We are working hard to further improve the health and care we provide to everyone living across West Yorkshire. You can see examples of the positive difference we are making on this page.
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Our health system is responsive to improving the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities. We believe that it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure people with learning disabilities will be as healthy as they can be.
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The inspirational work of suicide prevention volunteers on the Partnership’s coproduction project
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Care coordinators working for Trinity Health Group PCN are improving the way people living with dementia are cared for and supported as soon as they receive their diagnosis
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Live Well Wakefield provides a range of self-management courses and workshops offering self-help tools and techniques to help you manage your wellbeing whilst living with any longterm conditions.
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Pat and her husband David have been Extend exercise instructors and trainers for over 30 years covering the North of England including their home town in Leeds.
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The Macmillan Prehabilitation project at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is a two year project to explore the feasibility of providing prehab to all newly diagnosed cancer patients.
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Carl Hickman, project and service manager leading both acute inpatient and maternity pathways, tells us more about the challenges and successes over the first year, as well as what those using the service are saying and plans for the future.
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NHS South Yorkshire recently partnered with West Yorkshire Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism (MHLDA) Workforce team to deliver a high quality live-stream ambassador session to local Psychology students in further education and sixth-form colleges.
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Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism (MHLDA) Programme Director, Keir Shillaker, and Public Health Consultant, Dr Emma Pearce, recently worked with NHS Providers to develop an in-depth case study that underlines the importance of provider collaboratives.
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South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust talks about their social responsibility and sustainability initiatives
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Project Hope is an exciting initiative designed specifically to give 16-25yr old care experienced young people from West Yorkshire hope for a better future.
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A new tobacco dependency service, which went live for acute inpatients at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in September 2023, is helping patients on their journey to quit smoking and chewing tobacco. Tobacco Dependency Adviser, Sruthi Nair, tells us more.
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Around one in ten young people has asthma in the UK and a child is admitted to hospital every 20 minutes because of an asthma attack, the majority of which are preventable.
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The national HSJ Digital Awards 2023 are a special occasion to celebrate excellence in digitising, connecting, and transforming health and care and the website was a finalist at an award ceremony held in Manchester on 22 June.
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West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) prevention programme delivered a successful campaign for know your numbers week. Know your numbers is a national campaign led by Blood Pressure UK, to increase awareness of the importance of blood pressure checking, monitoring and understanding what the numbers mean.