A Harrogate charity has raised £75,000 to fund life-saving medical equipment for newborn infants. Friends of Alfie Martin, which was established in 2002, held its £1Million Ball at the DoubleTree by...
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Harrogate charity raises £75,000 for critically ill newborns
A Harrogate charity has raised £75,000 to fund life-saving medical equipment for newborn infants. Friends of Alfie Martin, which was established in 2002, held its £1Million Ball at the DoubleTree by Hilton Majestic Hotel in Harrogate this month as part of its bid to...
Yorkshire Water begins £19m works in bid to improve River Nidd quality
Yorkshire Water has started work on a £19m project to improve the River Nidd’s water quality. The scheme, which is taking place at the Killinghall wastewater treatment works on Crag Hill Lane, will see new technologies introduced to remove phosphorus from treated...
‘Flatlining’ North Yorkshire stop smoking service blamed on lack of medicines
Efforts to help people stop smoking are being undermined by the unavailability of key medicines, North Yorkshire councillors have heard. North Yorkshire Council’s executive heard while the authority’s public health team had seen improvements in the numbers of people...
Harrogate hospital says strikes ‘significantly impacting’ cancer treatment
The boss of Harrogate District Hospital says improving its record in delivering timely cancer treatment is being made more difficult due to doctors going on strike. Jonathan Coulter, chief executive of Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust, made the comments...
Pannal dental practice stops treating adults on NHS
A Harrogate dental clinic will no longer provide a full NHS service next year because it says it cannot afford to. Pannal Dental Clinic (PDC) sent letters at the weekend to its patients to let them know of the new arrangements. The letter, which has been seen by the...
First human case of swine flu strain in UK detected in North Yorkshire
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced the first human trace of the influenza A(H1N2)v strain was detected in a North Yorkshire patient. The disease, which is commonly known as swine flu, is similar to flu viruses currently circulating in pigs in the UK....
North Yorks Council must pay £17,000 to care home patient over language used
A local authority has been obliged to pay about £17,000 of taxpayers’ money to a residential care home patient after it was found to have failed to use the correct language when explaining her charges. North Yorkshire Council has also been recommended to pay the...
Harrogate village doctors’ surgery to close
Moss Healthcare Harrogate has announced it is to close its Killinghall practice. Dr Nick Taylor, a senior partner at the company, wrote to patients today informing them of the news. He said the landlord had decided not to renew the lease and the surgery will close in...
Chatsworth House dental patients in Harrogate to be offered alternative NHS provision
NHS dental patients at Chatsworth House Dental Clinic, in Harrogate, will be offered treatment at alternative NHS practices next month. Chatsworth House, on King’s Road, announced in September it would stop providing NHS treatments from December 1. The move heightened...
Slipper safety scheme comes to Darley
A scheme to help prevent slips, trips and falls among older people is coming to Darley this month. One of the most common causes of falls are loose, worn or backless slippers. North Yorkshire Council’s slipper socials aim to tackle the issue by handing out free pairs...
Strikes cost Harrogate hospital £1.5m this year
Industrial action has cost the trust which runs Harrogate District Hospital £1.5 million in 2023. The hospital has been hit by numerous strikes in the last 12 months, with consultants and junior doctors staging walkouts in disputes over pay. Harrogate and District NHS...
Kirkby Malzeard woman speaks of horror tractor crash which left her with ‘bomb-blast’ injuries
A Kirkby Malzeard woman who spent 17 months in hospital after suffering catastrophic injuries after being hit by a tractor has spoken of her remarkable story. Lucie Maguire was 19 when she was hit and dragged along the road under a 10-tonne trailer on January 27,...