The Go-To website proves a hit among children and young people seeking mental health support in North Yorkshire
A new website to help children and young people find help to overcome mental health challenges, is proving a hit in North Yorkshire. The Go-To (www.thegoto.org.uk) is a portal or ‘single point of information’ for the wide range of mental health support services offered by different agencies in the county. In the first month since…
Read MoreNHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) offers advice on the new NHS Test and Trace scheme
NHS Track and Trace aims to limit the spread of coronavirus by asking patients with positive test results to share details about the people they’ve been in contact with recently who could have caught the virus as a result. The NHS will get in touch with people who have tested positive, as well as those…
Read MorePilot scheme launched to tackle children and young people’s sleep issues
The Sleep Charity, an award-winning voluntary organisation based in Doncaster, has been commissioned to provide a sleep support service for children and young people in Scarborough, parts of Ryedale and Whitby. This is a 12-month pilot project and was set up by the former NHS Scarborough and Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)*. Families living in…
Read MoreOn-the-go wellbeing support for Dads in North Yorkshire
New and expectant fathers in North Yorkshire are benefiting from the support of a new app providing on-the-go advice to help them enjoy their babies, feel more confident and support their mental and emotional wellbeing. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) has purchased rights to DadPad, an easy to use, free app…
Read MoreNHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) supports care homes during COVID-19
NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has invested in more than 200 Samsung tablet devices for care homes in the county, so residents can access virtual appointments with GPs and other clinical staff. The data-enabled tablets come equipped with the same software that’s enabling doctors to hold increasing numbers of virtual consultations with patients,…
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