Council to improve the way it deals with DFG applications following Ombudsman review
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found that North Yorkshire Council had built up a significant backlog of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) applications. Following…
Charity receives National Lottery funding to increase support for blind and visually impaired people
North Yorkshire charity, Sight Support Ryedale (SSR), is celebrating after being awarded £437,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with blind and partially…
Service provider partners with Healthwatch to learn more about its users’ views and expectations
Medequip is partnering with Healthwatch North Yorkshire to carry out detailed research into how the service is viewed, alongside determining people’s expectations. The objective of…



