Residents in areas of Leeds are being asked to take part in a new week-long programme of testing designed to help national research into the potential spread of COVID-19 variants. This week, people living and working in the LS8 area, including parts of Harehills area and the area just north of Easterly Road, will be […]
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LMP Zoom Catch Up Tuesday 23rd February 2021 12:30-13:45
Yes, it might feel like Groundhog Day, but we’re not even a year into this yet… Join us for our fortnightly lunchtime session. Where we have a general chat about what’s up in Leeds check-in with one another share new developments As usual, folks are encouraged to bring their lunch, and it’s fine to turn […]
GP registration and access – new resource from Doctors of the World
GP registration continues to be an issue for many communities across the city and there is work being done by different services in the city to improve GP access, particularly in light of the access issues surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine. Doctors of the World have done lots of work around making GP practices ‘safe surgeries’ […]
Strategic Migration Partnership/Home Office weekly meeting key points – Thursday 11th Feb 2021:
via Ally, VCS Rep Vaccinations and COVID– communications from Home Office regarding work on this area are being developed and will be circulated shortly. Home Office also working with providers to develop communications for service users to ensure access to the most up to date information on vaccines, priority groups, new variants, COVID compliance etc. […]
GP Registration Campaign
People won’t be invited to receive a Covid-19 vaccination unless they are registered with a GP. NHS England have launched a GP registration campaign making people aware they do not need to provide proof of address or identification. Below are attached some communication materials to help people to register with a GP.
Opportunity to influence the vaccination programme in Leeds to help reach migrant, refugee and asylum seeking communities in Leeds
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 […]
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]
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] / […]
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 […]
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 […]