What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Record-breaking numbers of people are accessing Leeds Stop Smoking services for support as health leaders step up efforts to encourage more people to quit. The last three months of 2024 saw a significant rise in the number of people contacting the services for support, with a 73% increase in referrals
Health bosses in Leeds have expanded their stop smoking services to help encourage residents to kick the habit – as figures show there are currently more than 111,000 people in the city who still smoke. Recent data taken from GP practices shows 16.6% of the adult population in Leeds are
Belle Isle TMO 14 February Stop Smoking sessions scheduled for Fridays 12:30pm-3:30pm at The GATE are postponed until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience and will let you know the new start date as soon as possible. In the meantime please refer to oneyouleeds.co.uk for further info or phone
Belle Isle TMO 9 March Loads of people have already given up smoking, so it’s hard to believe that in 1972 just under half of adults in the UK were smokers! By 1990 this had fallen to just under a third. At present, about a sixth of UK adults are
If you’re reading this on Monday then it is exactly one month since I stopped smoking. According to the “stopping smoking timeline” things that you can find all over the internet this means that my circulation is improving. I fully expect that as you’re reading these words I am right
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
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 has some of highest smoking rates in the city. Now health bosses are asking smokers – how can we help you quit? NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is taking a new consultative approach to encourage people to stop smoking. By completing the online questionnaire
Leeds City Council has launched an innovative new campaign this week to encourage people who smoke to ‘Take 7 Steps Out’ of their home to protect children from the dangers of secondhand smoke. StepaRoo, the campaign’s kangaroo mascot, was in the city this week to take children across seven musical
What’s on at BITMOs GATE in December. Each month we have a range of activities, events and courses available for FREE at BITMOs GATE, which is the new resource centre next to Belle Isle TMO’s housing office on Belle Isle Road. HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS HAPPENING IN