Louise Wallace

Louise Wallace is North Yorkshire Council’s director of public health.

Partnerships are key to helping people live well - Louise Wallace
Ever since I started my career in the NHS back in 2000, there has been one word that has driven forward the work in public health. The term ‘partnerships’ has b...

Allerton Park Waste Recovery Park. PIC: Lizzie Shepherd.

Is the community safe when the Allerton Incinerator is not working properly? - A...

York city centre. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

North Yorkshire urged to prepare for looming challenges of ageing population

Latest figures show a 'much better picture' of the Omicron outbreak

Public health boss ‘cautiously optimistic’ worst of Omicron wave is over

North Yorkshire County Council is asking those in “non-critical services” in highways, planning and other office roles to help keep vulnerable people safe.

Council's office workers urged to take on social care roles amid staff absences

Schools and colleges returned at the start of September

Sharp rise in coronavirus cases in North Yorks 'driven by school-age children'

Scarborough Hospital

Covid-19 patients in hospital in North Yorkshire jump from 47 to 80 in a week

Graham School in Scarborough

Outbreak of coronavirus at North Yorkshire school leads to 10-day closure

Nearly 65 per cent of North Yorkshire's population - excluding children - have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine

North Yorkshire's high coronavirus jab uptake to be examined to help 'myth bust'

The Indian Covid-19 variant has been discovered in North Yorkshire (Pic: Shutterstock)

'Small number' of cases of Indian Covid-19 variant discovered in North Yorkshire

Positivity rates have climbed in Selby to 114.8 per 100,000 people after the outbreak.

Selby has topped England's coronavirus positivity rates for a week

Two cases of the South African covid variant have been detected in Scarborough

Two cases of covid South African variant detected in Scarborough

Over 700,000 people in North Yorkshire have now had at least one dose of the covid vaccine. Pictured is Frederick Durber receiving his vaccine at Askham Bar in York

North Yorks Coronavirus rates dip slightly as over 700,000 vaccine doses given

Hospitals in North Yorkshire are "under pressure" due to a rise in the number of Covid patients combined with more people injuring themselves during the cold weather, a senior NHS official has revealed. Pic: PA

This is how many Covid patients are being treated in North Yorkshire hospitals

Dr Lincoln Sargeant

North Yorkshire's director of public health leaves post

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