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Carers with residents at North Yorkshire Council’s Ashfield residential care home in Skipton.

Breaking Council plans multi-billion pound care overhaul

Ambulance tackling snowy roads in winter.

North East Ambulance Service launches winter safety campaign

York Hospital. Courtesy Numminen/LDRS

York and Scarborough hospitals could be short of dozens of beds this winter

Scarborough Hospital Urgent and Emergency Care Unit. photo: Anttoni Numminen, LDRS.

Scarborough patients facing longer emergency department waits than York

Scarborough STEM Week 2026. Pictures: Richard Ponter

IN PICTURES: STEM week 2026 attracts more than 3,000 students at Scarborough Spa

Naomi Wigley, a nurse practioner at York Hospital and Caroline Haywood, attended The Scrutiny Of Health Committee to oppose Palantir's use in the NHS. Courtesy Anttoni James Numminen, LDRS.

Patients could ‘opt out of care’ over NHS data fears, councillors warned

Lots of wheelchairs have been bought over the years, including special bariatric ones, seen here at the Haworth Unit. Photo: Gilly Collinson

Scarborough Hospital Friends charity is closing down

Jim Trott.

Whitby man who suffers from Parkinson's 'blown away' by success of auction

Photo Courtesy Of Nappy/UnSplash.

Patient data concerns prompt North Yorkshire NHS scrutiny

Langdale Moor fire. Courtesy NYFRS.

NHS 'must be ready for extreme events' after wildfire, says health secretary

Martin Barkley, chair of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Find out more about your local NHS at trust’s annual meeting
Residents in the Bridlington area are invited to hear more about their local health services at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Annual Members’ Meeting.
Phil Hutchinson

New Health offers clinician-led weight management designed to fit around everyday life, without the need for in-person appointments.

What private weight management treatments are available without NHS?

Scarborough Hospital. photo: Anttoni Numminen, LDRS

Staff wrongfully accessed medical records at NHS trust

Scarborough Hospital Urgent and Emergency Care Centre. photo: Anttoni Numminen, LDRS

NHS apologises after revealing more patient record breaches than first reported

More than 850 of the hardest-to-reach members of communities across the country will be seen onboard

Mobile dental unit to deliver care to rough sleepers

Screening unit; inset pictures Stuart Baugh (top) and Ian Crawford.

Life-saving lung cancer screening checks now available in Scarborough

Readers from across the Yorkshire coast, including Whitby, Bridlington and Scarborough, said what they think the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham should tackle next. Photo credits: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images, Richard Ponter, Marisa Cashill.

What the Yorkshire coast thinks the new Prime Minister should tackle first

Eastfield CDC. Courtesy Darwin Group.

£33,000 funding for new health centre bus service

North Yorkshire Council leader, Coun Carl Les (left) and Coun Rich Maw (right).

NHS urged to be ‘careful’ over use of Palantir's controversial data platform

The money raised will help fund improvements to patient care.

Total warriors raise £2,000 for hospitals charity

Scarborough Hospital. Courtesy Numminen/Ldrs

Staff wrongfully accessed medical records at York and Scarborough NHS trust

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CU Scarborough inspires over 300 students at Healthcare Discovery Day

Nearly two in 10 older people avoided going to A&E during winter last year due to these concerns

Six in 10 over 65s worry about catching flu from A&E trips

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Christ Church meeting to discuss latest dentistry and care unit developments

This week is National Blood Week

Ad Feature Survey reveals the real reason people don’t give blood

The team at Specsavers held a special grand opening on Tuesday 2nd June 2 to mark the store’s new look. Photo: Specsavers

Local opticians raise glasses to Bridlington store’s expansion

Sharpsmart works with hospitals and healthcare providers across the UK to deliver specialist healthcare waste services.

Ad Feature Sharpsmart strengthens waste service resilience and greener logistics

Scarborough Hospital Urgent and Emergency Care Centre. Photo courtesy of Numminen/LDRS.

NHS bosses welcome ‘incredible’ reduction in long trolley waits
There has been an ‘incredible’ reduction in the number of 12-hour trolley waits at York and Scarborough hospitals.
Anttoni James Numminen, Local Democracy Reporter

Co-founders of Predictive Health Intelligence, Tim Jobson and Neil Stevens

Ad Feature New study reveals new way to find serious liver disease earlier

The Bridlington Surgical Hub team

Bridlington Hospital Surgical Hub Team help cut NHS waiting times

An artist's impression of the Bridlington Live Well Campus. Image courtesy of P+HS Architects/ERYC planning portal

Live Well dental practice proposal moves a step closer

SeaFit is open to both active and retired fishermen as well as their immediate families.

SeaFit brings health and wellbeing event to Bridlington Harbour

Scarborough and Whitby MP, Alison Hume. photo: HoC

MP says wheelchair users in Scarborough and Whitby are being ‘failed’

As part a new multi-million pound health commitment to help the public, Holland and Barrett has launched 300,000 free high-street Wellness Check-Ins per month to help people back their bodies. Team GB medallist, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, has lent her support to the initiative and is encouraging the nation to act on health before it’s too late.

Holland & Barrett launch free high-street wellness check-ins

Mydentist runs Bridlington’s only existing NHS dental practice on Quay Road. Photo: Google Maps

Boost for Bridlington’s dental services thanks to £6million investment

Friends of Val Jones are ready to take on the coastal walk.

Ramblers take on 32-mile Runswick Bay to Scarborough walk to support friend

Jamie Kershaw, a Scarborough author, will be hosting a the launch event of 'Tendrils'.

Local author to launch new book at special Scarborough Library event

The incident took place during the early hours of April 2. Photo credit: RNLI/Mike Milner.

Pre-dawn callout for Bridlington RNLI and Coastguard

The hospitals and treatment centres in Yorkshire ranked good or outstanding by inspectors.

The 22 hospitals in Yorkshire rated good or outstanding by inspectors

Computer-generated elevations of type 1 proposed housing, 110 Stonegate, Hunmanby. Courtesy of applicant

‘Unsustainable’ plan for almost 20 houses in Filey rejected by council

Private MRI scans can now be booked directly online, offering faster results than standard NHS waiting times.

You can now book private health scans from £80 – with results in hours

Scarborough Hospital Urgent and Emergency Care Centre. Courtesy Anttoni Numminen/LDRS

Continued rise in 12-hour trolley waits at York and Scarborough NHS Trust

Bridlington North Ward Liberal Democrat Councillor Mike Heslop-Mullens.

Live Well Campus ‘will help stop decay of Brid dental services’

The Service of Reflection will take place at St Mark's Church at 2pm on March 8

Community invited to Covid Reflection Service at St Mark’s Church, Scarborough

The BHF event will be held at Bridlington North Library on Thursday, March 15. Photo: Google Maps

Next week’s Bridlington Health Forum meeting will focus on GP Healthcare
Bridlington Health Forum (BHF) will host a meeting covering ‘General Practice Healthcare for Bridlington’ next week.
Phil Hutchinson

St Mark's Church on Coldyhill Lane - Image: Google Maps

Covid Reflection Service to remember lives lost and honour key workers

An artist's impression of the Bridlington Live Well Campus. Image courtesy of P+HS Architects/ERYC planning portal

Proposal for new dental practice at Bridlington’s Crown Community Centre

The Cancer Alliance is asking people to complete a 10-minute online survey.

Residents’ views wanted on cancer services in this area

Charlie Dewhirst, Bridlington and The Wolds MP, has a chance to ask the Prime Minister a question this week, and our readers gave many ideas including improvements to Bridlington hospital and lack of NHS dentists.

Bridlington MP to attend Prime Minister's Questions- here's what you would ask

Scarborough Hospital

NHS trust that runs Scarborough Hospital facing multi-million pound deficit

Alison Hume, Scarborough and Whitby MP. photo: Hoc

Scarborough and Whitby MP pledges to keep working despite major surgery

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Simon’s running total to support hospital trust

Sophie Pickard is hoping to inspire a future generation of NHS workers

Scarborough nurse hopes to inspire future NHS workers

Work with the Hull and East Yorkshire Centre for the Deaf has highlighted barriers many people face.

Work with deaf community exposes barriers to NHS access

The penguins at Sewerby Hall teaching the public how to waddle in the snow. Photo courtesy of ERYC.

"Keep safe and be more penguin": Sewerby Hall's video of how to stay safe on ice

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