What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Enhance programme, which supports people to maintain health, wellbeing and independence, and avoid a hospital admission, will be funded for a second year up to April 2024. It works by providing tailor-made support for patients being discharged from hospital, referred to Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) or identified
It is estimated that two children in every classroom of 30 children have a language disorder that affects the way they understand and express language, which is not linked to another condition. A series of 11 animated speech and language development videos has been released by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS
More than 52,000 school children across Leeds will be offered a free flu vaccination this winter in a bid to stamp out flu. The vaccinations, in the form of a nasal spray, will be given to children by nurses from Leeds Community Health Care Immunisation team. The nasal spray will
A new service to enable pregnant women together with parents and carers of babies aged 0-2 to support each other is being launched in South Leeds. The three year project will develop a training programme to help ‘Peer Supporters’ – parents who can support other parents. Working alongside parents and
Leeds people leading campaign to help others quit smoking Local people are fronting a new health campaign in south and east Leeds in a bid to help more people stop smoking by using free NHS support. Simon Aston accessed the NHS Leeds Stop Smoking clinic in Middleton and is one
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Team of the Week: South Leeds Independence Centre. This week we’re taking a trip to the South Leeds Independence Centre (SLIC) in Beeston. SLIC is a community rehabilitation unit with 40 beds. The centre integrates health and social care, in order to deliver short term
The UK’s biggest oral health campaign, National Smile Month, began yesterday (Monday 18 May 2015). To raise awareness of the importance of looking after your teeth and maintaining a healthy mouth, the Dental team from Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust will be out and about across the city promoting the
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust We have a vacancy for a Sister working at the South Leeds Independence Centre – is this the role for you? South Leeds Independence Centre is a flagship integrated health and social care venture for Leeds which supports both admission avoidance and hospital discharges for
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust The Giving Voice choir will be doing their first performance of 2015, this Saturday at the White Rose Centre. Please go along and support them! They’ll be performing at 11.30am and 2pm. There will also be stalls for people to find out more about the
The Infant Mental Health Service, based at Parkside Medical Centre on Dewsbury Road in Beeston, has won the High Quality Care award at the recent Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust annual awards. Dr Dawn Harper from Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies was on hand to present the award. The team