford-based supermarket’s stores, including more than 50 outlets in this […]
People in the North East and Yorkshire are reminded to plan their healthcare needs ahead of the summer bank holiday on Monday 28 August. People can use NHS 111 online for help with a wide range of health needs and they will be directed to the most appropriate treatment option. The NHS region’s Medical Director for System Improvement […]
The NHS’s Chief Nurse for North East and Yorkshire has congratulated students receiving their A Level, T Level or BTEC results today, calling on anyone not sure of their career path to consider joining the NHS through the final remaining nursing and midwifery degree places available. Already this year, 31,430 people in England have signed […]
Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum came together yesterday to celebrate the work of NHS staff who have gone above and beyond in their field, for the NHS Parliamentary Awards held on the health services 75th birthday. This year’s winners include Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the North East and Yorkshire […]
The NHS region’s medical director for primary care has urged people eligible to come forward for their spring booster before the seasonal campaign closes at the end of this month. To date, the NHS has delivered more than 620,000 Covid spring booster vaccinations to people in the North East and Yorkshire. Across the region, around […]
The NHS in the North East and Yorkshire has today revealed the 10 individuals and teams it has chosen as regional champions for the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards to mark the NHS’s 75th birthday next month. Launched in March, the NHS called on MPs to find and nominate those individuals or teams they thought have […]