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Use of controversial data platform in North Yorkshire NHS highlighted to councillors
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (597+ words) North Yorkshire councillors have been called on to urge local NHS leaders to halt the rollout of a controversial data platform developed by US technology firm Palantir. Adam Rimmer, representing the campaign group No Palantir in the NHS North and…...
Care home pen pals enjoy first meeting after years of friendship
3+ week, 3+ day ago (302+ words) Two care home residents who have spent years exchanging letters as pen pals have finally met face-to-face in an emotional reunion. Shirley Wills, a resident at HC-One's Hambleton Grange Care Home in Thirsk, travelled to sister home Beaconsfield Court in…...
Northallerton woman backs new quit smoking campaign
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (328+ words) A former smoker from Northallerton is backing a new regional campaign encouraging people to quit, after giving up cigarettes following a serious health scare. Ann Reid, who smoked for more than 50 years, is supporting the Turn the Corner initiative, which…...
Fundraiser tops "11, 000 in memory of two North York Moors men
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (242+ words) A fundraising campaign in memory of two well-known local men has passed "11, 000 following a boost from charity shoot events on the North York Moors. A Just Giving page set up by Chloe Thornton, from Ampleforth, in aid of Prostate Cancer…...
MP praises refurbishment at Northallerton care home
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (235+ words) Rishi Sunak has praised the refurbishment of a Northallerton care home following a visit to see its upgraded facilities. The Richmond and Northallerton MP toured Mount Vale Care Home, where extensive improvements have recently been completed, including the addition of…...