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‘Get vaccinated’ plea as coronavirus hospitalisations surge in North Yorkshire
As hospital numbers rise from the impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the region’s leaders are urging people to renew their resolution to get vaccinated and boosted. They are also engaged in surge planning to maintain critical services in the coming weeks. Residents across North Yorkshire and York redoubled their efforts to turn up to…
Read MoreNHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) encourages patients to get their winter vaccinations
While a lot of people have come forward for their COVID-19 booster vaccination when they have been offered it this winter, there has been a lower uptake in the flu vaccination programme in North Yorkshire. Flu, short for influenza, is a common infectious viral illness spread by coughs and sneezes. It can prove fatal for…
Read MoreGive the gift of charity this Christmas!
As part of the South Tess Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust fundraising campaign for the #WhitbyHospitalAppeal, they are launching an opportunity for people to sponsor their very own brick! The bricks can be personalised and will be a part of the landscaping wall on site at Whitby Community Hospital. It’s a great gift for someone who…
Read MorePharmacy opening hours in North Yorkshire for December 2021- January 2022
Please find below the pharmacy opening hours across the Nortth Yorkshire localities for December 2021 and Jnauary 2021. Further information can be found, here. Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Scarborough and Ryedale Harrogate and Rural District Vale of York
Read MoreCancer Alliance appoints Simon Cox as managing director
Humber, Coast and Vale Cancer Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Cox as managing director. Simon – the former Accountable Officer for NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG – will play a crucial role in bringing together all the different organisations that commission and provide cancer services to work collectively to improve cancer…
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