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Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid and flu jabs to be brought forward over emergence of new variant

The streamlining of NHS England cancer targets will “speed up diagnosis and treatment” for patients, according to the North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance.

Plan to scrap cancer wait target will ‘speed up diagnosis and treatment’

Scarborough Hospital. Photo: Google

Scarborough Hospital relocates some staff due to ‘risk of roof collapsing’

The Trust in charge of Scarborough Hospital is on track to reduce its planned deficit by almost £10m but is still “adversely adrift” of its financial plan.

Scarborough Hospital Trust set to reduce planned deficit by almost £10m

The site where the proposed flats would go.

Construction of 20 two-bed apartments in Scarborough refused

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in NHS England in the five years between 2017 and 2022.

35,000+ incidents of sexual violence recorded in NHS England 2017-2022

The new CT scanner, thanks to Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance.

New CT scanner checking for lung cancer could save thousands of lives a year

Accessing dental care in Scarorough is 'unacceptable' says Sir Robert Goodwill.

Scarborough MP says issues with accessing dental care ‘not acceptable’

NHS Digital figures show 95.2% of youngsters in the East Riding of Yorkshire were fully vaccinated by their fifth birthday in 2021-22 – exceeding the 95% target set by the World Health Organisation to aid herd immunity. Photo: PA Images

East Riding of Yorkshire’s MMR jab coverage among the best in England, new figur...

From left, library supervisor Elivia Camilleri, outreach librarian Charlotte Simpson, library member Bella and library supervisor Ruth Partington.

World Mental Health Day: book collection launched to help teenagers
A new collection of books designed to support the mental health of young people across North Yorkshire has been launched to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The UK surpassed 200,000 deaths on June 25 – although this has only just been confirmed due to the time it takes for deaths to be registered. Photo: National World

More than 1,000 people in East Riding have died from Covid, according to latest ...

There were the equivalent of 172 full-time GPs in the NHS East Riding of Yorkshire CCG area at the end of May. Photo: PA Images

Number of GPs in the East Riding up slightly despite national workforce crisis w...

Data from NHS England shows 269,622 people aged 18 and over in the East Riding of Yorkshire had received a first dose of the vaccine by June 5 – at least 91.7% of those in the area, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service. Photo: PA Images

The East Riding has one of the highest Covid-19 vaccine uptake rates in England,...

Of the 750 births recorded in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020-21 in Office for Health Improvement and Disparities figures, 30.2% were delivered by C-section. Photo: PA Images

C-sections make up nearly a third of births across the East Riding, new figures ...

Doctors Reddy and Nunn, from Practice Three, will be taking over the day-to-day running of the surgery after the two doctors at Practice One, Dr Dinesh Kumar and Dr Tom Milligan, decided to dissolve their partnership. Photo courtesy of Google Maps

Major changes at Bridlington’s Practice One surgery as GPs dissolve partnership

There were 37,003 patients on the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust waiting list in January. Photo: PA Images

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust patients waiting 15 weeks for treatment,...

NHS England figures show a 44% fall in the number of women who were screened for the disease nationally in 2020-21. Photo: PA Images

Thousands of women across East Yorkshire miss “vital” breast cancer screenings

NHS England data shows a steep drop in people visiting the dentist in 2020 and 2021, with millions across England missing check-ups and treatment. Photo: PA Images

Just a third of adults across East Yorkshire see their dentist during pandemic, ...

221 pre-booked operations were postponed at the trust between October and December 2021. Photo: PA Images

Hundreds of operations cancelled at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust at e...

129,149 GP appointments were held across the NHS East Riding of Yorkshire CCG area in December. Photo: PA Images

GP appointments drop across East Yorkshire in December, NHS Digital figures show

NHS England figures show 16,420 patients visited A&E at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in December. Photo: PA Images

Drop in visits to A&E departments at York Teaching Hospital Trust last month

NHS England data shows 4,150 people were working in older adult care homes across the East Riding of Yorkshire on January 2 - 38 more than the 4,112 recorded on July 18. Photo: PA Images

Figures show there are more care home workers in the East Riding than before the...

Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust said a national drop in cervical screening combined with "unprecedented strain" on the health service could lead to more women being diagnosed with preventable cancers. Photo: PA Images

Almost 20,000 women across the East Riding missed their smear test during the pa...

Palforzia, an oral drug, appears to reduce the risk of harm when a peanut allergy sufferer comes into contact with the foodstuff (image: Shutterstock)

NHS England to offer new treatment to help tackle peanut allergies

The Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold

Sajid Javid is urging people to ‘play their part’ and get their Covid-19 booster jab (Photo: Getty Images)

‘About 10’ people in hospital with Omicron as Sajid Javid makes booster plea

Caroline Nicolls receives an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administered by nurse Amy Nash, at the Madejski Stadium, Reading (Getty Images)

This is who is eligible for their booster as millions able to book jab from Mond...

Sajid Javid has called on the public to get their booster dose before Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Top-up’ immunity and get booster jab before Christmas parties, Brits urged

The NHS booking service for booster jabs should be updated by 13 December (Photo: Getty Images)

Bookings for booster jabs to open for all ‘no later than December 13’

The JCVI has not yet advised on whether second jabs will be made available to healthy teenagers (image: Shutterstock)

Children younger than 12 could be given Covid jabs next year

'Record breaking' number of Covid-19 booster jabs given in a week by NHS England...

Almost 5% of North Yorkshire care home staff have not received a single dose of the coronavirus vaccine

Revealed: The number of North Yorkshire care home staff not fully vaccinated

E-cigarettes could be given to smokers for free on the NHS as part of new plans to help people quit (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images))

Smokers could be given e-cigarettes for free on the NHS

Nation urged to get Covid booster jab ‘to protect freedom and Christmas’ - what ...

GP patient survey: the hardest doctors’ surgeries to book an appointment in Scarborough in 2021 have been revealed. (Shutterstock)

Revealed: the hardest GP surgeries to book an appointment in Scarborough

As of yesterday, there were 131 Covid-positive patients in North Yorkshire’s hospitals.

This is how many coronavirus patients remain at Scarborough Hospital

Booster jab invites will be sent out to more than a million people in England from next week (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid booster jab invites to be sent out to more than a million people in Englan...

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Revealed: the best and worst GP surgeries in Scarborough - as rated by patients

Sodium chloride is measured to be added to a phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine concentrate ready for administration at Guy’s Hospital in central London

The new anti-cholesterol drug being offered on the NHS to prevent heart attacks ...

In a year when GP appointments were more likely to be a phone call than a face-to-face meeting, it seems patients’ satisfaction with their local surgeries has remained high across the country.

GP patient survey: the best rated doctors’ surgeries in Bridlington in 2021

Festival-goers will be able to get a vaccine as easily as a burger or a beer (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid jabs on line-up as ‘vaccine tent’ opens at Reading and Leeds festivals

Life-saving blood test for pregnant women to be available across NHS in England ...

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world first’ (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world-first’

The number of beds at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased more than eight-fold, from eight on May 18. Photo: PA Images

Number of coronavirus patients at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust s...
The number of coronavirus patients at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has soared over the last three months, figures reveal.

NHS Digital figures show 30,704 patients were waiting at the trust for elective operations or treatment. Photo: PA Images

Record number of patients at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Trust waiti...

Cancer support charities say urgent investment is required to tackle workforce shortages and reduce waiting times across England which they say can tragically slim patients’ chances of survival. Photo: PA Images

Suspected bowel cancer patients at hospital trusts left in limbo waiting for res...

NHS England data shows 146 children and young people began treatment for eating disorders at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust between July 2020 and June 2021. Photo: PA Images

More than 100 children and teenagers treated by the Humber Teaching Trust as eat...

The Health Secretary urged all those eligible to take up the jab (Photo: LEWIS WHYLD/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to offer 35m people free jabs in biggest ever roll out - how to book yours

The best and worst rated doctor’s surgeries in Scarborough as voted by patients have been revealed. Picture: Shutterstock

Revealed: the best and worst GP surgeries in Scarborough - as rated by patients

Photo: Getty Images

Vaccine figures: The number of people in every area of Scarborough, Whitby and F...

According to new guidance, patients should be encouraged to go online when they phone the surgery (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Doctors told to 'discourage face-to-face appointments' and screen patients onlin...

The Covid alert level in the UK has been downgraded to 'level 3' (Photo: Getty Images)

What Covid alert ‘level 3’ means as UK is downgraded ahead of next lockdown phas...

Around half a million 44-year-olds will receive a text inviting them to get their jab through the national booking service, NHS England said (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

44-year-olds are being offered Covid jabs - why the rollout has been extended by...

Tens of thousands of domestic abuse victims at high risk identified by NHS bodie...