18th March 2021
Eight members of the society, which first took to the air in October 1977, were ‘presented’ with long service certificates by Hospital Broadcasting Association President June Snowden. The broadcaster was Harrogate’s first dedicated radio station, and the awards recognise those volunteers who have been members of the charity for ten years and longer, including one […]
15th March 2021
We are challenging you to collectively step across our footprint, covering 405 miles in Spring 2021. That is a grand total of 810,000 steps across Harrogate, Leeds, North Yorkshire and our community services in the North East. You can take on the full challenge, walk, jog or run a segment of our footprint or contribute […]
1st March 2021
Hello and welcome to my quarterly blog, an update at what has gone on, and is coming up over the next few months, at Harrogate Hospital Radio. As we are all aware, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate our lives in many ways. There is light at the end of the tunnel as the vaccine […]
4th February 2021
The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week (1-7 February) is ‘Express Yourself’ and the Emotional Health and Resilience team for Growing Healthy County Durham have been working with the community to help children and young people talk more about their feelings. Throughout the week, the team has sent digital presentations into schools for […]
3rd February 2021
The UK Charity Listening Books have launched the perfect antidote to lockdown for anyone with an illness, disability, mental health condition or learning difficulty which affects the way they access books. If you qualify for membership* you can now visit their website, fill out a short joining form and begin to stream and download over […]
27th January 2021
Harrogate District Hospital has been awarded the very significant sum of £14 million for works to reduce the carbon footprint of the site by 1,100 tonnes per year. The works will be carried out by the hospital’s estates and facilities subsidiary company, Harrogate Integrated Facilities (HIF) in partnership Imtech and its specialist energy performance business, […]
12th January 2021
“Nationally, there has been a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in December and January, resulting in a large increase in hospitalisations. This is impacting on Harrogate too. “In the past week, we have seen a significant increase in the number of people with Covid-19 requiring inpatient care – we currently have 46 Covid-19 inpatients in […]
12th January 2021
West Yorkshire-based cash plan provider Sovereign Health Care has donated £8,000 to Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust to help to support health and wellbeing for all their hardworking staff. The funds will be used to help provide fruit boxes for staff and supportive resources to enable increased mental health and wellbeing. In addition, the […]
6th January 2021
Dr Jacqueline Andrews, Executive Medical Director at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The Trust and the wider NHS remains open to all who need us, so please do not put off attending appointments or talking to our healthcare professionals if you develop any symptoms you are concerned about. My colleagues here at the […]
22nd December 2020
Growing Healthy teams from County Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland and Darlington have come together (virtually) to share their adaptation of the classic Christmas song, reworked to describe different elements of the Growing Healthy services which support children, young people and families across the region. The individuals and teams involved have recorded themselves singing the festive tune […]
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