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Residents of Craven have excellent access to health services:

  • 60% of households in Craven are within 4km of a GP surgery and 100% of patients in the area have access to a GP within 2 working days.1
  • Smoking prevalence in the area falls below both the national and regional averages. (Smoking prevalence is 21% as a pose to the England average of 27%).1
  • Within York & North Yorkshire fitness levels are high with 26% of the population active in their leisure time. This is higher than the regional average of 24%.1
  • All of North Yorkshire's Primary Care Trusts have been given the highest rating for dentistry and top scores were also received for ambulance response times, increasing services, handling patient complaints and providing access to a GP.2

 

All these figures go towards painting a picture of health in the area, exemplified by looking at the average life expectancy for both males and females in Craven, which is above the national average.1

 

  1. Progress in York & North Yorkshire 2006
  2. NHS Performance Indicators 2005