What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The results of the Fair Ten Challenge 2015 were revealed for the first time on Monday (2 March 2015). Local campaign groups and charities from Leeds for Change all had the chance to propose questions to parliamentary candidates. The public then had two weeks to vote on the questions they
Patients across South and East Leeds will come together tomorrow (Friday 23 January 2015) at an extraordinary public meeting to have their say on how NHS services are funded and delivered. Representatives from GP patient groups will meet at the Thackray Medical Museum, Beckett Street at 10:30am. NHS Leeds South
Feeling under the weather? GPs in south and east Leeds open extra hours during winter NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the health body responsible for planning and funding local healthcare has come together with local GPs in the south and east of Leeds to offer extra opening
The Peoples March for the NHS, which is campaigning to save the NHS from privatisation, will pass through Hunslet, Belle Isle and Middleton on Saturday (23 August 2014). Organisers state: “The Government have legislated to open the NHS to the open market. We believe every penny saved in the
This post first appeared on Better Lives for People in Leeds blog: Last week our deputy director Dennis Holmes’s blog talked about the changes that have taken place since the 1980’s and the need to work differently. The new Assisted Living Leeds centre is a great example of joined
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