North Yorkshire GP practices show excellent response to the pandemic
GP practices across North Yorkshire are working hard to respond to challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past few months the day-to-day routine of a GP practice has changed with staff and patients seeing a very different approach. NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been speaking with frontline staff at local…
Read MoreDrop in cancer referrals: doctors urge people to visit their GP if they have health worries
NHS organisations in York and North Yorkshire are working together to ensure cancer services continue safely, urging patients not to delay seeking help if they notice any signs and symptoms of cancer. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, across York and North Yorkshire there has been a significant reduction in two-week referrals from GP…
Read MoreNHS urges public to get essential vaccines despite coronavirus outbreak
NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is urging people to attend all regular vaccination appointments to prevent outbreaks of serious diseases and reduce pressure on the health service. The NHS is continuing to help people to manage illness linked to coronavirus, but is still urging parents to bring children forward for lifesaving jabs to stop…
Read MoreNHS North Yorkshire CCG hails extraordinary community effort to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to healthcare workers
NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has hailed the “community heroes” who are coming together to help the local NHS and other care providers deal with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Across North Yorkshire, businesses, schools, colleges and universities, together with dozens of volunteers have been involved in the manufacture of thousands of clinical face…
Read MoreA sustainable future for the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton
The Governing Body of North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group has made a decision on the future of urgent and emergency care at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. Following a temporary closure of the Accident and Emergency Department in March 2019 due to there being insufficient staffing to deliver a safe service to patients, the CCG…
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