ICB to hold Annual General Meeting

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 9 July 2025. The event provides an on opportunity for members of the public, partners and colleagues to reflect on the organisation’s key achievements over the past year. The AGM will be broadcast live on YouTube from … Read more

GP encourages people to be vigilant during hot weather

A GP is encouraging people in Humber and North Yorkshire to follow the guidance and stay safe this weekend after a hot weather alert was announced. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a yellow heat health alert for Yorkshire and the Humber, beginning at 12:00pm on Friday 27 June and lasting until 6pm on … Read more

GP urges people to stay safe in hot weather

With yellow heat health alerts covering much of England, a local GP is encouraging people in Humber and North Yorkshire to follow health advice and stay safe. Although hot weather is welcomed by most people, when it’s too hot for too long, there are health risks. In England, there are on average 2,000 heat-related deaths … Read more

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB Chief Executive, Stephen Eames, to retire after over 50 years’ service

Stephen Eames, the Chief Executive of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has announced his intention to retire at the end of June, after over 50 years’ service in the NHS. Stephen said: “I’ve been honoured and privileged to have spent my entire working life in the NHS, alongside some wonderful colleagues. … Read more

Midwifery symposium takes place in York

A large group of hospital and community midwives came together at a midwifery symposium in York to “share learning and expertise”. The 38 midwives who attended are based from across the Humber and North Yorkshire region and ranged from those who are relatively new to the profession, to some with around 40 years’ service. They … Read more

GP surgery refurbs in Humber and North Yorkshire to enable over 240,000 more appointments in the area 

Patients in the Humber and North Yorkshire are in line to benefit from almost 240,000 more GP appointments each year as over a thousand doctor’s surgeries in England receive a bricks and mortar upgrade to modernise practices.  Backed by the government’s major cash injection of over £102 million, over 1000 GP surgeries across the country … Read more

Selby’s community health and wellbeing project: A Brazilian-inspired success story

We were delighted to recently welcome colleagues from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to Selby, who came to learn more about the Selby Town Community Health and Wellbeing Worker Project – an innovative initiative making a real difference in our local communities. Affectionately dubbed “Bringing Brazil to Selby”, the project is inspired … Read more

Nature-based activity is effective therapy for anxiety and depression, study shows

Researchers evaluating a nature-based programme of activities for patients with mild to moderate mental health conditions have shown that improvements in mood and anxiety levels can be seen in as little as 12 weeks. As part of the UK government’s commitment to transform mental health services, seven ‘test and learn’ green social prescribing sites were … Read more