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Pregnant women in North Yorkshire and York urged to take up offer of COVID vaccination
Health leaders across North Yorkshire and York are encouraging more pregnant women – and those who are trying for a baby – to get both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Catching COVID can cause problems with pregnancy. Women with COVID are two to three times more likely to have their babies early than women without…
Read More£1.9 million ‘facelift’ gets under way at Stokesley Health Centre
Works to refurbish Stokesley Health Centre are under way. The project will see a major overhaul of the site’s interior and investment in sustainability measures including installation of a new, more energy efficient, boiler and renewal of the centre’s roof. The works, funded by a £1.9 million NHS capital grant, will provide a modern and…
Read MoreHumber, Coast and Vale becomes first ICS to sign up to new levelling up framework
Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership has become the first integrated care system to commit to a new way of measuring levelling up. You can read more on this story, here.
Read MoreCOVID-safe measures to continue in GP practices and other healthcare settings in North Yorkshire and York
GP practices in North Yorkshire and York will be keeping COVID-secure arrangements in place when restrictions elsewhere are eased on Monday (19 July). All staff and patients are being asked to continue to wear a suitable face covering and comply with social distancing and hand hygiene guidance as before. Practices will continue to offer a…
Read MorePop-up clinics in North Yorkshire will offer COVID vaccination jabs without appointment
A number of walk-in COVID vaccination clinics will be available in North Yorkshire this week, to allow people to “pop in at their convenience, without needing to make an appointment”. Central Dales Pharmacy, Hawes: Tuesday 13 July to Saturday 17 July, 1pm to 5pm – first dose Pfizer clinics for anyone aged 18 and over; the…
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