Cherry Bratkowski has set up a Harrogate Lupus support group to give those with the disease a space to talk openly and hopefully find comfort in each other’s experiences.
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Harrogate woman sets up Lupus support group after 40-year battle
Forty years on from her diagnosis, a woman has set up a Harrogate Lupus support group for local people to find support and hopefully comfort in hearing the experience of others. Cherry Bratkowski was 23-years-old when she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease....
Majority of young people in North Yorkshire have suffered from poor mental health
The research is part of a new report published by Healthwatch North Yorkshire. It says young people’s mental health services need “significant improvement” so more young people aged 16-24 can access the help they need.
New group launches for Harrogate women with menopause
Vic Smith-Dunn, who runs Harrogate-based social enterprise MyLifePool, posted the suggestion on the group’s Facebook page one evening this week.
Knaresborough GPs operating at ‘clinical capacity’
Health officials warn that Knaresborough’s GP services ‘cannot absorb the further pressure’ of any new housing schemes.
Almost 200 people in Harrogate district die in poverty each year
End-of-life charity Marie Curie describes the finding as ‘shocking’ and calls for better financial support for terminally ill people.
Praise for Harrogate district nurses on International Nurses Day
Holly Southcott, clinical locality manager for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, says nurses’ hard work and resilience during covid ought to be recognised.
Harrogate mum’s ‘miracle baby’ born on holiday three months early
In a remarkable story of falling in love during lockdown, becoming pregnant and then going to labour at 26 weeks. Kim Ellis’ tells her story of baby Ava and calls for greater awareness of premature birth.
Harrogate sports clubs could get free defibrillators
Members of Bilton in Ainsty Cricket Club climbed Ben Nevis to raise money to fund life-saving defibrillators at other sports clubs in the Harrogate district.
Private hospital introduces GP services in Harrogate
GP appointments will be available with Dr Jason Jones at The Duchy Hospital. Reports have shown people in the Harrogate district are struggling to get appointments with NHS GPs.
County council agrees to take part in government adult social care funding pilot
North Yorkshire County Council has agreed to take part in a pilot for a government system to fund adult social care.
Harrogate district covid rate halves in three weeks
Latest figures from North Yorkshire County Council show that 441 per 100,000 people currently have the virus. The rate has fallen sharply since the end of March when it had risen to 1,005 per 100,000 people.
Rodent droppings found in kitchen of Harrogate care home
Mary Fisher House on Cold Bath Road has been put in special measures after inspectors found evidence of rodent droppings and bedrooms which ‘smelt strongly of urine’.
