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Wetherby charity picks up UK’s highest voluntary honour
A Wetherby older person’s charity has been named recipient of the nation’s highest possible voluntary honour by Her Majesty The Queen. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is one of 244 charities, social enterprises [...]
Leeds People & OD Festival
The first Leeds People & OD Festival is taking place in June. Leeds Health and Care One Workforce will host a series of events between Monday 13 June and Thursday 16 June, that will allow [...]
Welcome: Seagulls Reuse Ltd
We are delighted to welcome Seagulls Reuse Ltd, one of our latest members to join Volition and Forum Central. Let's hear from the Seagulls team and find out a bit more about them: "We believe [...]
Leeds Older People’s Forum launch new ‘Travel Connections’ programme
We are delighted to announce that our delivery partner Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF) has been awarded a grant through the Department for Transport’s ‘Tackling loneliness with transport’ fund. Through the ambitious ‘Travel Connections’ programme, [...]
Safeguarding Adults – Learning resources
Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board has developed a new Learning & Development webpage with useful resources to support good safeguarding practices within your organisation. The resources include: Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework Always Care - best [...]
Welcome: The Swan Song Project
We are delighted to welcome The Swan Song Project, one of our latest members to join Volition and Forum Central. The Swan Song Project gives anyone facing end of life and those surrounding them the [...]
Welcome: Deaf Women’s Society
We are delighted to welcome Deaf Women’s Society, one of our latest members to join Volition and Forum Central. Deaf Women’s Society was created in 2017, in response to an identified lack of provision for Deaf [...]
Check-in with each other
The Check-in campaign from West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership aims to initiate wellbeing conversations to help reduce the stigma associated with mental health difficulties and to eliminate judgement. We want to promote a working culture across [...]
Have your say | Digital self-help for musculoskeletal conditions
Forum Central are working with University of Leeds researchers to promote a project on developing a musculoskeletal (MSK) digital health intervention. The aim of the project is to develop a digital app or website for [...]
A Big Team Leeds Thank You
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Asghar Khan hosted a celebration event on Monday 09 May 2022 to recognise the amazing work and leadership of staff from across the health and social care system throughout the [...]
Lateral flow tests and PPE – Forum Central raising concerns for Third Sector
Forum Central urgently seeking clarity on behalf of our members about Lateral Flow Tests and PPE for Third Sector organisations in Leeds As you will be aware Forum Central has been working to ensure [...]
Human Rights Act Consultation and Accessibility
Learning Disability England has been working to make sure the Human Rights Act Consultation is accessible. Easy read versions of the consultation have been created and an extension to the deadline have been granted. If [...]
Leeds For All 2021 Review
In December 2021, Forum Central, with our members and partners from Leeds City Council and across health and care, brought together Leeds For All 2021 to mark International Day of Disabled People Groups and [...]
Arfan Hanif – Inclusion blog – Time for Action
Powerful blog from Arfan Hanif Chair of the Forum Central Inclusion Working Group ‘Enough of the talking….time for practical action’ Like me, no doubt colleagues attend many meetings and forums where things like diversity, inclusion, [...]
Good news for Men’s Health Unlocked
We're delighted to announce that Men's Health Unlocked, the Leeds network supporting men’s health, has been awarded over £300,000 by the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund! Men’s Health Unlocked (MHU) is a partnership between Forum [...]