What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
If your baby had a medical emergency would you know what to do? The NHS are running a three week course for parents and carers at the St George’s Centre in Middleton.Topics will cover child and baby CPR, choking treatment, bumps and bruises, burns, poisons, rashes, meningitis and more. The
School pupils in South Leeds are being given the skills and confidence to cycle in their home city, as work gets underway to improve cycling facilities across the region. Schools across the south and east of the city have signed up to a free pilot scheme –The Cycle Skills Library,
Two Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Leeds have invested a combined amount of over £1 million in their communities to improve health and wellbeing across the North, South and East of the city. NHS Leeds North CCG and NHS Leeds South and East CCG have launched the NHS CCG Third
We are all looking forward to the long Easter weekend, many of us are already preparing for family get togethers, socialising with friends and arranging parties at home. Whatever your plans you may need to be prepared for more unexpected events and ones which may prove less entertaining. Being prepared
People in South Leeds are being asked to avoid going to hospital if they have norovirus, the winter vomiting bug. The advice has been issued by the local NHS in an effort to reduce the spread of the bug which can have a significant impact on the delivery of
Leeds residents are being urged to use the right health services if they fall ill over Christmas and only use A&E if the situation is very severe or life threatening. There are many different ways that people can get help themselves get the right treatment and allow busy NHS
While Christmas shopping and festive celebrations may be uppermost in everyone’s minds at this time of year, the three NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Leeds are urging local people to prepare themselves medically for the holiday period. A handy Christmas card reminding people to pack their regular medication as
People in South Leeds are being urged to join the national debate about the future of the National Health Service. Did you know: Around 80 per cent of deaths from major diseases, such as cancer, are attributable to lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, excess alcohol and poor diet
Local people are being asked to help shape the future of NHS urgent care services in Leeds. Health care professionals define urgent care as ‘a condition needing assessment and intervention within a week, or that will lead to an emergency within four weeks.’ For the public urgent care can
Lung Cancer Awareness Month is now in full swing across the UK. Throughout November, events will be running across the country raising awareness of lung cancer, so the NHS in Leeds, along with Leeds City Council are reminding people in Leeds: “Got a cough? Get a check”. Many people