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To mark Youth Mental Health Day, which fell on 19th September, Gail Teasdale, our Children and Young People’s Mental Health Programme Lead, writes about the specific challenges faced by this generation of young people.

Youth has always been a challenging time. Most of the changes young people endure are not by choice, such as changing schools, and the physical and emotional changes of adolescence. However, these are changes that can be planned for, and support can be given to make navigating the path to adulthood easier. Over the last … Read more

Meet Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s new senior net zero programme manager.

We caught up with Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s new senior net zero programme manager, Neil Cartwright to find out more about his experiences and future aspirations for the Humber and North Yorkshire’s Sustainability and Net Zero programme. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Neil Cartwright, I … Read more

Shape stroke services across the region

“Share your experiences and help shape the future of Stroke Services in Humber and North Yorkshire.”

– Amanda Thompson, Project Manager for Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Stroke Delivery Network.

Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance – Breast Pain Clinics

“The Cancer Alliance has worked with partners to develop clinics to help people experiencing breast pain but no other symptoms.”

– Dr Dan Cottingham, Cancer Research UK GP Lead, Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance; and Alison Cockerill, Breast Cancer Programme Lead, Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance.

Quit Together – Launch of smokefree support for staff at York Hospital

Quit Together is a new hospital-based stop smoking service for patients and staff, developed in line with the NHS long term plan in Trusts within the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, to provide the best opportunities for good health for all and to support a truly Smokefree NHS. The staff tobacco dependence … Read more

Placement Expansion Programme

“My journey into digital worlds was not something that I anticipated when I started my secondment to support Allied Health Professionals with placement expansion across the Humber and North Yorkshire region.”

-Lucy Aldrich, Project Lead for Humber and North Yorkshire AHP Clinical Placement Expansion Programme.

Children and Young People Transformation Team – Asthma Care Pilot

“‘It is fantastic how far the children and young people’s alliance has come in the last six months, winning the regional bid for the asthma programme will mean we can make a real difference and improve outcomes for our children and young people.”

– Karen McNicholas, Programme Manager Children and Young People Transformation Team.

Role Emerging Placements (REP)

“My role-emerging placement challenged me to see healthcare provision in a new and exciting way. The flexibility of my placement meant I could conduct a project I am passionate about, one that has not only impacted on future care provision but increased my confidence as a student and as a future Allied Healthcare Professional.”

– Rebecca Robinson, MSc Occupational Therapy student at York St John University on a Role Emerging Placement.

Registered Nursing Associates Forum

“The forum is a safe space where Registered Nursing Associates are able to talk freely, learn, share and develop with their peers.”

– Victoria Wilkins, Lead for Nursing Associates at Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership.

Infant mental health awareness week 2022

“The mental health of infants should be viewed as no less important than their physical health. Positive mental health in infancy is an essential part of healthy development and achieving greater life outcomes”

-Georgina Cooper, Perinatal Mental Health Nursery Nurse at Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber (RDaSH) NHS Foundation Trust.