Local health leaders are raising awareness of the environmental and health benefits of infant feeding as well as the support available to mark World Breastfeeding Week. World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. Not everyone chooses to…
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Thousands of people across Leeds with health conditions are preparing for an easing of the severe restrictions they have been living with since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Over 45,000 people in Leeds have been advised to shield themselves in their own homes since March. The advice was given to people with a variety of…
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A participant in an innovative Leeds City Council homeshare scheme has celebrated her 100th birthday this week. Joining family members and many other well-wishers to congratulate Roundhay resident Margaret Marshall on reaching the fantastic milestone, which included a special birthday card from Her Majesty, the Queen, were former Home sharers Holly and Jon, both…
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Leeds City Council has joined forces with Voluntary Action Leeds and a network of other local charities to deliver care to anyone in need across the city. Following last week’s unprecedented announcements many people had already made the difficult decision to self-isolate. Monday’s Prime Ministerial announcement means now even more people will be restricted…
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Leeds City Council has won a national award for its work to improve the skills and leadership of people who work in the social care sector. The council scooped the ‘best employer support for registered managers’ award at a prestigious ceremony in London where it was presented with a Skills for Care Accolade trophy…
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Residents across Leeds are being targeted with a major new campaign to reduce coronary heart disease and stroke. The initiative comes just months after stark warnings that our region has the highest death rate in England attributed to coronary heart disease. Every month, around 1,100 people in Yorkshire are killed by heart and circulatory…
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Careview, an award-winning app that tackles loneliness in Leeds by flagging social isolation hotspots, has secured funding from the European Space Agency to expand its use across the city. The app, which recently won a coveted Innovation in TEC (Technology Enabled Care) Award, was commissioned by Leeds City Council to help identify people at…
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Leeds City Council has updated its work practices to support new mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work. The council has reviewed its Infant Feeding Policy to allow new mums up to an hour of paid time to breastfeed or express breastmilk for their baby during work hours. Breastfeeding plays an important role…
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Leeds City Council is hosting a falls prevention event at Leeds Market on Tuesday 1st October, 10am to 4pm to help older people stay on their feet and out of hospital. Sadly, estimates show that a third of people aged 65 and over will fall at least once this year. As they get older,…
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A new ‘Spot of Lunch’ campaign launches in Leeds highlighting alcohol as a cause of breast cancer, with research showing more than 60% of UK women are unaware of breast cancer risks associated with alcohol. Leeds City Council launches the campaign in partnership with the Yorkshire and the Humber Alcohol Alliance across TV, online…
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Leeds City Council has launched a new service to support the estimated 5% of school-aged children and young people living in Leeds who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. Leader of the council, Councillor Judith Blake, announced support for the service in her annual budget speech in February. She was joined…
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After just one year, the Leeds Food Partnership (LFP) is celebrating winning a prestigious accolade, The Sustainable Food Cities Bronze award. Set up in 2018, the partnership celebrates good food and helps address health inequalities by reducing food poverty, supporting local food businesses, reducing the environmental impact of food, influencing the trade and consumption…
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As part of new national capital funding awarded by Public Health England (PHE) to help improve the lives of those affected by alcohol, Leeds will be extending the existing programme of alcoholic liver disease testing through the purchase of three FibroScan machines. A new programme established in Leeds to identify individuals with alcohol-related liver…
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Leeds City Council’s plans to provide new extra care homes across the city are moving forward. Following a procurement exercise, they have appointed a delivery group made up of Ashley House Ltd, Morgan Ashley LLP and Home Group Ltd. Together, these businesses will deliver and manage four sites across the city and provide up…
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Senior councillors in Leeds will be discussing a programme to deliver new council-owned extra care housing at a meeting next week. At the council’s executive board meeting to be held at Civic Hall on Wednesday 19 December, members will be updated on the progress made in the delivery of the extra care housing programme,…
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With a successful record of delivering the NHS Health Check programme at a level almost ten per cent higher than the national average, Leeds is looking to improve uptake of the checks – aimed at preventing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and certain types of dementia – even more. NHS Health…
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Former smokers in Leeds are a growing band new figures show, as the annual Stoptober campaign comes to an end. Leeds smoking rates are continuing to fall and are now the lowest in West Yorkshire new data released by Public Health England shows. Smoking rates have halved from the millennium, when around a third…
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Plans for improving rates of breastfeeding in Leeds are set to be discussed at Leeds City Council executive board on 17th October. The new Leeds Breastfeeding Plan builds on previous work which has seen rates improve steadily. Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust’s Health Visiting service, working in partnership with Leeds City Council and Leeds…
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Ancient traditions from East and West will come together in the historic grounds of Kirkstall Abbey next month during a festival of mindfulness and meditation. The beautiful ruins of the 12th Century Cistercian abbey will be the setting for a two-week programme of events to mark World Mental Health Day on October 10. And…
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New health service provision for 0-19 year olds in Leeds will be delivered by Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) following the award of a contract by Leeds City Council. LCH will be delivering the Public Health Integrated Nursing Service for 0-19 year olds from April 2019 and offer services based in Children’s Centres…
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