Making a commitment to grow and train our workforce, Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership sees the Learning Environments Assessments and Placements (LEAP) programmes first projects get underway.

Approved earlier this year with a £1.4million investment from Health Education England, the LEAP strategy aims to grow and train our people, working together differently to transform the way we deliver local, regional and national workforce priorities promoting a supportive education culture for the entire workforce. The vision is to create a healthier Humber, Coast … Read more

Humber, Coast and Vale Cancer Alliance is working with its partners to pilot new primary care Breast Pain Clinics, following an increase in the number of two-week wait referrals for suspected breast cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, as we continue to work with our partners to highlight the early signs of cancer through our Cancer Champion programme and other initiatives such as the NHS Help Us Help You campaign, we are pleased to have seen the number of urgent breast cancer referrals rise since the … Read more

Vaccine hesitancy in pregnant women Despite national guidance, there is still a lot of vaccine hesitancy amongst pregnant women.  The Ask a Midwife service has seen an increasing number of messages come in from expectant mums, their partners, family and friends seeking advice and to gain reassurance that the vaccine is absolutely safe for them … Read more

Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership becomes the first Integrated Care Partnership to commit to Levelling Up, to directly tackle health inequalities for our local communities

I am delighted to announce that Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership has become the first integrated care system to commit to producing a Levelling Up Impact Report to measure its impact against the UK Government’s Levelling Up Goals. The Levelling Up Goals, formed in 2020, are chaired by Rt Hon Justine Greening, … Read more

This World Suicide Prevention Day we reflect on a major milestone

Despite the challenges of delivering training and engaging with partners through the Covid-19 pandemic, since the start of the campaign in February 2020, over 11,000 people have completed free suicide prevention training provided by the Zero Suicide Alliance at www.talksuicide.co.uk According to the Office for National Statistics, there were 5,691 suicides registered in England and … Read more

Research shows big difference charities, social enterprises and community organisations make across region

Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership, West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (WY&H HCP), West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Yorkshire Sport Foundation, and Community First Yorkshire have published a joint report to celebrate the work of charities, social enterprises, and community organisations ahead of International Charity Day on Sunday 5 September. The … Read more

The development and future ambitions of the Population Health Management programme across Humber, Coast and Vale

Humber Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership has successfully concluded the second wave of the National Population Health Management (PHM) Development Programme, funded by NHS England, after embarking on the programme in 2020. The PHM programme has linked closely with the seven Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in the region, connecting data between primary, secondary … Read more

Patients are being reminded that there are other ways to access GP services as Primary Care sees an increase in demand.

As patients feel more comfortable coming into the GP practice, pressure on primary care services is rising as more patients are coming forward who have avoided seeking help during the pandemic. Primary Care is working tirelessly to ensure that services are still here for patients. There are also high numbers of patients requiring support whilst … Read more

Parents urged to look out for severe respiratory infections in young children amid rising cases

Parents in Humber, Coast and Vale are being urged to look out for signs of severe respiratory infections among young children amid a rise in out-of-season cases. Health services in Hull, East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, York and North Yorkshire, which are particularly busy as they juggle the demands of Covid-19 and increasing … Read more

What Matters to You… Matters to Us

The Humber Acute Services Programme is a hugely complex and ambitious programme of work but with a very simple aim – to improve the lives and livelihoods of our population. Across the whole of the Humber region, we want to provide the best possible health and care services, we want people to be able to … Read more