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Nearly nine out of ten smokers in South Leeds want to quit, but factors such as stress are making it difficult for them to do so, a new NHS survey shows. NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group, which has the highest rates of smoking in the city, commissioned
Would you know what to do in an emergency? Free first aid training sessions are being made available at local children’s centres by the NHS Leeds South & East CCG. Parents and carers are encouraged to learn vital practical skills and knowledge. Topics covered will include: child and baby CPR,
A new manifesto highlighting the importance of acting early to give children a better start in life has been welcomed by Leeds CCGs. The 1001 Critical Days Manifesto has just been launched by the Government with all-party support. It highlights the importance of achieving better perinatal mental health. 1001 days
NHS Announces ‘Social Prescribing’ Service to Improve Local Health An innovative approach to supporting health and wellbeing is being launched by the NHS to benefit people living in South and East Leeds. Connect for Health, funded by NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group, will be delivered by a
Thousands of primary school pupils in South Leeds will be eligible for the flu vaccine this winter, as the national flu vaccination programme for children is extended to children in school years one and two for the first time. For the first time, children aged two to six years-old will
A hard-hitting film about the dangers of smoking while on home oxygen was launched at an event hosted by NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group last week (14 October 2015). The film, produced by Hull community respiratory nurse specialist Julie Danby in partnership with Humberside Fire & Rescue
South Leeds community projects invited to apply to next round of Third Sector Health Grants NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has launched a second round of Third Sector Health Grants to deliver its ambitious plans to improve health and wellbeing, prevent ill-health and ultimately enable local
A group of young people from South and East Leeds have been working together to design an app to support mental health and now their ideas are set to become a reality after they pitched them to a Dragon’s Den-style panel of health experts, who all said: “We’re in!” The
NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group is inviting local people to find out more about its work and to get involved in shaping local healthcare services. The CCG was set up to understand what local people need from health services and to plan, monitor and pay for them.
People living in South and East Leeds are being encouraged to get involved in shaping their local healthcare services by having their say at an NHS meeting on Thursday 23 July 2015. Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which is responsible for designing and buying healthcare services for