What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This article first appeared on the SumOfUs website Amazing! Already, over 143,822 of us have taken action calling on Jeremy Hunt and the NHS to think again on selling our private medical data. Momentum to stop the sale of our personal information is building! The NHS is about to
We’re nearing the end of January – how are those New Year resolutions holding up? Seems an age ago now, doesn’t it? Well never fear, South Leeds Life is here to give you a bit of a nudge! Over the coming days we aim to highlight – in conjunction with
People in South Leeds are being urged to think about their sexual health today (14 January) on National STIQ Day. Sexually Transmitted Infection Question Day (STIQ Day) is held two weeks after New Year to encourage people to think about their sexual health. Two weeks is the time after
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
If you have been into the city centre recently you might have seen this advert on the Albion Street Boots site. It is part of a nationwide campaign to find a bone marrow donor for a little boy called Gaurav Bains, from Tipton in the West Midlands. According to
The Stoptober challenge starts today, 1 October. Stoptober is the 28 day national stop smoking challenge – it is returning following its launch last year. Research shows that people who manage to stop smoking for 28 days are five times more likely to stop for good and last year,