We want to ensure that you are kept up to date with the latest news, events and announcements from your local health and care partnership. In this section you can find our latest media releases as well as events and campaign announcements.
NHS services this Christmas and New Year
The NHS in Leeds is encouraging residents to choose the right service if they become unwell during the festive period.
Leeds is facing unprecedented levels of demand – Leeds Health and Care Partnership
Shared statement – 19 December 2022. This week the health and care system in Leeds is facing unprecedented levels of demand which is resulting in long waits for care in Accident and Emergency (A&E).
‘Check in with a mate’ this Christmas
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (WY HCP) has issued a renewed appeal for everyone to ‘check in with a mate’ this Christmas – with the festive period often proving a challenging time for many.
West Yorkshire partnerships come together to support people and communities through the cost-of-living crisis
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (an integrated care system), The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, and The West Yorkshire Combined Authority have set out their commitment to support people through the cost-of-living crisis. In a joint statement, they set out the pressures facing people living across the area, whilst highlighting that this is […]
Leeds Health and Care Partnership statement – strike action
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed that their members will be taking part in national industrial action, in the form of a strike, on Thursday 15 December and Tuesday 20 December from 8am-8pm. This will impact on some services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and some community nursing services across the city.
Second anniversary of COVID-19 vaccination programme marked with new report and booster plea
Two years on since the NHS in Leeds delivered the first covid jabs in the district, health leaders have published a report into people’s experience of the vaccination programme while calling on people to get boosted ahead of Christmas. The UK was the first in the world to start the life-saving vaccinations, with the first […]
Parents and carers in West Yorkshire asked to be on the lookout for symptoms of Group A streptococcus, or ‘Strep A’, in children (commonly called scarlet fever)
Parents and carers in West Yorkshire are being asked to be on the lookout for symptoms of Group A Streptococcus, or ‘GAS’, in children (more commonly known as scarlet fever). Symptoms include sore throat, headache, fever and a fine, pinkish or red body rash. On darker skin the rash can be more difficult to detect […]
Health chiefs urge people to get boosted for Christmas
With Christmas just 24 sleeps away, eligible people in Leeds are being urged to get their booster jab to keep them and others safe during the festivities.
Funding boost for children’s mental health support
Children’s charity SELFA has secured an £85,000 funding boost for children’s mental health support thanks to a new research report by Emma Pears, one of West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s (WY HCP) health equity fellows. The Children and Young People’s Mental Health in Rural Craven report identified a lack of accessible mental health services […]
Helping people with learning disabilities to start well, live well and age well in West Yorkshire
2023 will see an increased focus across the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership on improving the lives of people with learning disabilities.