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The Lord Darzi Report found that the NHS is in 'serious trouble'.

NHS reforms: Government announces new league tables for NHS providers

Ryan Horler stole lifesaving emergency bleed kit

Watch the moment prolific thief steals lifesaving emergency bleed kit

In England, 40.9% of patients saw a GP on the same-day they booked their appointment in June 2024, here are stats for each region. (Photo: Google Maps)

The best and worst areas of England for same-day GP appointments

GPs are voting whether or not to go on strike for the first time in 60 years. (Photo: Charles Milligan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

GPs are threatening strike action - what does it mean for you?

In Wakefield, 1,276 people died due to the virus.

Four years on: How the Covid-19 virus impacted Wakefield

Cllr Josie Pritchard and Peer Leader Angela Lennon discussing the community heart hubs, which will help people manage their own heart health by becoming more aware of their risk and potentially avoid more serious issues

New 'Heart Hubs' set to open throughout Wakefield to combat heart disease

Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid and flu jabs to be brought forward over emergence of new variant

The city’s MP called on the government to take action to reduce waiting times as he highlighted the data in parliament.

More than 12,000 people in Wakefield faced 28-day wait to see GP

Sharon Sinfeild, Deputy Assistant Director of Nursing, Workforce Development and Education, Ellie Valentine, Assistant Director HR, Chris Haigh, Head of International Recruitment and Jaqueline Boardley-Thorp, Lead Clinical Educator. Alongside internationally educated nurses Muhammad Housirme, Firas Ismail, Ahmad Atallah, Said Ighneim, Obieda Mansour.

NHS Trust awarded for its support of nurses and midwives from around the world

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in NHS England in the five years between 2017 and 2022.

35,000+ incidents of sexual violence recorded in NHS England 2017-2022

Half of doctors at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust are junior doctors, figures show – as a massive walk-out takes place.

Junior doctors make up half of medics at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust

The National Autistic Society said a diagnosis is vital, and called on the Government to provide imminent funding to clear the soaring backlog of people with suspected autism across England.

Three-quarters of Wakefield patients waiting too long for autism diagnosis

We look at the latest data to see how Wakefield has changed since the first lockdown.

Health, education and the economy - the impact Covid-19 has had on Wakefield

The money will be split between several projects, all of which will benefit people at greatest risk of experiencing health inequalities in the district.

£1.4m funding approved to tackle health inequalities in Wakefield

PinPoint Nurses, Mary Counihan and Debbie Shackelton.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust backs brand-new blood test for cancer
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is getting behind a brand-new blood test for cancer called the PinPoint Test.
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Wakefield's rate of vaccinations against MMR in children is behind the target needed for herd immunity, figures show.

MMR vaccination: Wakefield behind target needed for herd immunity

The number of beds at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 49% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 77.

How many Covid-19 cases are there in the district's hospitals?

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on September 7 was down from 68 on the same day the previous week.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust caring for more than 50 Covid-19 patients

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury, was caring for 91 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday.

Number of Covid patients being cared for by Mid Yorkshire Hosptials

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 154 coronavirus patients in hospital as of last week, figures show.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 154 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Thousands of people across the Wakefield district are still unvaccinated against coronavirus.

18 of the worst Wakefield neighbourhoods for Covid vaccinations as BA4 and BA5 c...

Dozens people had been waiting longer than 13 weeks for their suspected autism to be diagnosed in Wakefield in spring, new figures show.

Dozens face long waits for autism diagnosis in Wakefield

More patients visited A&E at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust last month, with demand rising above the levels seen over the same period last year.

Rise in visits to A&E at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust

The number of people waiting for routine hospital treatment across England are at record highs.

More than 40,000 patients on Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust hospitals waiting lists for...

NHS England recently told hospitals to stop using caesarean section rates as performance targets as they might be "clinically inappropriate and unsafe" for patients – though these figures pre-date the move.

Record number of C-section babies born in Wakefield

The vaccination programme for children aged five to 11 began earlier this spring in all four nations.

Covid-19: How many children in Wakefield between 5 and 11 have been jabbed so fa...
Parents up and down the UK are getting invited to have their primary-age children vaccinated against coronavirus - but how many in Wakefield have been jabbed so far?
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The dashboard shows 1,046 people had died in the area by Thursday, April 21, up from 1,040 on Wednesday.

Covid in Wakefield: Six more deaths recorded and 141 patients with Covid-19 in M...

An "alarming" drop in breast cancer screenings across England is a reminder of the devastating impact Covid-19 has had on cancer care and diagnosis, charities say.

More than 10,000 Wakefield women miss "vital" breast cancer screenings

Hospitals across the country are grappling with staff absences and an increase in demand, while ambulance handover delays and bed blocking are adding strain on services.

Figures reveal impact of winter and Covid pressures at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals T...

Rules set by the Government last year stated care workers in England needed to have at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine by September 16 to continue working, and two doses by November 11.

Fewer Wakefield care home workers than before mandatory Covid vaccine announceme...

Tens of thousands of Wakefield women missed their smear test during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, figures suggest.

Tens of thousands of Wakefield women missed smear test during pandemic

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 55 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 55 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Palforzia, an oral drug, appears to reduce the risk of harm when a peanut allergy sufferer comes into contact with the foodstuff (image: Shutterstock)

NHS England to offer new treatment to help tackle peanut allergies

The Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold

Sajid Javid is urging people to ‘play their part’ and get their Covid-19 booster jab (Photo: Getty Images)

‘About 10’ people in hospital with Omicron as Sajid Javid makes booster plea

Caroline Nicolls receives an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administered by nurse Amy Nash, at the Madejski Stadium, Reading (Getty Images)

This is who is eligible for their booster as millions able to book jab from Mond...

Sajid Javid has called on the public to get their booster dose before Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Top-up’ immunity and get booster jab before Christmas parties, Brits urged

The NHS booking service for booster jabs should be updated by 13 December (Photo: Getty Images)

Bookings for booster jabs to open for all ‘no later than December 13’

The JCVI has not yet advised on whether second jabs will be made available to healthy teenagers (image: Shutterstock)

Children younger than 12 could be given Covid jabs next year

'Record breaking' number of Covid-19 booster jabs given in a week by NHS England...

From November 11, care home staff will be required by law to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus to work.

Covid jab deadline looms on unvaccinated care staff in Wakefield

E-cigarettes could be given to smokers for free on the NHS as part of new plans to help people quit (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images))

Smokers could be given e-cigarettes for free on the NHS

Wait for callers to Wakefield’s 111 service increases more than three times in five months

Wait for callers to Wakefield’s 111 service increases more than three times in f...

Nation urged to get Covid booster jab ‘to protect freedom and Christmas’ - what ...

Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.

Hospital chiefs meet with families over Covid infection deaths

Booster jab invites will be sent out to more than a million people in England from next week (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid booster jab invites to be sent out to more than a million people in Englan...

Sodium chloride is measured to be added to a phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine concentrate ready for administration at Guy’s Hospital in central London

The new anti-cholesterol drug being offered on the NHS to prevent heart attacks ...

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 81 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 81 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Festival-goers will be able to get a vaccine as easily as a burger or a beer (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid jabs on line-up as ‘vaccine tent’ opens at Reading and Leeds festivals

Life-saving blood test for pregnant women to be available across NHS in England ...

The surgery was rated 'inadequate' in June.

Improvements made at inadequate Stuart Road Surgery in Pontefract - CQC

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world first’ (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world-first’

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Around a third of under-30s in Wakefield still not vaccinated against Covid-19

Around a third of under-30s in Wakefield have yet to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, figures suggest – weeks after they were invited to get their first jab.

Many under-30s in Wakefield still not vaccinated against Covid-19