Thursday 4 December 2025
10am – 3pm (registration from 9.30am)
The Milner York (formerly The Principal York)
Station Road
York
YO24 1AA
Who is this event aimed at?
Organisations with an interest in developing and delivering or receiving work, health and skills support. This support enables more people across York and North Yorkshire to enter, remain and progress in good quality and secure work that supports healthy and thriving communities and businesses.
What can I expect?
We will launch the Get York & North Yorkshire Working Plan, which you can read here. The event also serves as our first York & North Yorkshire Good Work, Health & Skills Forum – where ideas and updates can be exchanged.
Here’s the agenda for the day:
- 9:30-10:00: Registration
- 10:00-10:10: Welcome
Leigh Mills, Head of Skills, Education & Employment, York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA). - 10:10-10:45: Speakers
Lynsey Ellis, DWP, Head of Employer and Strategic Partnerships – Yorkshire & Lincolnshire: Get Britain Working Priorities and Local Delivery;
Tracy Watts, Skills & Employability Manager, YNYCA: Overview of the Get York & North Yorkshire Working Plan and the York & North Yorkshire Good Work, Health & Skills Forum. - 10:45-11.25: Trailblazer Project Showcase 1
Engaging and Supporting individuals and employers; Rise2Thrive Programme: Better Connect; Work and Skills Interchange and Employer Support Programme: YNYCA. - 11:25-11:40: Comfort Break
- 11:40-12:20: Trailblazer Project Showcase 2
Removing Health Barriers to Work; Musculoskeletal (MSK) Hubs – North Yorkshire Council; Mental Health Hubs – City of York Council; Coordinated Support via GP Surgeries – Nimbus Care in Partnership with York GP surgeries. - 12:20-13:00: Panel Discussion
Collaboration and Joining Up – Leigh Mills (YNYCA) as Chair;
Lynsey Ellis, DWP, Head of Employer and Strategic Partnerships – Yorkshire & Lincolnshire;
Rachel Baille Smith, Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, Deputy Director of People;
Ange Crossland, North Yorkshire Council, Head of Healthier Lives, Community and Economy;
Alison Edeson, City of York Council, Skills Manager;
Natasha Babar Evans, Better Connect, CEO. - 13:00-13:30: Lunch
- 13:30-13.45: Connect to Work Update
Abi Player, Enterprise Officer, YNYCA. - 13:45-14:30: Workshops
Taking the Get York & North Yorkshire Working Plan into action: Key actions to feed into the detailed delivery plan. - 14:30-15:00: Close, Tea, Coffee and Networking
How can I join?
Please note, registration is now closed. If have questions about the event, contact us here.
Published on Friday 31 October 2025