Health Complaints Advocacy Service at The Advonet Group
The Advonet Group's Health Complains Advocacy Service can help anyone over the age of 11 who feels they have not had the service that they expected from the NHS and want to complain, using the [...]
MindWell Leeds Nominated for Compassionate City Award 2020
In the shadow of a successful Mental Health Awareness Week, MindWell is delighted to have been nominated by Leeds City Council for a Compassionate City Award 2020. The nomination specifically recognised the outstanding contribution made [...]
Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership have launched a mental health and wellbeing hub for staff working across health and care. The hub is exclusively for staff who work in health, social care [...]
Making Information Accessible for Neurodivergent People
Leeds Autism AIM, part of The Advonet Group, has produced a guide about how to make information resources more accessible to people who are neurodivergent. This includes people who have a diagnosis of autism, dyslexia, [...]
Share Your Knowledge
Help us to showcase the brilliant work that you are doing in your organisation and highlight any challenges you are facing. These insights will influence the strategy and direction of work across the health and [...]
Round up of Yorkshire Evening Post articles highlighting our work
Here's a collection of recent Yorkshire Evening Post articles which highlight the work of Forum Central, particularly our partner organisation Leeds Older People's Forum, and the health and care third sector. Leeds over 60s Covid [...]
SEND Local Offer and Voice and Influence Offer
SEND Local Offer and Voice and Influence Offer The Leeds Local Offer website provides information for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their parents or carers in a single [...]
Leeds For All – International Day of Disabled People 2020 Event Summary Report
From 1-4 December 2020, the William Merritt Centre and Forum Central held Leeds For All to celebrate International Day of Disabled People. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a face-to-face event was replaced with a week of [...]
Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board brings together groups for a valuable development session: We start with people
On 18th February the Health and Wellbeing Board along with the People's Voices Group, Communities of Interest Network and Leeds Solidarity Network held an inspiring development session: We start with people This session was the [...]
Leeds Homeshare – A Route to Support For Isolated People With a Spare Room
Leeds Homeshare is available to support people who would like extra help or company at home. Homeshare matches people seeking help at home with a fully vetted caring Sharer who stays in the home and [...]
Introducing Four New Forum Central Members
We would like to welcome and introduce you to four new members who have recently joined the Forum Central network: Calm & Centred, Child Bereavement UK, New Wortley Community Centre, Leeds Hospitals Charity. Forum Central [...]
Forum Central’s Glossary of Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations
Forum Central has developed a Glossary to explain common acronyms and abbreviations relating to health & care in general, nationally, regionally & locally. We understand that all across the third sector, within health and care [...]
Age Proud Leeds Launches Wise Up to Ageism
Wise Up To Ageism is a new awareness raising session from Age Proud Leeds. Through taking part in the session people can find out more about ageism and the impact is has. People taking part [...]
Share Your Knowledge through the Communities of Interest Network
Our Communities of Interest page has a new 'Share Your Knowledge' button to help you to share what’s happening within your communities, the challenges you’re facing as an organisation and the successes you’ve achieved. We [...]