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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Scams and fraud awareness workshops – arrange these for the folks you work alongside, in collaboration with West Yorkshire Trading Standards
via Nick At Chapeltown Citizens Advice West Yorkshire Trading Standards are offering Free SCAMS AND FRAUDS EDUCATION FOR RESIDENTS workshops via Zoom across West Yorkshire. With only 5 months left of the project they are hoping to reach as many residents and partners as possible. Workshops can be tailored to the requirements of your service […]
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 […]
Job: Systems Change Co-ordinator, Health Communities Together 30hrs/wk, £27.7k pro rata – employed by Mesmac
The Solidarity Network, with our NHS and local authority partners, have been awarded funds to deliver phase one of a Health Communities Together project. The organisations in the Solidarity Network, Leeds GATE, BASIS Yorkshire, LASSN and Yorkshire MESMAC, work with Gypsies and Travellers, Sex Workers, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, communities affected by HIV and LGBTQ+ […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
LMP Strategy Group Wednesday 10th February 2021 10am -12pm
By Jon from LASSN on 4th February 2021 in Education & Work, Health, Housing, LMP, Meeting, Online, 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: […]
LMP Zoom chat Tuesday 26th January, 2021 12:30-13:45
As ever, you are invited to a lunchtime session where we can all catch up on what’s changed/important kick around some ideas and to find ways of claiming your £35 an hour for just turning up. And, as usual, the agenda is set by the people who turn up. And even if you’ve not much […]
Call for people whose first language is not English to share their experience of health & care – 26th January 2021
The next Inclusion for All meeting will take place on Tuesday 26th January from 10.00am-12.30pm and start taking a closer look at the experiences of people with English as a second language. Inclusion for All is a citywide initiative led by Healthwatch Leeds putting inclusion and accessibility into all areas of health and care. More information […]