News

Patient advice on how to stay well this winter

With winter just around the corner, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are advising their residents on the best ways to stay well during the cold weather. Ordering repeat prescriptions Residents in Humber and North Yorkshire who are on repeat medication are being encouraged to place their orders this week to avoid … Read more

VCSE Collaborative Update

In the latest update from the VCSE Collaborative we learn about the launch of the ‘Skill-up – Community Organiser Programme’ pilot taking place in Hull and North Lincolnshire which has been commissioned by Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. The development programme specifically for black, Asian and minoritised ethnic community organisers, focuses on upskilling and … Read more

We’d like to extend our warm congratulations across the Partnership to everyone whose hard work was recognised at the Health Service Journal Awards 2022.

The annual Health Service Journal Awards, which took place on Thursday 17th November, shine a light on the outstanding efforts and achievements delivered across the Healthcare sector. Special recognition went to Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Mental Health programme. The programme was highly commended for its work focusing on maternal mental health … Read more

Men’s Health Awareness Month and International Men’s Day

November is Men’s Health Awareness Month with International Men’s Day falling on November 19th. Globally, men die on average six years earlier than women, and for reasons that are largely preventable. Which means that it doesn’t have to be that way: we can all take action to live healthier, happier and longer lives. Men’s Health Awareness … Read more

International Recruitment: Developing Relationships with Kerala

Over the last few years, Navigo has been working with officials in the Indian State of Kerala, to enable psychiatrists to apply for jobs within the NHS directly, rather than individuals facing the costs of a private recruitment agency.  Due to the high standard of education in Kerala and the number of health and care … Read more

National Health Executive reports on Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board diabetes care study.

The National Health Executive (NHE) has reported on a pilot study exploring the efficacy of ICB-managed text messaging to help pre-diabetic patients engage more with health intervention programmes has reported back very promising results. The study, which was conducted by Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, was designed to investigate whether some of the … Read more

International sustainability best practice visit

On 26 September we hosted a visit to Hull University Teaching Hospital from Dr Sarah Joyce, the Lead Sustainable Development Officer for the Western Australian Department of Health who is in the process of setting up a Sustainable Development Unit in the Perth area. We asked Sarah about her visit to Hull University Teaching Hospital … Read more

Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) action plan to improve equality and equity for mothers, babies, and maternity staff across the region.

The standard definition of high-quality care includes the requirement for it to be ‘Safe, Effective, Efficient, Timely, Equitable and with a good user experience’. To reflect the ambitions of the maternity transformation strategy derived from the original ‘Better Births’ document in 2016 and the NHS Long Term plan (2019) the HNY LMNS coproduced an Equity … Read more