Department of Health

Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Planned abolition of NHS England is contradictory - YP Letters
From: Roger Backhouse, Upper Poppleton, York.

An ambulance outside a hospital. PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

Labour will deliver shorter waiting times for NHS patients - Anna Dixon

Five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir who died on November 23 2022 - eight days after he was seen at Rotherham Hospital and sent home with antibiotics.

‘Failures’ in care of Yorkshire boy who died after hospital visit

Parents are being urged to vaccinate their children against measles ahead of the new school term. (Photo: SAVO PRELEVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Measles symptoms as parents warned of potential surge in cases

GPs are voting whether or not to go on strike for the first time in 60 years. (Photo: Charles Milligan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

GPs are threatening strike action - what does it mean for you?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt appearing before the Treasury Committee in the House of Commons, London on the subject of the Spring Budget 2024. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Why there are serious financial worries for policing - Dr Alan Billings

When asked if he was deliberately misleading voters, Lord Houchen did not respond.

Ben Houchen makes Teesside airport election pledge despite 'no operational role'

Junior doctors and members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line. PIC: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Why the Government can’t cry poverty over junior doctor pay - YP Letters

Remedial work being carried out at a school, which has been affected by sub-standard reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

Cutting spend on new public buildings will cost more down the line - YP Letters

E-cigarettes have increased in popularity with even young people taking up vaping. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

The Government would be right to ban the sale of disposable vapes - Jayne Dowle

There are concerns at least 41 hospital buildings, owned by 23 trust, are at risk of collapsing as they contain a lightweight building mater known as reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

NHS hospitals forced to close wards due to RAAC concerns

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

Women who have been prescribed hormone replacement therapy for their menopause treatment are set to get a full year of care for less than £20 from April 1.

Women to receive menopause treatment for under £20 from April

Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire, said: “Saying these two new Cancer Diagnostic Centres are going to help people in South Yorkshire is like opening new services in Cardiff for people who live in London.” PIC: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Does the Department of Health even know where Yorkshire is? - The YP says

Meanwhile Health Secretary Steve Barclay has ruled out a 10 per cent pay rise for nurses, insisting it was “not affordable”.

Medics accuse Government of meddling in pay review process

There are 3,713 vacancies in the NHS in West Yorkshire, which is almost 6 per cent of the total workforce.

NHS leaders looking to fill thousands of vacancies in West Yorkshire

Dr Simon Taylor began protesting outside the office of Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith earlier this week

Protesting GP claims it was easier to get treatment for patients in Afghanistan

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has reassured the public after warnings of a penicillin shortage in the UK.

Health boss insists penicillin supply is ‘good’ after shortage warning

Self-isolation can only end early if two negative results are produced on consecutive days (Photo: Getty Images)

Major change to Covid self-isolation rules takes effect from today

Covid passports are reportedly set to be scrapped in England this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid passports to be scrapped ‘this month’ as Omicron wave eases

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 Claire Schofield

The Government’s own best estimate states 40,000 care home staff risk being lost as a result of the mandatory jab policy and it could cost the industry £100m to replace them.

Care home boss 'considering' keeping on unvaccinated staff after deadline

People urged to get second Covid jab amid fears millions missed out

The EU still does not recognise a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine called Covishield (Photo: Getty Images)

European holidays at risk for millions of Brits given Indian-made AstraZeneca ja...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock with adviser Gina Coladangelo.

Labour calls for release of documents over Gina Coladangelo’s appointment

14 women a week could resort to getting illegal abortions if the Government rolls back services allowing them to have them at home, say campaigners

At-home abortion roll-back could see '14 women a week' seeking illegal abortions

A expected reduction is partly due to a delay in a delivery of five million AstraZeneca doses from India (Getty Images)

Is the UK’s Covid vaccine supply delayed? Here's everything you need to know

Dominic Cummings giving speaking at the Commons Science and Technology Committee which is taking evidence on a new UK research funding agency. Photo: PA

Department of Health was 'smoking ruin' at the beginning of pandemic

Surge testing is being introduced to people in the LS8 postcode area of Leeds (Photo: Getty Images)

Further surge testing ordered in England as South African Covid variant spreads ...

More than 15 million people have received a Covid vaccine. (Pic: Shutterstock)

How many people have received a Covid vaccine in England?

Covid is causing particular problems for dental care, it is reported today.

Dental crisis needs resolving now as costs rise from £60 to £1,700 – The Yorkshi...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson elbow bumps Ismail Patel after getting his jab during a visit to a coronavirus vaccination centre in Batley, West Yorkshire.

Key lessons from Boris Johnson visit to Yorkshire vaccine centre – The Yorkshire...
THERE was a serious side to Boris Johnson’s visit to the Al-Hikmah Centre in Batley to offer prime ministerial support to the Covid vaccine rollout programme.
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This is how long you have to wait between the first and second dose of the Covid...

Domestic cleaners are allowed to continue working during the November lockdown

Can cleaners work in lockdown? Rules and guidance for domestic cleaners

Most primary schools in the country will return for the new term (Shutterstock)

This is when schools could reopen in January

Primary schools in these areas of England are not expected to reopen next week

What is the future of dentistry?

NHS dental services need investment to stop this rot – Yorkshire Post Letters

A Clap for Carers celebration outside Leeds General Infirmary.

Show your support for ‘fatigued’ NHS heroes and carers – The Yorkshire Post says

More GP appointments are taking place 'remotely' following Covid-19, but is this the way forward for the NHS? Jayne Dowle is unconvinced.

Patients deserve better than ‘care by phone’ from their GP – Jayne Dowle

Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan has been on secondment to the Government.

Listen and then move Whitehall departments to Yorkshire – The Yorkshire Post say...

The new campaign aims to encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles (Photo: Shutterstock)

No sweets at shop counters and a ban on junk food ads - the government's new pla...

Leicester is the worst affected area in England by coroanvirus (Photo: Getty Images)

Here’s the latest data on coronavirus cases across England - from the most affec...

This is what you need to know about the NHS app (Photo: Shutterstock)

NHS contact tracing app might not be ready until winter - here’s what it means

Shortages of PPE have compormised the Government's response to Covid-19. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Why Public Health England is in need of serious reform - Christopher Snowdon

Health secretary Matt Hancock said more than 250 ventilators had been produced by the end of April by the Ventilator Challenge. Picture: Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Crown Copyright/PA Wire

Family firm tell of race to produce ventilator parts

A total of8,891 people in Yorkshire have now tested positive for coronavirus. Pictured Leeds General Infirmary.

Latest coronavirus case figures from every location in Yorkshire

Pictured is the NHS Nightingale Yorkshire and the Humber hospital which was opened by Captain Tom Moore. Photo: Simon Hulme.

Full list of coronavirus cases in Yorkshire as UK death toll jumps past 20,000

Every coronavirus case confirmed in Yorkshire

Listed: Every confirmed coronavirus case across Yorkshire as total nears 8,000

More than 8,000 coronavirus cases have now been confirmed in Yorkshire (Photo: Simon Dewhurst/PA Wire)

More than 8,000 coronavirus cases now confirmed in Yorkshire

A further 400 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Yorkshire

Further 400 coronavirus cases confirmed in Yorkshire

A further 251 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Yorkshire (Photo: Ben Birchall PA Wire)

Location of every confirmed coronavirus case in Yorkshire as total rises by 251

Stock photo. Coronavirus deaths in care homes could be double the number already reported, the Government has said.

Care home coronavirus deaths could be double the number reported

More than 7,000 people in Yorkshire have now tested positive for coronavirus (Photo: Isabel Infantes AFP/Getty Images)

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Yorkshire reach 7,000 as new figures released

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Coronavirus deaths in hospitals pass 16,000 as 50 more in Yorkshire announced

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Coronavirus death toll in Yorkshire passes 1,000 as 55 new deaths announced

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Coronavirus death toll in Yorkshire increases by 67 as total approaches 1,000

In the UK,103,093 have now tested positive for Covid-19 (Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Nearly 6,000 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in Yorkshire

Sir Jeremy Farrar. Photo: BBC

UK could end up worst hit by coronavirus in Europe, expert warns

Coronavirus testing centre for NHS workers in Leeds

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Yorkshire increase by 320 as total hits 4,522

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Coronavirus deaths in Yorkshire rise by 40 as new figures released show 708 more...

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