Everyone over the age of five is now able to be tested for Covid-19 if they have symptoms, after the Government announced plans to extend testing eligibility on Monday (18th May 2020). Symptoms of Covid-19 are: a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to your…
Less than three weeks since work started, NHS Nightingale Yorkshire and the Humber opens today (Tuesday, 21st April). Based in Harrogate Convention Centre, it will provide some 500 more beds for coronavirus patients, if local services need them. The new facility is one of seven Nightingale hospitals to be set…
A new website has been launched to help improve heart health among people living in Humber, Coast and Vale. The Healthy Hearts website is designed to help people reduce their risk of stroke and heart attack, and help to lower the number of people dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease –…
GPs in Humber, Coast and Vale will no longer usually prescribe medicines that patients can buy over-the-counter for a range of minor health concerns, including hay fever, coughs and colds, aches and pains and sunburn. Patients are instead encouraged to visit their local pharmacy for advice and treatments. There’s no…
The Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership has appointed a new Independent Chair, Professor Stephen Eames. Stephen Eames will be joining the Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership (HCV Partnership) in a part-time capacity from June 2019 as its Independent Chair. Working alongside the current Partnership…
NHS Commissioners in Yorkshire and the Humber have today (23rd January 2019) announced that Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been awarded a contract to provide integrated urgent care services across the region for the next five years. The contract, worth £17.6 million in 2019/20, has been developed in line…
Following the Department of Health initiative to expand the number of medical school places in England, Hull York Medical School has been awarded an additional 90 places. Of these places, 25 will be available for students choosing to study medicine from 2018 and 65 from 2019. Read the full story…
Practice nurses from across Yorkshire and the Humber were celebrated at a series of awards ceremonies. The Humber, Coast and Vale award ceremony took place on 5 March and highlighted the breadth of talent within our primary care sector. NHS England organised the events to recognise the skills, expertise and…
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