A private hospital in Harrogate is to open a specialist menopause clinic in Harrogate next week.
The Duchy Hospital on Queens Road is providing the service in partnership with menopause website My Menopause Centre.
A free menopause workshop led by specialists Dr Clare Spencer and Dr Anna Greaves will take place at David Lloyd, Harrogate on Tuesday, October 12 — two days before the clinic opens to patients.
The workshop topics will include menopause transition stages and symptoms, preparing for and managing menopause and reframing attitudes.
Patients can book consultations directly with the hospital.
Michelle Eardley, executive director of the Duchy Hospital, said:
“Menopause is a challenging condition that affects thousands of women across North Yorkshire. Working with My Menopause Centre is part of our commitment to ensuring that patients across Harrogate and further afield have fast access to the services they need.”
Dr Clare Spencer, co-founder of My Menopause Centre, said the clinic will give women a holistic service as they transition through the perimenopause and menopause.
The Duchy Hospital, which is part of Circle Health Group, opened in 1959 and offers a range of inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital also supports patients from the NHS.
Circle Health Group, which acquired BMI Healthcare in January 2020, operates Britain’s largest network of independent hospitals.
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Business Breakfast: Harrogate brewery to host 10th anniversary beer festival
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A Harrogate brewery has announced it is to host its first beer festival to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Harrogate Brewing Co, which is based on Hookstone Chase, is set to hold the event from August 11 until August 13.
It will include pop-up bars from Northern Monk, Amity Brew Co and Bini Brew Co, as well as live music and street food vendors.
A family day will be held on the Sunday (August 13) where outdoor games and a face painting will take place.
The event will be an all-ticket event and admission prices will be £8 for adults and £3 for children aged between five and 14. A full weekend ticket is priced at £15.
The brewery was originally founded by Anton Stark in 2013. It was taken over by current owners Julie and Joe Joyce four years ago.
For more information on the anniversary event, visit the Harrogate Brewing Co website here.
Harrogate private health group donates to skin charity
A Harrogate private health group has donated £10,000 to the British Skin Foundation.
Circle Health Group, which runs the Duchy Hospital, has made the donation to help fund further research into skin conditions.
As well as the Duchy, the group runs Thornbury Hospital in Sheffield and the Huddersfield Hospital on Birkby Hall Road in Huddersfield.
On making the donation, David Uregbula, head of business development and partnerships at Circle Health Group, said:
“With specialist dermatology services available across our national network of hospitals, we understand the importance of the British Skin Foundation’s work.
“We are delighted to be playing a pivotal role in supporting their drive to improve research and treatment for future generations.”
Matthew Patey, chief executive at the British Skin Foundation, said:
“We still have lots of work to do to improve the lives of patients in the UK and across the world.
“This substantial donation from Circle Health Group gives the scientific community’s most talented researchers more resources to continue their ongoing mission.”
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Business Breakfast: Harrogate private hospital joins forces with Mumsnet
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The Duchy Hospital in Harrogate has joined forces with parenting website Mumsnet to help women get answers to a range of gynaecology-related problems.
The partnership gives Mumsnet users the chance to ask women’s health-related questions directly to one of the UK’s leading gynaecologists.
Dr Sujata Gupta is a consultant gynaecologist at Circle Health Group, the healthcare provider that runs the hospital.
Historically the diagnosis and treatment of gynaecological conditions have been challenging, with women often left waiting years for a diagnosis, or in some cases never receiving a clear answer.
Dr Gupta hopes the campaign will empower women to better understand their health.
She said:
“Thousands of women in Yorkshire struggle with the effects of a gynaecological condition and yet often go undiagnosed for years.
“The greatest challenge is often finding the right information, or the feeling of embarrassment that comes suffering with this type of condition.
“This has a dramatic impact on how women engage with healthcare professionals and ultimately prevents them from asking the appropriate questions and getting the diagnosis they need.”
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Event to help businesses become menopause-friendly
Community organisation Mylifepool Harrogate will host an event for businesses to learn more about how to become more menopause-friendly.
It will coincide with World Menopause Day on October 18, which raises awareness of the menopause and the support options available.
The event will take place at Crowne Plaza in Harrogate and promises an evening of “no-nonsense advice” about menopause in the workplace.
Tickets cost £4 and there is a 20% discount on food and drink at the hotel.
For more information on topics covered, and to book, visit here.
New chef and manager at Roecliffe pubTwo appointments at Roecliffe pub
A new chef and general manager have been appointed at the Crown Inn in Roecliffe, near Boroughbridge.
The 16th century coaching inn was bought by the Coastal and Country Inns Group in September 2020 and was subsequently refurbished.
The group has hired chef Paul Murphy, who previously helped to establish the Timble Inn near Otley into a five-star hotel. He also worked with fellow chef Frances Atkins at the Michelin-starred Yorke Arms near Pateley Bridge.
Paul Bennington will also join the team as general manager.
Mr Binnington, who first teamed up with Paul Murphy at the Station Inn in Birstwith, previously ran the Black Lion in Thirsk.
Chris Hannon, managing director of Coastal and Country Inns, said:
“These two appointments are crucially important for the future of the Crown. The two Pauls, who are both very experienced and very talented, are a true dream team. They work brilliantly together.”
Harrogate’s Duchy Hospital sends medical supplies to Ukraine
The Duchy Hospital in Harrogate has worked alongside a UK-based Ukrainian Doctor to deliver more than 110 tonnes of medical supplies to Ukraine.
Working with the Ukrainian doctors’ union and the British Red Cross, the Duchy Hospital has identified the supplies needed by war-hit hospitals.
The Duchy Hospital is one of 53 Circle Health Group hospitals that has stockpiled supplies such as ventilators, crutches, respiratory masks, scrubs, wound kits and operating tables for Ukrainian hospitals.
The latest delivery contained £185,500 of medical equipment loaded on 35 pallets.
Staff and doctors at Duchy Hospital have raised additional funds with a bake sale, food collection and a 12-hour continuous cycle, which have raised more than £2,000.
Ukrainian doctor Sergey Tadtayev said:
“My heart breaks for my fellow doctors back home who are fighting heroically to care for the sick and wounded – even as the bombs continue to fall. Hospitals are struggling to get basic supplies because transport and manufacturing have been so badly disrupted, so I knew I had to do something to help.”
CityFibre expands full fibre network to more areas of Harrogate district
CityFibre has now made homes in Knaresborough, Rossett Green and the area to the south of the Stray in Harrogate ready to be connected to the full fibre network.
Homeowners can use providers such as Boundless Networks, TalkTalk, Zen Internet and Vodafone to join the network.
The rollout is set to continue to new areas in Pannal, Bilton and parts of Starbeck. Works in Ripon will get underway later this year.
Full fibre networks use 100% fibre optic cables, instead of copper, to provide faster and more reliable broadband.
Kim Johnston, regional partnership manager at CityFibre, said:
“CityFibre has been making great progress and people we’ve spoken to have been amazed at just how much fibre we’ve put down in the last 15 months. It’s hugely exciting to now see areas in Harrogate and Knaresborough ready for service and the first residents starting to benefit from our digital investment that will future-proof their connectivity for decades to come.”
CityFibre is investing £46 million in Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon to bring a full fibre broadband infrastructure.
A private hospital in Harrogate has drafted in a robotic surgical assistant and made improvements at the building with a £250,000 investment.
BMI The Duchy Hospital, based on Queen’s Road, is now the only hospital in the Harrogate district with the ROSA Knee System.
The robot is designed to help surgeons carry out more personalised procedures with a greater degree of accuracy.
It has a robotic arm that is guided by the surgeon. The robot also analyses data to help surgeons plan, carry out and assess the knee replacement.
This investment comes as the private hospital, which is part of the Circle Health Group, continues its work with Harrogate and District Foundation Trust to help ease NHS waiting lists.
Orthopaedic surgery among the most in-demand services in the NHS.
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Professor Nick London, Mr David Duffy, Mr Jon Conroy and Mr Mark Farndon have used the new system.
Professor Nick London said:
“So far we’ve had excellent outcomes for patients. As we continually strive towards getting 100 per cent of patients the best outcome from their surgery, there is a significant group who may benefit from the advantages the ROSA robot brings.”
Rick Sanders, executive director at BMI The Duchy Hospital, said:
“We are delighted that robotic-assisted knee surgery is now available here in Harrogate. It gives our highly experienced consultant surgeons the option of using this state-of-the-art equipment.”
The investment also means new camera system for surgery, new LED lighting and redecorated interior.
Mr Sanders added:
“As patient activity at our hospital increases and we continue to work closely with the Harrogate District Foundation Trust to ease their waiting lists. The improvements will help us offer the best experience possible for our patients.”
