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Bolstering confidence: Deborah Stock believes healthcare recruitment agencies should be more accountable. (Photo supplied on behalf of Deborah Stock)

'Agencies must show they are doing things properly'
A YORKSHIRE business leader has said recruitment agencies must “demonstrate they are doing things properly” to bolster confidence in the quality of social care...

Leeds Bradford Airport. Picture: Gerard Binks

Leeds Bradford Airport campaigners cast doubt on £750m economy benefits claim

Rotherham Hospice cares for over 1,700 patients a year and needs to raise over £6 million a year to continue their Outstanding care.

Hospice leaders issue plea to John Healey over £2m shortfall in financing

Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham meet with local residents in the cafe of a community centre. PIC: Richard Pohle/The Times/Press Association

Unfolding council funding crisis being overlooked - Andrew Vine

Joy Cullen gave up her job as her hip pain pre-surgery was too severe

NHS patients choose to travel further for surgeries under scheme

Medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Where has the work ethic gone in today's Britain? - YP Letters

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Senior doctors strike must be avoided

The Sheffield-headquartered group, which is an independent provider of NHS-funded surgical procedures for patients referred from the NHS through ‘Patient Choice’, revealed that building work on the group’s first surgical hub in Scunthorpe is progressing well. It is expected to open in spring 2027. (Photo supplied by One Health Group)

One Health identifies possible site for second surgical hub

Dan Parry, from Harrogate, sliced his thumb off in a DIY accident but had it saved by surgeons at LGI.

Harrogate man hails 'phenomenal' surgeons for reattaching thumb

A person holds a copy of the UK Covid-19 inquiry - module 6. PIC: Jeff Moore/Press Association

Will there be policy change following Covid Inquiry? - Daxa Patel

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Corridor care is a problem that is not going away - Jayne Dowle

Liz Whitefield of HIppo at the conference

'Human' ethos behind tech solutions for Yorkshire's NHS

Guy Coates at Cold Bath Plunge. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

'Cold water swims changed my life, now I hope to help others'

Our money should be spent on making NHS work - Sarah Todd

Teenage Fanclub. Picture: Donald Milne

Teenage Fanclub: 'We're still here'

The number of non-emergency journeys has plummeted following controversial changes

Controversial changes to NHS transport sees non-emergency journeys drop

Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the main stage during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Lower tax obsession should not get in the way of a NCS - YP Letters

Adam Kay. Picture credit: Charlie Clift/PA.

Adam Kay: 'The NHS is still a supremely difficult place to work in'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his keynote address to the Labour Party Conference. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Focus on social care reform was a refreshing change

Prime Minister Andy Burnham rehearses his keynote address on stage at the ACC in Liverpool. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Will a National Care Service save the NHS? - Daxa Patel

A discarded life vest lays on the beach in Hardelot, France. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Politicians responsible for waves of migrants - YP Letters
From: Clark Cross, Linlithgow, West Lothian.
The Yorkshire Post Letters

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

The NHS and social care need to work together - Jayne Dowle

David Birch shares his expert insight,

NHS trusts need to start preparing for Hillsborough Law

Aerial photo of the town of Batley in West Yorkshire. PIC: Adobe

Green spaces cannot be overlooked in drive to build new homes

Mike Padgham

'Patience is wearing thin': Burnham urged to act faster on social care

Andy Burnham

Burnham pledges to change triple lock to fund national care service

Prime Minister Andy Burnham during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

The PM will have to steel himself for social care reform

RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Photo: Google.

Yorkshire 'mega hotel' asylum centre would give village ‘city-sized problems’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Bereaved parents call Andy Burnham to act quicker on maternity scandal

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

New conversation about care needed - Fliss Murtagh

Prime Minister Andy Burnham during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

The PM needs to signal a change on maternity care

Credit: Ryan Flanagan

'No judgement' men’s mental health groups are saving lives in Sheffield
A Sheffield man is “giving back to the place that saved his life” by hosting an online group that helps men with their mental health.
Rose Mason

Children spotted on and in the NHS building

Footage shows children risking lives on eight-storey NHS building

'During the last Labour government Gordon Brown told us that he had put an end to boom and bust'. PIC: Scott Merrylees

Only a matter of time before next financial crash - Andy Brown

Ella Smith-Dunn, 29, from Harrogate.

'I didn’t know neurodivergent motherhood could feel so different'

The former NHS office building in Wakefield city centre is to be converted into an apartment block. Image: HMS Town Planning & Urban Design

Former Wakefield NHS office block to be converted into apartments

Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets residents at a care home in north London. PIC: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire

Fix social care once and for all - Mike Padgham

Adam Binns, chief executive officer at One Health Group.

One Health Group on track for ‘key milestone’ of opening new surgical hub next y...

Langdale Moor fire

‘NHS must be ready for extreme events’ after Yorkshire wildfire

Mathew Sidebottom shares his expert insight.

Why debate around The Great ADHD Myth? misses the point

A voter placing a ballot paper in the ballot box. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Select MPs from different occupations - YP Letters

Mounjaro is now the most dispensed branded medicine in Britain, with Iqvia counting 16.3 million units in the year to March, says David Richards. (Photo supplied on behalf of David Richards)

Hooked on US technology in the digital age: David Richards

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?

Sir Keir Starmer shares a lighter moment with Georgia Gould MP, the latter of whom is in receipt of urgent reform recommendations from a House of Lords scrutiny committee (photo, PA)

Young people's mental health crisis: Government caught navel-gazing again

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

The CHC system needs to be fairer - Jayne Dowle

NHS staff on a hospital ward. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

NHS’s focus has shifted to managing budgets - YP Letters

Scarborough Hospital Uecc.

NHS sorry after revealing more patient record breaches than first reported

Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets residents at a care home. PIC: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire

Polling shows the scale of social care funding challenge

Staff on an NHS hospital ward. PIC Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Why is the NHS refusing to open doors to trained nurses? - Jayne Dowle

James Urquhart-Burton at Winston Solicitors, Street Lane, Leeds. (Photo by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 6th August 2026)

Vulnerable families are being denied funding, says lawyer

Library image of Iqbal Mohamed MP. (Photo supplied by Iqbal Mohamed MP)

Yorkshire MP calls for 'transparent’ CHC system

Struggle: Karen Hargrave with her husband James Herring, who was totally bed-bound after a year of his illness. (Photo supplied by Karen Hargrave)

'My battle with a system that's making things harder’

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

A care system that is failing families

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

Helen Nuttall and her brother Rob Schenck.

'My charity abseil is for my brother who has so much to live for'

Staff on an NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Nursing graduates face unacceptable barriers to entry level jobs

The CMA will look at issues such as finding a dentist, understanding prices and knowing where to go for urgent treatment (PA)

Number of dentists offering NHS services across Yorkshire plummets

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

New pay-and-display parking ‘asking patients to guess length of visit’

Professor David Brettle, chief scientific officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Tech designed to help AI in cancer diagnostics set for roll-out on global stage

A care home resident holds hands with her daughter. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Social care shouldn't be reliant on migrant workers? - YP Letters

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