12th September 2019
Opening times at Ripon Community Hospital’s Minor Injury Unit (MIU) are being extended for the upcoming UCI World Cycling Championships, giving the town’s patients longer access to treatment. From 23-29 September, the MIU will operate from 8am-8pm, compared to its usual opening times of 8am-6pm, meaning patients can access its services for longer each day. […]
5th September 2019
A Harrogate support group for new mums who are feeling anxious has been praised as “brilliant” by one of its mums, as its organiser wins a national industry award. Mel Kavanagh, a health visiting Locality Manager in Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust’s Growing Healthy North Yorkshire service, has won a MacQueen Award in the […]
1st September 2019
Here we are again; another fabulous summer is almost at an end! Harrogate Hospital Radio will be 42 years old in October. Since I took over as chairman in May 2015, there have been lots of changes as you may, or may not be, aware of. And we have certainly been going through testing times […]
19th August 2019
Children’s areas at two North Yorkshire hospitals have been transformed with new bright and vibrant artwork which improves the experience of visiting hospital for young patients and their families. Woodlands Children’s Ward at Harrogate District Hospital and the Children’s Outpatients Department at Ripon Community Hospital have been decorated with colourful woodland-themed artwork, creating a nicer […]
2nd August 2019
Budding photographers are being invited to take part in a Harrogate NHS charity’s photo competition, with the winning photos being used as part of a 2020 calendar. Harrogate Hospital and Community Charity – part of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust – is looking for inspirational photos in a variety of categories that celebrate the […]
1st August 2019
Patients are “at the core” of a joined-up approach to recruiting research participants across the Harrogate District, as a Harrogate NHS research team has been shortlisted for a national award. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted in the ‘Clinical Research Nursing’ category for the Nursing Times Awards 2019, which take place in […]
1st August 2019
Welcome to my August blog. Well, July was a busy time for Harrogate Hospital Radio. Last month’s big event was our brilliant team of volunteer presenters spending three days “bringing the outside in” to Harrogate District Hospital, when they broadcasted live from the Great Yorkshire Show. On the first day, Adele G and Oliver Stables […]
31st July 2019
The long-service of staff has been celebrated in style with a tea party as part of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust’s annual Long Service Awards. Chairman Angela Schofield and Chief Executive Steve Russell, as well as other members of the Trust’s Executive Team, joined long-serving members of NHS staff at the Trust to celebrate […]
30th July 2019
The Day Surgery team at Harrogate District Hospital is calling on local people and businesses to support their bid to fundraise for a scanner to help ensure patients get home from surgery more quickly by donating prizes to a raffle. The team are aiming to raise £8,500 for a bladder scanner, which is used for […]
30th July 2019
Members of the public are invited to come along to hear the latest updates and meet new Governors at the next quarterly meeting of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust’s Council of Governors. The meeting takes place on Wednesday 7 August, 5.45-8pm in the Esk Room at the Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, […]
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