Last Wednesday (26 March), the Tobacco and Vapes Bill passed into the next stage with a resounding vote in the House of Commons, writes Scott Crosby, the Associate Director, of our Centre for Excellence. The vote on the whole bill was passed 366 to 41. The Bill now moves to the House of Lords, where … Read more
A ‘Yes to Quit’ campaign to encourage people to give up smoking has been launched across TV, radio, transport links and social media in Yorkshire and the Humber. It asks audiences ‘What will you miss?’ more than smoking – such as weddings, births or quality time with others – that two in three smokers will … Read more
Students at Malet Lambert Secondary School in Hull are marking the start of a new region-wide campaign to get more people to quit smoking for good across the city. The ‘Yes to Quit’ campaign launched today (25 March), across TV, radio, transport links and social media throughout Yorkshire and the Humber. The campaign asks audiences … Read more
New Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) in the heart of Scunthorpe and Grimsby will be opening in March. The first patients will be welcomed to the £19.4 million centre on Lindum Street, Scunthorpe, from w/c 11 March, followed by the £10 million unit in Grimsby’s Freshney Place Shopping Centre a week later. Together, these new centres … Read more
Cervical cancer screening rates in Humber and North Yorkshire are now among the highest in the country. More than 72 per cent of women aged 25 to 49 and almost 77 per cent of women aged 50 to 64 attended cervical screening appointments last year, much higher than the national average of 67.5 per cent … Read more
Patients will play a key role in a new accreditation programme rolling out across NHS Humber Health Partnership. A commitment to excellence (ACE), which starts in March, will set high standards for patients receiving treatment at Castle Hill, Goole, Grimsby, Hull and Scunthorpe hospitals. Patients will be asked directly about their experience as part of … Read more
A quarter of medicines dispensed by hospital pharmacies at NHS Humber Health Partnership (NHSHHP) are for medication patients are already taking before they arrive for treatment, it has been revealed. NHS HHP runs the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Goole and District Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. … Read more
Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, working collaboratively with Humber Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC), are rolling out free blood pressure checks to workplaces across Humber and North Yorkshire. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is often called the “silent killer” because it usually doesn’t have any symptoms and can cause serious health … Read more
The NHS is urging older people who have not yet had the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to get jabbed, as health service chiefs warn it is “not just a winter illness”. Invites are being sent this week to people not yet vaccinated against RSV who are aged 75-79 or turned 80 after 1 September 2024, encouraging them … Read more
The next Board meeting for NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is scheduled for Wednesday 12 February 2025, from 10am. Members of the public are invited to observe a live broadcast of this meeting, which will be an opportunity to learn more about the work of the ICB and the local health … Read more
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