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A University of Leeds spinout has raised £10m in funding to expand its AI and simulation technology for assessing medical device performance.

One of last nurses to care for Bradford City fire victims retires

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

Controversial changes to NHS transport sees non-emergency journeys drop

Professor David Sebag-Montefiore.

'The decision wasn’t difficult': Cancer trial in Yorkshire offers hope

Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Confronting the bind of ruinous social care and assisted dying - David Behrens

Precious Glimpse Roundhay on Street Lane was rated Inadequate by the CQC.

Leeds ultrasound clinic ordered to make immediate improvements

Dr Brian McGregor.

Yorkshire doctors on challenges facing rural general practice

Hospital staff confirmed all people are accounted for.

Major fire destroys mental health unit at Malton Hospital

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

Corridor care needs to end sooner than 2029 - Daxa Patel

A patient is classed as receiving corridor care if their treatment does not take place in a clinically appropriate and safe setting (Jeff Moore/PA)

Hundreds of patients cared for in hospital corridors every day

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Scholes Manor House.

Yorkshire villagers hope for temporary surgery after closure of GP practice

Andy Sturrock

Yorkshire grandfather on his recovery after op by surgical robot

Baroness Casey, who previously led an inquiry into children’s services at Rotherham Council, South Yorkshire, is also heading up a commission into social care, a three-year timeline for which the Government has already been criticised.

Gap between health and social care is 'no man's land' for patients

Resident doctors picket Leeds General Infirmary on the first day of their six-day strike on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Picture: Asadour Guzelian.

NHS to be hit with summer of strikes as resident doctors plan walk out

Newel Health designs, develops, and operates digital medical devices in collaboration with pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech partners.

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

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Reeth Medical Centre. Photo: LDRS.

Reeth Medical Centre: Hopes growing of GP services continuing

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Louise Edwards, 50, who lost her father as a result of the infected blood scandal, has welcomed the findings of an inquiry into the disaster. Photo: Simon Hulme.

Infected blood compensation process is like 'call centre queue'

Reeth Medical Centre. Photo: LDRS.

Patients warned small GP practices face uncertain future in North Yorkshire
Patients have been warned that small GP practices across North Yorkshire face an uncertain future as efforts are made to maintain services in the Dales ahead of a medical centre closing.
Joe Willis

An artist's impression of how Airedale Hospital might look

'Significant risk' Airedale Hospital rebuild is further delayed

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

Patients having to chase NHS test results is not acceptable

Solicitor Daxa Patel. Picture: Gary Longbottom.

Resident doctor strikes do not inspire public confidence - Daxa Patel

Reeth Medical Centre.

‘All options explored’ to prevent GP practice closure, say NHS bosses

Matt Smith (centre) celebrates a goal with Gboly Ariyibi (left) during his time at Leeds United

Baby death ‘tragic reminder’ of the need to protect title of ‘nurse’

A dentist at work. PIC: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

NHS dentistry is collapsing from within - Daxa Patel

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Huddersfield Royal Infirmary,

Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust used as example for rest of NHS

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

Airedale Hospital artist's impression

Patients at new £1bn Yorkshire hospital to get en-suite rooms

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

The NHS has lost touch with its founding principles - Ismail Mulla
Not a day goes by without more signs pointing to the NHS heading towards oblivion. The health service has become an out of control freight train with no direction. Losing its sense of purpose is a dangerous place for the NHS to be.
Ismail Mulla

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

Clinical negligence report looks in wrong places for cost-cutting - Jonathan Bak...

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is involved in health research helping patients in Yorkshire and beyond. Photo: LTHT

'How Yorkshire patients are benefitting from health research here in the region'

The Bradford Institute for Health Research's Mobile Research Vehicle.

'Patients in Bradford have been first in the world to access new treatments'

The new drop in clinic has been launched in Helmsley

Drop in medical clinic launched for farmers in North Yorkshire

Sheffield hospitals cutting NHS waiting lists three times faster than average: 'our plan to rebuild the NHS is working' says Keir Starmer.

NHS trusts benefit from 'Formula One' surgeries to cut waiting lists

Scan.com UK’s private service can help cut through the NHS waiting lists

Waiting months for an NHS scan? Private MRI results arrive in days

Health Secretary Wes Streeting appearing before the Health and Social Care Committee. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Inquiry into NHS Foundation Trust is welcome - Tom Gordon

Airedale Hospital

NHS hospitals' decades-old equipment is 'putting patients at risk'

The number of people admitted to hospital with flu continues to rise steely, with the Public Health Agency urging eligible people to continue to come forward for vaccines.

Yorkshire and North East is epicentre of 'flu-nami' in England

'I had five radiotherapy sessions instead of 20 and could carry on with life'

NHS bed blocking: England ‘s hospitals are “hideously” busy - but more than one in seven beds are taken up by people who do not need to be there (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Bed blocking: huge numbers of patients trapped in Yorkshire hospitals

Eligible groups are advised to get the flu vaccine - health officials say they have plenty of capacity and supply.

NHS urges people to get flu jab amid 'significant increase' in cases

Last year on 14 December at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust there were three people in hospital while this year there are 10 hospital cases

Public inquiry into TEWV NHS trust after 'concerning' suicides

Iqbal Mohamed is the Independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley. PIC: Parliament

Mental health support should be part of end-of-life care - Iqbal Mohamed

Natalie Witherington insists she was given the jab in the wrong part of her left shoulder at Lawrence House Surgery in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

Woman left in hospital after being vaccinated in 'wrong part' of arm

Urgent warning for patients to keep a close eye on the colour of their pee.

Warning for patients to keep a close eye on the colour of their pee

Measures introduced last year with the aim of boosting access to NHS dentists appear to have "resulted in worsening the picture", MPs have said. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Rachel Reeves calls for private dentists to face competition probe

Lindsey Burrow is pictured with her children, Macy, Maya and Jackson at the new Centre. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Family of Rob Burrow opens state-of-the-art MND centre in Leeds

The new Scarborough Hospital Accident and Emergency Department.

Big rise in 12-hour A&E waits in Yorkshire amid 'corridor care crisis'

Booking a private scan can skip long waits on the NHS - and it's more affordable than you might think

Cut waiting times with private medical scanning - full list of prices

Brits with tired teeth are skipping costly UK dental bills and flying to Istanbul for treatment.

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The Optimum Medical team celebrated success at the National Technology Awards

How medical products firm beat corporate giants to top award

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, centre, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer, at the Sir Ludwig Guttman Health & Wellbeing Centre in London, England. Picture: Jack Hill/Getty Image

Labour at risk of missing NHS pledge, research reveals

Cancer nursing team at DBTH

Cancer patients praise care at local hospitals in national survey

Asthma sufferers qualify for ECO4, which requires energy suppliers to fund and deliver energy efficiency improvements in UK homes

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