HEALTH

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Medical Breakthroughs
7th June 2025
3 mins read

Leeds Podcast Shares the Human Stories Behind Groundbreaking Medical Research

Medical Breakthroughs: The Research Journey is a compelling new podcast from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), shining a light on the powerful, often emotional stories behind some of the UK’s most significant medical advances. Launching on Wednesday 11 June 2025, the series explores how research transforms lives — told through the voices of…
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Spire Harrogate Clinic
16th May 2025
1 min read

Spire Clinic Invests £3.5m to Expand MRI Diagnostic Capabilities

Spire Harrogate Clinic has invested £3.5 million in cutting-edge diagnostic technology, significantly expanding access to MRI services for people in Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. With capacity for up to 4,800 MRI appointments annually, the clinic now offers same-day appointments where available — enabling faster, more accurate diagnoses, earlier treatment planning, and greater peace…
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Active Leeds
27th April 2025
1 min read

Reusable Period Products Now Available at Leeds Leisure Centres

Leeds leisure centres are taking an important step towards promoting sustainability and breaking down barriers to physical activity by offering free reusable period products to visitors and staff. Through a partnership between Active Leeds and the period poverty charity Freedom 4 Girls, centres across the city will be distributing a range of sustainable options…
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Leeds Health and Housing Programme
15th November 2024
3 mins read

Progress Update on Leeds’s Health and Housing Programme

Leeds continues to make strides in its innovative Health and Housing Programme, aimed at boosting public health through improvements in housing conditions. This programme, integral to addressing health disparities in the city, has made notable progress in various initiatives over the past year. One of the standout projects within the programme is the weatherproofing…
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Picture of design for new Leeds Children's Hospital
11th October 2024
3 mins read

Council Leaders Rally for Immediate Approval and Acceleration of New Leeds Hospital Plans Ahead of Budget Announcement

Council leaders are poised to express their strong and unyielding endorsement for a proposed new hospital in Leeds, urging the Government to fast-track approval and expedite the process ahead of the forthcoming budget announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer this October. Next week, a critical report will be presented to the Executive Board…
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CHEC Hospitals and Health Care
23rd August 2024
2 mins read

CHEC completes fit out of new Leeds Community Hospital

CHEC, one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare, has completed the fit out of its new community ophthalmology hospital in Leeds. Due to open in the upcoming months, the hospital will help reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice by providing access to ophthalmology services to local residents. CHEC Leeds will…
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Leeds Health
28th June 2024
2 mins read

Dark Chocolate, Wine, and Other Foods May Hold the Key to Longevity

From anti-aging to longevity — how dark chocolate, wine, and other foods could unlock the secrets of graceful aging. The term ‘anti-aging’ is gradually fading from the beauty industry lexicon, being replaced by a new emphasis on promoting longevity and graceful aging. This shift fosters a more inclusive view that decouples age from beauty standards.…
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Alcohol Awareness Week, Forward Leeds
21st June 2024
2 mins read

Forward Leeds Launches Innovative Campaign For Alcohol Awareness week

During Alcohol Awareness Week, Forward Leeds, the city’s dedicated alcohol and drug support service, is rolling out an innovative campaign designed to assist Leeds residents looking to manage their alcohol consumption. Forward Leeds stands as a beacon of hope and support for individuals grappling with alcohol and drug issues in the Leeds area. As…
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Top L - R_ Alistair Brownlee, Jonathan Brownlee_ Bottom L - R_Daniel Campbell, Jan Yip, Jacob Palmer and Sam Redmond
17th May 2024
3 mins read

Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital collaborate with The Brownlee Foundation to inspire fitness in young people across North England

With recent research from Nuffield Health unveiling significant barriers to exercise for those living in Yorkshire and the surrounding areas, Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital in collaboration with The Brownlee Foundation aim to inspire young people to prioritise their health and wellbeing through the power of sport, physical activity and positive role models. The healthcare…
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NHS Healthy Start
10th May 2024
3 mins read

Urgent Call for Eligible Families in Leeds to Access Healthy Start Benefits

In Leeds, nearly 3,000 low-income families and pregnant women are encouraged to participate in the Healthy Start scheme, a national initiative designed to enhance the diets of pregnant women and children up to the age of four. Recent statistics reveal that these households are not currently benefiting from the program, which also extends eligibility…
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Forward-Leeds
12th April 2024
1 min read

Forward Leeds launches edibles awareness campaign

Forward Leeds, the city’s alcohol and drug support service is embarking on a campaign to raise awareness about cannabis, with a particular focus on cannabis edibles. The campaign aims to help people understand what edibles are, the risks and to offer some advice around staying safe. The campaign running in April 2024 employs online…
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UK Quit Smoking Services, Better Health
22nd March 2024
1 min read

Proposals aimed at eliminating smoking within a generation are met with approval by Public Health Authorities

Health leaders in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and Yorkshire and the Humber are lauding the Tobacco and Nicotine Bill as a transformative initiative with the capacity to eliminate smoking within a generation. Introduced this week, the Bill seeks to significantly lower smoking rates by outlawing the sale of tobacco products (comprising cigarettes, cigars, and e-cigarettes)…
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Leeds City Council set to make care experience a protected characteristic
2nd February 2024
1 min read

Leeds City Council set to make care experience a protected characteristic

Members of Leeds City Council’s executive board are set to agree to establishing care experience as a locally protected characteristic by the council. The move follows a deputation to full council from care leavers, recognising that people’s experience of being in the care system can lead to similar barriers than those faced by other…
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Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy
8th December 2023
2 mins read

New plans launched to make Leeds a healthier city

Leeds will be a healthy and caring city for all ages, where people who are the poorest improve their health the fastest. The Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy aims to break the link between poverty and poor health; and the Healthy Leeds Plan outlines how the health and care system will transform over the…
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West Yorkshire Trading Standards
17th November 2023
2 mins read

New campaign to reduce the numbers of young people vaping

Retailers are being warned not to sell nicotine vapes to under-18s as part of a major campaign to reduce the numbers of young people vaping in Leeds. Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Trading Standards have joined together to warn retailers it is illegal to sell vapes containing nicotine to under 18s and to…
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