Out-of-hours GP services in York and Selby have been rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). In August the CQC inspected the urgent care centre and out-of-hours GP service at York Hospital, as well as the out-of-hours GP service at Selby War Memorial Hospital. Out-of-hours GP services operate when…
CU Scarborough has had approval from Coventry University and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to deliver a BSc Adult Nursing degree. The decision makes CU Scarborough, which is part of the Coventry University Group, the only provider of nursing training on the Yorkshire Coast. The course was approved with…
GP practices are teaming up with local healthcare commissioners in a major, new approach to improve the quality of prescribing and manage financial resources in the Vale of York NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) holds the funds to deliver local healthcare services and has a statutory responsibility…
A NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group employee has raised more than £1,000 for a York-based mental health charity by running the Great North Run. Mary Hughes, the CCG’s business manager, completed the 13.1-mile race in Newcastle on Sunday 10 September in support of York Mind – and her…
Health commissioners in North Yorkshire are hoping to launch a dedicated county-wide perinatal mental health service for pregnant woman and new mums. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) covering Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby, Vale of York, Scarborough and Ryedale, and Harrogate and Rural District will be submitting a joint bid for funding…
Following NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) public consultation on the development of a new mental health hospital, outline plans for a new mental health facility in York were endorsed by the CCG’s Governing Body at its meeting on the 13 July. The Governing Body endorsed the plans…
