Extended Access Service
Extended Access – The YHN provides routine General Practice appointments for Harrogate and rural district patients from 4-8pm weekdays and at weekends. Provision is made for nursing appointments for cervical screening, phlebotomy (blood taking) dressings, and telephone appointments with a GP.
We can offer appointments with physiotherapists, pharmacists and advanced nurse practitioners and these run at Mowbray Square Medical Centre for Harrogate patients, Beech House Surgery for Knaresborough patients and Ripon Hospital for Ripon patients.
Travel Vaccinations
Yorkshire Health Network partner with MASTA to provide comprehensive travel vaccinations service based in Mowbray Square Medical Centre. Appointments are offered 6 days a week.
Patients can phone their GP Surgery to access MASTA service or book an appointment directly through the MASTA Website.
Covid-19 Vaccination Service
The Yorkshire Health Network provides the local GP led Covid vaccination sites at the Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate and at Ripon Racecourse.
Primary Care Research
National Institute for Health Research
The YHN supports local practices involved with research in primary care. A number of practices are keen to engage with developing research ideas for the benefit of patients. These surgeries include Stockwell Road Surgery, Eastgate Medical Group, both in Knaresborough; Church Avenue Surgery, Harrogate, Springbank Surgery, Green Hammerton; Church Lane Surgery, Boroughbridge, Nidderdale Group Practice and North House Surgery, Ripon.
Research Projects have included trialling diabetic treatments, assessing the population prevalence of Covid-19 in the pandemic, arthritis diagnosis studies and depression studies. Working with the Royal College Of General Practitioners RCGP and the National Institute for Health Research NIHR, the YHN supports practices to remain research ready and aligned to good clinical practice.
Harrogate Homeless Project
The Spa Surgery in Harrogate in conjunction with the Yorkshire Health Network, run a weekly Homeless Health drop-in clinic at Springboard, Harrogate Homeless Project’s day centre.
The clinic aims to ensure that the most vulnerable members of our community who are homeless or vulnerably housed can access primary health care services. People who are homeless can struggle to access healthcare for a large number of reasons but often have the highest healthcare needs. We look after their physical and mental health as well as supporting with social issues. We work very closely with Springboard and Harrogate Homeless Project staff as well as other partner agencies such as social care and housing to ensure a holistic approach. Safeguarding those who are experiencing abuse or who are at risk of abuse is also a key part of our role at Springboard. To find out more the Harrogate Homeless Project please follow the link.
Harrogate Homeless Project