We want to ensure that you are kept up to date with the latest news, events and announcements from your local CCG. In this section you can find our latest media releases as well as events and campaign announcements.
Look after your health these summer holidays
With summer holidays starting for most of us, whether people are staying in the UK or travelling abroad, the local NHS is reminding Leeds residents to look after their own health as well as their families this summer.
New pharmacy service helps people get the best from their inhalers
Pharmacies in Leeds are offering a new service aimed at helping people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) use their inhalers more effectively and so better manage their symptoms.
Morphsuit memory joggers make a surprise appearance across Leeds
Starting this week, a team of purple morphsuit-clad “memory joggers” will pop up at different locations across Leeds to remind the public to cancel their unwanted GP appointments
Don’t forget to pack your (asthma) essentials
With the summer holidays due to start this week, the NHS is reminding parents and carers to pack their children’s asthma medication before they leave.
NHS Leeds CCG and ITN Productions premiere new film
A short film made to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS highlights some of the innovations that are helping to improve the health and wellbeing of Leeds residents.
MindMate launches city-wide campervan tour to promote mental health resources
MindMate, a website providing mental health and emotional wellbeing advice and information to young people across Leeds, is launching a city-wide campervan tour to help raise awareness of the resources available to young people.
Help shape the future of diabetes prevention & care in Leeds
The NHS in Leeds is asking people what they’d like to see in a new diabetes strategy for the city.
The strategy will outline plans to reduce the number of people in Leeds who develop the condition and identify everyone who has it, while also looking at how we can support people with diabetes to live a fulfilling life.
Leeds-based website aiming to improve young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing wins a national award
The MindMate website which has been co-produced by the local NHS and young people, won the best ‘Website design’ category for its Real Stories at the Design Week Awards, which took place on Tuesday 26 June.
Sporting Soprano Lizzie Jones celebrates 70 years of the NHS
‘Sporting Soprano’ Lizzie Jones has been helping to celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday on Thursday (5 July), by taking part in a vintage photoshoot and interview for a special edition of NHS Leeds CCG’s magazine.
Gypsy and Traveller Community and a Queen’s Nurse tackle health inequalities in Leeds
An award-winning project that has been improving the health and wellbeing of one of the city’s most marginalised communities has received funding for a further 12 months.