Tag: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Care closer to home as NHS Community Diagnostic Centre officially opened

Hilary Benn, MP for Leeds South, has officially opened the NHS Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) – Beeston, bringing a range of health services closer to people in the community. The CDC, operated by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, offers ultrasound, a range of cardio-respiratory services including ambulatory blood pressure tests,

Local cancer hero is nominated for two awards

Steven Scupham is local South Leeds hero from Beeston Hill, battling cancer and volunteering to give something back. His bravery has been recognised in two nominations for this year’s Yorkshire Choice Awards and you can help Steven by voting for him. Steven is nominated in the Volunteer of the Year

Leeds hospitals ask public to continue to follow Hands, Face, Space

Patients, staff and anyone working with Leeds Teaching Hospitals are being asked to continue wearing a mask on site and socially distance, even after ‘Freedom Day’ on Monday (19 July 2021). Whilst restrictions are being lifted in most public places, strict Infection Control needs to be followed in hospitals and

Baby Week returns for it’s fourth year

Baby Week is back for the fourth time this November (2-9 November 2019) with the theme ‘Making Connections: Bonding healthy brains and wellbeing for all’ A full breakdown of the activities and fantastic calendar of events in the city you can find here. There’s lot of activities happening around south

Mobile lung health checks launched in South Leeds

People at high risk of developing lung disease will have the chance to take part in a pioneering project funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research. About 7,000 people across the city who smoke or used to smoke will be invited for a special type of x-ray called a screening CT scan