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Harrogate News 10th March 2022

New learning centre to create opportunities for thousands of young people

The University of York is launching a new education centre for school age children in East Hull, in partnership with the University of Hull and the UK’s largest university-access charity, IntoUniversity. The learning centre, which opens for pupils aged 7-18 this autumn, aims to make the prospect of studying at university much more likely for thousands of young people in the city. Based in The Freedom Centre in East Hull, the learning centre will work closely with local schools to improve educational outcomes for young people in the area, which has the fifth largest percentage of postcodes in England where Harrogate Informer…

Harrogate News 2nd February 2022

Government launch consultation to cap legal costs in clinical negligence claims, but Harrogate Solicitor says it will result in limiting access to justice

The government is launching a consultation to reduce, what they say are, disproportionate legal fees for lower value clinical negligence claims. The Government proposes new cap to ensure legal costs for lower value clinical negligence cases are proportionate and fair Patients will be prioritised with a new streamlined process to secure faster resolutions Government says the proposals could save the NHS half a billion pounds over the next ten years A Harrogate solicitor has said that they see many claims against hospitals that are dragged out by the hospital, and that costs wouldn’t be what they become what they do Harrogate Informer…

Harrogate News 23rd January 2022

ONS data shows around 80% COVID-19 deaths have underlying conditions – 17,371 deaths attributed solely due to the virus

The main points: There are 17,371 deaths attributed solely to COVID-19 up to September 2021. There have been 152,872 deaths within 28-days of a positive test The average age of death due to COVID-19 is higher than the overall average age of death. From 13 March 2021 to 7 January 2022 there were 127,704 excess deaths recorded above 5-year average in England and Wales ONS data see Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights – Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) As of 19 January 2022, 152,872 have died within 28-days of a positive test – Government data see Deaths in the UK | Harrogate Informer…