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Spire Harrogate Clinic Achieves First Gold CAP Award for Housekeeping Excellence.
17th July 2026
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Spire Harrogate Clinic Achieves First Gold CAP Award for Housekeeping Excellence

The award highlights the clinic’s ongoing commitment to excellence, continuous improvement and delivering the highest standards of care. Spire Harrogate Clinic has been achieved a Gold CAP Award following the latest unannounced assessment by the CAP Award Programme (Continuous Advancement Programme for Housekeeping). This significant achievement recognises the commitment and dedication of the housekeeping…
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Sustainability and Simulation Theatre for Academia and Industry. Credit- Bridger Carr Architects
5th July 2026
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New £1.25m Leeds operating theatre aims to advance sustainable healthcare

Construction has begun on a £1.25m operating theatre training facility in Leeds that aims to drive advances in sustainable healthcare innovation and research. The new SUSTAIN facility — Sustainability and Simulation Theatre for Academia and Industry, will provide a realistic simulated surgical environment focused on sustainability and the development of greener healthcare pathways. It…
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CHEC Hospitals and Health Care
23rd August 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Lord Mayor with members of staff from Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
10th November 2023
1 min read

Lord Mayor urges Leeds to get winter strong

The Lord Mayor of Leeds has urged residents to check if they are eligible for the free flu or covid-19 vaccine this winter. Ahead of the winter month, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Al Garthwaite visited Seacroft Community Clinic to receive her free covid-19 and flu vaccinations. The Lord Mayor was joined by…
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Leeds TeleCare Services
6th October 2023
2 mins read

Major upgrade of telecare services in Leeds successfully completed

A major four-year project to upgrade equipment providing emergency telecare alarms and support to people in Leeds has now been completed. Leeds TeleCare Services run by Leeds City Council has invested £1.6million in successfully upgrading all its equipment from analogue to digital systems in a project which began in September 2019. The upgrade has…
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NHS Leeds
18th August 2023
1 min read

Number of people who smoke in Leeds at over 120,000

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that there are currently more than 120,000 people who smoke in Leeds, with a large percentage of these being 25-34 year olds. Stopping smoking is one of the best things people can do to improve their health. Quitting reduces risk of serious illnesses such as heart…
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