Survey: Assisted Travel to Medical Appointments
Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Services (NEPTS) Engagement now open, closes 13 October 2024. NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board would like to know how people travel to medical appointments, and if they know about different support [...]
New Unpaid Carers Digital Resource
The Digital Resource for Carers service is provided by Carers UK in partnership with the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, Bradford Council, Calderdale Council, Kirklees Council, Leeds City Council and Wakefield Council. Having the [...]
100% Digital Leeds Arts in Care Digital Programme
The National Day of Arts in Care Homes is an annual event championing, promoting, and encouraging arts engagement in care settings and highlighting the health and wellbeing benefits for all involved. In celebration of the [...]
1 October | Leeds Older People’s Forum AGM 2024
Date: 1 October 2024 Time: 10:30 am - 11:00 am Location: South Concourse, Headingley Stadium Leeds Older People's Forum will be holding their AGM and celebrating 30 years as an organisation at Headingley Stadium. The [...]
Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment – check your entitlement now
Up to 850,000 pensioner households may be entitled to Pension Credit, but do not claim it. Please promote this and encourage people to check your entitlement now. Pension Credit Awareness Week is 9 to 15 [...]
How creative and cultural activities can support health priorities
Creative and cultural activities, such as art, music, theatre, and dance, have long been recognised for their potential to enhance well-being and health. These activities provide more than just entertainment—they play a vital role in [...]
1 October | International Day of Older People (IDOP) 2024
This year's IDOP theme is “The part we play,” which aims to celebrate the integral role of older people in our communities. The event will be held at the South Stand of Headingley Stadium and [...]
Yorkshire Water Survey
Independent Age, a national charity working with older people in financial hardship, is currently conducting a campaign advocating for fairer water bills and improved support for individuals facing financial challenges. The organisation aims to gather [...]
BOSS Digital Toolkit
Be Online and Stay Safe (BOSS), funded from 2022-2024, aimed to help older people in Leeds get more comfortable using digital technology. It involved partnerships with organisations like 100% Digital Leeds and focused on teaching [...]
Keeping In Touch Mural | Headingley
A new mural created by people living with dementia is officially launched at the AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium. The Leeds Up & Go Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP) group created the Keeping In Touch [...]
Trending Elders Report
About this project: Trending Elders is Leeds Older People's Forum’s (LOPF) quarterly survey of member organisations, through which LOPF gathers up-to-date intelligence on the issues affecting older people in Leeds. It is an important tool [...]
Ageing Well: Our Lives in Leeds – Director of Public Health Annual Report 2023
Leeds City Council has shared the latest Director of Public Health Annual Report for Leeds and accompanying short film, both titled Ageing Well: Our Lives in Leeds. Read the reports and watch the film: Full report [...]
Keeping people well in the heat
Reminder to VCSE organisations who interact with members of the public and particularly vulnerable people to be informed about heat safety. Please help keep people well by sharing information and tips about how to keep [...]
Manifesto for Change by Leeds Older People’s Forum
Leeds Older People’s Forum has produced our Manifesto for Change in order to amplify the needs and concerns of older people in Leeds, and to influence politicians and policy-makers, in the run-up to the general [...]
27 June | Dementia Awareness event in Wetherby
Join us for information and support on a wide range of topics for those living with dementia and their carers. Date: Thursday 27 June 2024 Time: 11 AM to 3 PM Location: Wetherby Town Hall [...]