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Residents of Richmondshire have excellent access to health services:

  • 76% of rural households in the district were within 4km of a GP surgery and 100% of patients in the area had access to a GP within 2 working days.1
  • Smoking prevalence in the area is low and falls below both the national and regional averages.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 paint a picture of health in the area, and the average life expectancy for both males and females in Richmondshire is above the national average.1

 

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