Save the Date for Annual General Meeting

Members of the public are invited to the NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will take place virtually on Tuesday 25 August from 5.00pm. The event will include: Updates from the CCG’s Governing Body members, including Amanda Bloor, Accountable Officer and Charles Parker GP, Clinical Chair Presentation of 2019/20…

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Pilot 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…

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NHS 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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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…

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A 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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