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Research Project into Public Transport Quality of Life in Leeds

By |25th March 2024|Have your say, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

A student at the University of Leeds is conducting a survey for people reliant on the bus services in Leeds. This research also includes an invitation to join a focus group on Thursday 4 April. [...]

Share Your Experiences of Home Care Support with Leeds City Council

By |20th February 2024|Communities of Interest, Have your say, Health & Care, Learning Disability, MailChimp, Older People, PSI|

Do you receive home care support or support people who do? If so Leeds City Council (LCC) would like to speak to people who have home care support arranged through LCC, to share their experiences [...]

Funding available for Active Travel Hubs

By |31st January 2024|Communities of Interest, Funding, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Active Travel Team have funding available to create Active Travel Hubs within communities. These hubs would act as a one-stop-shops that cater for people’s walking, cycling, scooting and wheeling (using [...]

Mature Driver Appraisals: keeping older people driving safely for longer

By |22nd January 2024|Health & Care, MailChimp, News, Older People|

Leeds Older People’s Forum and the William Merritt Centre are leading a pilot scheme to support older drivers to drive safely for longer. The Mature Driver Appraisal is part of our Driving Change Together project. Book your [...]

Household Support Fund Leeds – Cost of Living Grants

By |3rd January 2024|Communities of Interest, Cost of Living, Funding, Harnessing the Power of Communities, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

The Household Support Fund (HSF) is a Central Government fund to help people in need pay for food and fuel.  Applications have now closed. This funding was administered by Forum Central for organisations to distribute [...]

Orange Travel Wallets Scheme for West Yorkshire

By |19th December 2023|Health & Care, Inclusion, Learning Disability, MailChimp, News, Older People, PSI|

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has recently launched a new initiative called the Orange Travel Wallet scheme, to help people with communication difficulties or disabilities to use public transport.   The bright orange wallet is a [...]

Safeguarding Adults training for Volunteers

By |4th December 2023|Health & Care, Learning Disability, MailChimp, Older People, PSI, Training|

Leeds City Council have developed a free Safeguarding Adults training course for volunteers across Leeds. This training gives an overview of Safeguarding Adults specifically aimed at volunteers in Leeds. It covers: What safeguarding adults is [...]

Winter Wellbeing Messages for the Older People Workforce

By |4th December 2023|Featured, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

The risks for vulnerable groups during winter increase. To raise awareness of this and to increase understanding of services and support available for those most at risk Leeds Older People's Forum and Public Health hosted [...]

Research study into Inflammatory Arthritis

By |1st December 2023|Communities of Interest, Harnessing the Power of Communities, Health & Care, MailChimp, News, Older People, PSI|

Do you or someone you know have inflammatory arthritis? If so, a team from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) would like to hear from you. They want to talk to people about how [...]

Flu and Covid Winter Vaccinations for Frontline Third Sector Team members

By |26th October 2023|Featured, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are available for third sector health or social care professionals, including volunteers, in frontline roles. For some, flu and COVID-19 are unpleasant illnesses. But for many, particularly those with certain health [...]

Maximise your use of a Warm Welcoming Space this winter

By |11th October 2023|Cost of Living, Featured, Health & Care, MailChimp, Older People|

During winter there will be a number of different sessions aimed at helping you and your organisation maximise your use of a Warm Welcoming Space this winter. Whether you are commissioning or running a warm [...]

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