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Stroke Prevention Day – Check your pulse for atrial fibrillation

The Humber and North Yorkshire Patient and Carer Representative Group and the Stroke Network are supporting this year’s Stroke Association Stroke Prevention Day (12th January 2023) which is focusing on checking your pulse for atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is when your heart beats with an irregular rhythm. It is estimated that there are as many as … Read more

Partnership to help with financial wellbeing

We will be hosting a financial wellbeing week with a number of fantastic webinars/ workshops taking place and an opportunity to book an individual ‘financial wellbeing’ 1-to-1 with a financial coach from the independent financial education firm ‘Better with Money’.  These 1-to-1s are aimed at helping you to take control of your personal finances and … Read more

Staff wellbeing – Beat the January Blues

44% of UK workers have reported negative effects on their mental health as a result of winter (1Occupational Health and Wellbeing). The winter months are challenging for many as we face a lack of sunlight and shortened daylight hours. This can result in low mood, feeling tired, and losing interest in the things we usually … Read more

Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative host ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ Event.

The Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership held its first ICS wide Children and Young People’s Coproduction event called Nothing About Us Without Us in York on the 19th of December 2022. The event brought together children and young people as well as engagement … Read more

A Christmas message from Stephen Eames CBE and Sue Symington

As we approach the end of the calendar year, and many people will now be thinking about Christmas and what 2023 will bring, we want to share a message with our colleagues, partners and wider stakeholders. This year has been a significant one for Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership with the establishment … Read more

International Day of Disabled People (IDDP)

“The transformative power of words – reflecting on the language and portrayal of Disabled people and supported by North Lincolnshire Libraries as we mark the 30 Anniversary of the International Day of Disabled People (IDDP).”

– Liesel Dickinson, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Adviser at North Lincolnshire Council.

UK Disability History Month 2022

“I would encourage you, as either a disabled person or a non-disabled ally, to make some space this UKDHM to find out more about the lived experiences of our disabled colleagues. To stop and listen, to commit to learning and to consider what hidden impacts the disabled community is still facing.”

– Rach McCafferty, project lead of equality diversity and inclusion at NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.

World Diabetes Day 2022

“World Diabetes day is a chance for us all in the ICB to reflect on how Diabetes is impacting people we know, our patients and our communities.”

– Dr Tom Milligan, GP and the Clinical Lead for Diabetes in Humber and North Yorkshire.