Date: Saturday 2nd March, 1pm-5pm Place: The Community Wellbeing Hub, Reginald Terrace, LS7 3EZ We can provide transport/travel expenses where required, and food is provided freeof charge.
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Roma Mental Health Needs Assessment, 2023
Leeds City Council’s Public Health team carried out a Roma Mental Health Needs Assessment by holding focus groups with people from the Roma community. The listening exercise aimed to get a better understanding of the challenges facing the Roma community in Leeds and the full report is available on the Leeds Observatory: Roma HNA Report […]
“Walk it: Ride it” – a new beginners walking group on Thursdays at 1pm for people in East Leeds
‘Walk It: Ride It” is a new project at Touchstone, funded by the Dept. Transport. The aim is to help people improve their fitness and confidence in using walking in their daily lives and subsequently use vehicles less. The group is a beginner-type group open to all ages and genders. And it’s for people that […]
Give a Gift Free exercise sessions for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Jan 24
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NHS charging for maternity care – a report by Health Equity Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, December 2024
Even if you don’t have time to read the whole report (and it’s only 6 pages long), the Infographic/summary is excellent. For more information on Maternity Charging of migrants (including who is exempt from charging), please see the report’s appendices (pp7 onwards) or the Maternity Action website
How can Leeds mental health services do a better job by people of faith?
As part of the Community Mental Health Transformation programme, Healthwatch Leeds are looking to speak to anyone who can share their views about how mental health services can better welcome and care for people of faith. If you would like to share your views, please contact Anna on 0113 898 0035 or [email protected] by Monday […]
Phoenix Project – helping displaced healthcare professionals find work and qualifications
The Phoenix Project Leeds (Registered charity no: 1191100). The Phoenix Project aims to support displaced healthcare professionals’ qualification to practice medicine in the UK through the provision of regular English Language teaching sessions and support with passing the OET exam necessary to work within the NHS. We also use these sessions to familiarise participants with […]
Call for expressions of interest: UKHSA Co-production project for people with lived experience and VCSE organisations
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: UKHSA CO-PRODUCTION PROJECT FOR PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND VCSE ORGANISATIONS The Health Equity and Inclusion Health division at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are inviting expressions of interest from Voluntary and Community Sector (VCSE) organisations of any size who work with groups and communities identified as being at highest […]
Covid & Flu vaccines for Third Sector – Winter 2023
Brilliant news, announced in the Forum Central Blog “COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are available for third sector health or social care professionals, including volunteers, in frontline roles” For more information please click here
Free MHFA & Cultural Competent Training – West Yorkshire
Community Links and All About inclusion are running free 2.5 day training sessions on Cultural Competence, Mental Health Inequalities, and Mental Health First Aid (MHFAider). Sessions will be held in September and October at VCSE/accessible venues in Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, and Wakefield, and are open to all VCSE staff working in the health and care […]
Community Links – Mental Health Training Autumn 2023
Loads of new courses announced by Community Links (https://www.commlinks.co.uk/training/courses/) including the fantastic Mental Health First Aid – which is FREE Start Date: 16th November 23 End Date: 7th December 23 Location: 9:30 – 12.30 over 4 days , Leeds Price: FREE to frontline workers, peer mentors and volunteers in the third sector This training is […]
Job: Freelance Engagement Lead – £11,850 (£150/day, 5dpw, Nov23-Feb24) Migration Museum, based in Leeds
Application deadline: 23:59 on Sunday 8 October 2023 The Migration Museum is seeking a Freelance Engagement Lead to oversee our touring exhibition Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS in Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre from November 2023 until February 2024. The role will involve helping to coordinate the launch event and supervising […]