Public Health Leeds invite your feedback on vaccination planning, click here to complete the survey. Tim Taylor, head of Public Health for localities and primary care, attended the Leeds Migration Partnership strategy meeting on Wednesday, 10th February 2021, to share the vaccination overview and discuss how we can address the needs of migrants, refugee and […]
Archive | February, 2021
Update from Manuel Bravo – 11th Feb 2021
We are currently operating a different, reduced service and will continue to do so until the end of the current lockdown in England. Our phonelines are currently staffed every day between 9am and 11am. Calls made outside this time will be directed to our voicemail and called back as soon as we can. We are […]
Notes from Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health Pathways Meeting 25th Jan 2021
The next meeting of the pathways meeting will be on the 19th of April between 2 and 3.30pm. Please get in touch with [email protected] if you’d like an invitation
Migrant Help Update Feb 21
Key points It’s tough and MH are working very hard. Avg waiting times on the helpline are 4-10 mins New recruits to MH will help reduce waiting times If you experience problems, please contact MH [email protected] [email protected]
The Conversation Club Leeds seeks a treasurer.
The Conversation Club Leeds seeks a treasurer. We are a small charity registered (No. 1189217 ) in April 2020 in receipt of a small number of diverse grants and donations. Due to Covid regulations club meetings are now weekly online. We will shortly need a new treasurer with experience of producing accounts or bookkeeping, and […]
Seminar series from Migration Research group, Sheffield University
Virtual seminars hosted by the Migration Research Group at Sheffield University “The first seminar in the series will take place 18-02-21, when we are joined by five presenters working across four different departments, who will share their reflections on the lived experiences of migrants and migration governance in post-Brexit Britain.” https://migrationresearch.group.shef.ac.uk/mrg-semester-2-seminar-series/
New Roots: Vaccine info sessions for Arabic/Tigrinya/Farsi speakers
Refugee Council New Roots team are hosting vaccine information sessions next week: Wednesday 17th February 10am – Arabic Thursday 18th February 10am – Farsi Friday 19th February 10am – Tigrinya These sessions are an opportunity to ask questions to a health professional in your own language (interpreters available). Contact Amy for more information: [email protected] / […]
Zoom Catch Up Tuesday 9th February 2021 12:30-13:45
There are 2 LMP meetings this week, so we need to be clear which one is which (there’s a more detailed explanation at the bottom of this post This one is the Operations Group, the fortnightly lunchtime session, where anyone can turn up, we have a general chat about what’s up in Leeds share new stuff […]
COVID-19 key messages, vaccinations and shielding information and resources including translated/interpreted materials
Leeds City Council has produced and shared a new toolkit to help partners share important key messages about coronavirus in Leeds. The toolkit is hosted on Google Drive and so can be freely accessed by external (as well as internal) partners. It includes a range of posters, graphics, social media posts and other resources created […]
Third Sector Resilience in Leeds – Survey Results Feb 2021
Charities and voluntary groups are playing a critical role responding to the ongoing pandemic in their support of our communities. The financial implications of mobilising and supporting volunteers, and the increased demand in services, has placed pressure on the sector and requires them to work more flexibly. The findings of this Resilience Survey highlight the […]
Migrants’ Rights Network – Know Your Rights workshop- February 22nd-24th 2021
Migrant Rights Network will be running our Know Your Rights workshop in February (22-24th) which aims to help migrants understand and assert themselves in key areas of everyday life including banking, driving, education, employment, health, housing, social services, detention and deportation and also how to advocate for themselves. The benefit of the workshop is that […]
LMP Strategy Group Wednesday 10th February 2021 10am -12pm
By Jon from LASSN on 4th February 2021 in Education, Training & Work, Health, LMP, Meeting, Safety & Inclusion
Please find the links to the agenda and papers at the bottom of this post. The action plan priorities updates/progress will be discussed and the key item of the meeting will be about vaccination messages, delivered by Tim Taylor from Public Health. The Zoom access details are as follows: Join Zoom Meeting: https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/68274167985 Meeting ID: […]