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Report explores VCSE Community Transport provision across Humber and North Yorkshire

A report, commissioned by Humber and North Yorkshire VCSE Collaborative, has been published to support a greater understanding of community transport provision across Humber and North Yorkshire. Humber and Wolds Rural Action, Hambleton Community Action and East Yorkshire Community Transport, who provide community transport services, produced the report which highlights what services are being delivered, the … Read more

NHS opens new Mpox vaccination site in Hull

Twelve new Mpox vaccination sites have opened across England, making it easier for eligible people to get protected. From this week, every region will be able to offer the vaccine for those at increased risk of getting the infection – after previously only being available to those eligible in London, Manchester and Brighton. While the … Read more

Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance trains hair and beauty salon staff to help give cervical cancer the chop

Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance is training the region’s hair and beauty salon staff to encourage their customers to attend their cervical cancer screening appointments and educate them about the symptoms of the disease during January’s Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The Cancer Alliance has offered a free training course to salons in low screening … Read more

Looking after yourself and others during cold weather

Those living across Humber and North Yorkshire are being urged to keep warm and look out for friends, family and neighbours who might be vulnerable to the cold weather after the Met Office and UK Health Security Agency issued a Yellow Cold-health alert this week. Low temperatures and overnight frosts are forecast until Saturday across … Read more

Stoptober blog

A blog from Scott Crosby, Associate Director, Centre for Excellence in Tobacco Control, Kaye Mann West Yorkshire Tobacco Control Lead and Sarah Hepworth, South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Lead across Yorkshire and the Humber Hello, our names are Scott, Kaye and Sarah When we first teamed up to tackle tobacco control over a decade ago, smoking … Read more

Humber and North Yorkshire communities urged to offer thoughts on urgent care and NHS 111

Residents across Humber and North Yorkshire are being reminded there is still time to have their say on accessing urgent care and NHS 111. Over the last month, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has been speaking to local communities and gathering feedback to better understand how people access urgent but non-life-threatening … Read more