What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Call for local out-of-hours helpline answered by Holbeck Elderly Aid and NHS Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA), a South Leeds charity supporting vulnerable older people in the community has received a Third Sector Health Grant from NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to the value of over £46,000.
NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) held a Day of the Dead themed Death Café for their staff this week, in a bid to get more people to talk about death and dying, and to make practical plans that will help loved ones left behind. The CCG
There are many yardsticks by which the media choose to measure the health of a nation. We’re constantly being informed of where we stand in virtual league tables based on GDP, Teenage Pregnancy, Crime Rates and there’s even a Happiness Index. But I’ve always thought that the only true way
City leads way with groundbreaking approach to mental health information and support From today, World Mental Health Day 2016, people in Leeds will have access to a new and innovative resource for information, support and advice about mental health, including access to 24/7 crisis support. MindWell (www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk) is a new online
City View Medical Practice in Beeston has been praised for innovative approaches to patient care at NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group’s annual general meeting. The practice has a bowel cancer champion, Clare Dean, who has used a wide variety of approaches to encourage more patients aged 60-74
NHS Clinical Commissioning Group AGM invitation to residents of south and east Leeds NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group is giving members of the public an opportunity to find out what GP practices are doing in south and east Leeds to tackle some of the biggest health issues
YOUR COMMUNITY – PLEASE GET INVOLVED Discussions have recently taken place in the Cottingley area to look at how health and wellbeing services are delivered to your community. These discussions have led to the development of a ‘Cottingley Health and Wellbeing Group’ which had their initial meeting in February, looking
With nearly half the people in Leeds (44%) ignoring their bowel cancer screening tests, the NHS and Public Health, Leeds City Council have launched a new initiative to encourage more people in the city to take this simple health check that can save lives. Currently all 60-74-year-olds receive the bowel
The news agenda for the next four months will be dominated by the European referendum. This is the most important decision the country will make in a generation so of course it must get the coverage, but it’s not the only decision being taken that will dramatically affect our lives
Connect for Health, a local NHS-funded service to improve health and wellbeing for people living in South and East Leeds, has found that social isolation is proving to be the biggest factor affecting health and wellbeing – affecting over one third (37%) of the people the service has worked with