Welcome to our new members!
We'd like to give our newest member organisations a warm welcome to the Forum Central partnership! Find out more about what Bramley Baths & Community, UK Counselling Network, Lippy People and Move Mates do, and [...]
Photos and feedback from “fantastic” IDODP 2024
The Marketplace Celebration was held on Tuesday 3 December at Leeds City Museum. Photos There are so many great photos of the day. We have collated a snapshot below. You can browse a selection in [...]
WYCAS support in wake of National Insurance rise
A range of support is on offer from WYCAS Community Accounting. You can download a template spreadsheets for calculating the NI rise impact, book a free 30 minute call, or join their Finance Forum meeting. [...]
Mental Health Help this Festive Season – MindWell Resources
MindWell has published details of support available this Christmas and New Year. Please share this resource to help make people aware of the help available this festive season. This time of year can be particularly [...]
Volition AGM – Strength through uncertain times
Volition held their 2024 AGM at St George's Centre on Thursday 28 November. This formality was a small but perfectly formed Annual General Meeting with members of our board of trustees and team present. It [...]
National Men’s Health Strategy Announced
The UK government has announced plans for a men's health strategy. This landmark announcement was made at a men's health summit on Thursday 28 November. Health Secretary, Wes Streeting confirmed that the Government will introduce [...]
‘Time for Young People Leeds’ service update
'Time for Young People Leeds' is a new service designed to deliver community-based early emotional and mental health support for children and young people in Leeds, with a particular focus on children and young people [...]
NHS Low Income Scheme
The NHS Low Income Scheme is set up to help people pay for: NHS prescription charges NHS dental treatment charges the cost of sight tests, glasses and contact lenses the cost of travelling to receive [...]
11 December | Good Conversations Webinar for VCSE Workforce
Date: 11 December Time: 1 pm - 2.30 pm Location: Online An important focus is on conversations relating to modifiable health risks and the wider and social and wider determinants of health, such as loneliness, [...]
Measles Guidance and Resources
In January 2024 the UK Health Security declared a UK measles incident and as expected we are now seeing a rise in measles cases in Leeds, mainly in unvaccinated children. What is Measles? Measles is [...]
Loan Sharks: Knowing the warning signs
Help spread the message about loan sharks who target vulnerable people. The following information is applicable nationally to help people spot the warning signs. Don’t let a loan shark ruin your Christmas Christmas is coming [...]
Prevention and Management of Long Term Conditions Training
Expert Physical Activity Clinical Champions are delivering free, peer to peer training sessions to groups of healthcare professionals on the prevention and management of long term conditions. Training sessions can be between 1 - 3 [...]
Tender Opportunity – Creative Arts for WY Healthcare Workforce
Could you deliver a Creative Wellbeing service to West Yorkshire Health and Care staff and volunteers? This tender opportunity may be for you. Full details are in this email: Invitation to tender email from LAHWN [...]
Welfare Officer: Supporting people working in health and care organisations
The Leeds Health and Care Academy are partnered with the Defence Medical Welfare Service to provide a person-centred support service for the entire health and care workforce in Leeds. The welfare officer can provide high-quality [...]
Healthy Holidays funding for Leeds
About the programme Healthy Holidays is a partnership between Leeds Community Foundation and Leeds City Council, expected to be funded by the Department for Education. The fund will support community organisations to provide engaging and [...]