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13 Feb 2024
Leeds City Council offering businesses access to free health and wellbeing resources to support employees
Sign up now to the Public Health Resource Centre
05 Feb 2024
Community grants programme launched as Leeds marks one year on from becoming fast-track city working to end HIV, TB and viral hepatitis epidemics
National HIV Testing Week runs from Monday 5 February
02 Feb 2024
Warning of the dangers of illegal vapes as thousands seized in city crackdown
Almost 16,000 illicit vapes have been seized from just two Leeds retailers during a joint operation involving the police, trading standards and the council to crack down on the illegal sale of vapes, particularly to children.
01 Dec 2023
Leeds hospitals chosen for expanded national HIV programme
LGI and St James's part of campaign to end new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030
17 Nov 2023
Leeds mental health racial equality partnership wins national award
An innovative programme of work to promote racial equity within Leeds’ mental health services has won a major accolade in this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards.
17 Nov 2023
New campaign to reduce the numbers of young people vaping
Retailers are being warned not to sell nicotine vapes to under-18s as part of a major campaign to reduce the numbers of young people vaping in Leeds.
06 Nov 2023
Lord Mayor urges Leeds to get winter strong
The Lord Mayor of Leeds has urged residents to check if they are eligible for the free flu or covid-19 vaccine this winter.
27 Oct 2023
Innovative ABCD in Leeds programme celebrates milestone at special city event
An event marking a special birthday of a pioneering asset-based community development programme in Leeds has been held this week.
Over 150 attendees, including members of third sector organisations, interested representatives of other local authorities and city councillors came together at Slung Low in Holbeck to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) programme.
02 Oct 2023
Major upgrade of telecare services in Leeds successfully completed
Infrastructure and equipment upgraded from analogue to digital
06 Sep 2023
World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 – check in with your mate
Leeds City Council has joined forces with the Rhinos Foundation as part of a campaign to encourage people to check-in with their mates and help normalise conversations around mental health and suicide, particularly among men.