What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Older people and those with additional support needs in Beeston and Holbeck are being offered free door to door transport to GP and other health appointments. The scheme is being trialled in South Leeds as part of the Connecting Leeds project and aims to cut the number of missed appointments
With Christmas fast approaching, NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is advising patients not to leave it too late to order or collect repeat prescriptions. Local pharmacies and GP practices may have reduced opening times or be closed over the bank holiday period. This means it is important that anyone
As winter bugs and flu hit the city, health leaders are urging people to protect themselves by going back to basics. Apart from having a flu jab, good hand hygiene is the main way to prevent flu and other viruses such as the winter vomiting bug from spreading. Washing your
With the prediction of hot weather and tropical conditions hitting Leeds later this week, the local NHS has issued guidance to help people make the most of the conditions as well as reducing potential pressure on the health system. NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has issued the advice in
Sponsored content A slimming Consultant who supports people in Belle Isle to lose weight each week says men shouldn’t be shy about joining a slimming group. Slimming World and the Men’s Health Forum are calling for men to get support to lose weight. Tace, who runs the Belle Isle Slimming
Volunteering your time and skills to an organisation clearly helps that project and its users, but it can also be very beneficial to you, the volunteer. This applies especially if you are looking for work, have health problems, or are just isolated, perhaps new to the area. Volunteering is a
The Leeds Women and Girls Hubs launched one year ago and an incredible amount has been achieved in just 12 months. The Women’s Hub has been developing the State of Women’s Health Report. Commissioned by Public Health, the report shines the light on the health needs of diverse women in
Local GP and Chair of NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Partnership, Dr Gordon Sinclair, is reminding eligible Leeds residents to take up the offer of the free flu vaccine as part of the Stay Well This Winter campaign. The flu vaccination is offered to those who are at increased
Patients at Middleton Park Surgery are likely to see some changes later in 2018, but South Leeds Life understands that it unlikely the surgery will close. Grange Medicare Limited, based in Hemsworth near Wakefield, has run Middleton Park Surgery for the last ten years. They have decided not to renew
Bumps and Babes are thrilled to be running their ‘Bumps and Buggy Fit’ sessions for the third time at Middleton Park over the Summer, as part of a portfolio of health, fitness and education programmes they deliver throughout Leeds. Sharon Wilkinson and Shelley Madden (Specialist Midwives for Bumps and Babes and