Multi-Million Pound Contract Sees New Mental Health Service For Young People

Multi-Million Pound Contract Sees New Mental Health Service For Young People
July 11, 2017

Young people with severe or complex mental disorders will benefit from new inpatient facilities in the region, following their involvement in a major NHS England procurement process.

A 10 year contract with Humber NHS Foundation Trust will see the development of a new mental health service for young people in Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire as part of an ongoing national review of specialist Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

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Campaign Urges East Riding Residents To Act On Respiratory Symptoms

Campaign Urges East Riding Residents To Act On Respiratory Symptoms
May 24, 2017

Public Health England’s Be Clear on Cancer campaign returns to Yorkshire and the Humber to raise awareness of the symptoms of lung cancer, lung disease and heart disease – all leading causes of death.

The campaign encourages anyone with a persistent cough, or who gets out of breath doing things they used to be able to do, to visit their GP.

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Local NHS Trust Urge People To Get The Right Care, First Time This Easter

Local NHS Trust Urge People To Get The Right Care, First Time This Easter
April 11, 2017

People across the Vale of York looking forward to enjoy the Easter break with their families are being encouraged to choose the right NHS service should they suffer a minor illness or injury.

Local health and care services want to make sure that people know the best place to go in order to get the most suitable treatment so choosing the right service will help patients to receive the best possible treatment, while freeing up busy NHS services to help the people who need them most.

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East Riding Of Yorkshire Non-Emergency Medical Transport Provider Announced

East Riding Of Yorkshire Non-Emergency Medical Transport Provider Announced
April 9, 2017

NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is pleased to announce that following a rigorous procurement process Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) has been awarded a new five-year contract to continue running non-emergency medical transport services (previously referred to as patient transport service) across the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The new contract expected to start on 1 July 2017 will see YAS continue to support eligible local residents to access their routine health appointments, including patients requiring renal dialysis, chemotherapy treatments, and those needing transport following discharge from hospital.

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Local NHS Leaders Urge People To Be Ready for Easter

Trust Announces Perinatal Mental Health Conference
April 5, 2017

NHS Leaders are warning local people not to be caught short of medication this Easter Bank Holiday.

As the long weekend approaches NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is reminding patients to order their prescriptions in plenty of time, before their GP or pharmacy closes.

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MP Welcomes Council’s Decision To Refer Urgent Care Plans to Health Secretary

MP Welcomes Council’s Decision To Refer Urgent Care Plans to Health Secretary
April 4, 2017

Graham Stuart MP has welcomed news that the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee of East Riding of Yorkshire Council has voted unanimously to refer East Riding Clinical Commissioning Group’s Urgent Care Strategy to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

The plans by the CCG include closing the Minor Injury Units at Driffield, Hornsea and Withernsea and stripping community beds from Withernsea and Bridlington.

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Start4Life Campaign Launched To Encourage And Support Breastfeeding

Start4Life Campaign Launched To Encourage And Support Breastfeeding
March 30, 2017

Start4Life, Public Health England’s marketing programme that helps parents-to-be and parents to adopt healthy behaviours, has launched a new interactive ‘Start4Life Breastfeeding Friend’ (BFF) to guide new mums thorough their first weeks of breastfeeding and help them breastfeed successfully by providing personal support for mothers at any time of the day.

Through one-to-one messaging and push notifications, the Start4Life BFF gives mums 24/7 access to expert NHS advice in a friendly, accessible way.

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Future Of Urgent Care Services In The East Riding To Be Decided

Future Of Urgent Care Services In The East Riding To Be Decided
March 20, 2017

A final decision on the future of urgent care services in the East Riding of Yorkshire are due to be made next week, following a twelve week public consultation which finished in January.

These decisions will be made by the NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Governing Body, when they meet in public on Tuesday 21 March.

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Mental Health Care Services For Young People Take A Big Step Forward

HULL : Triumphant Team Wins General Practice Award
December 12, 2016

The next stage in the development of a new mental health service for young people in Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire takes a major step forward as organisations with specialist mental health care experience are now able to bid to provide this vital new service.

The service will consist of general adolescent beds with co-located psychiatric intensive care beds (11 beds in total) to serve young people living in the locality.

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Consultation Given Green Light

October 19, 2016

NHS East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has today had their plans approved to start a 12 week formal public consultation on proposed changes to urgent care services.

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