NHS England have just published guides about how to make GP services more accessible to disabled people, linked to the Accessible Information Standard: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guides-to-help-staff-support-people-with-access-needs/ There is one specifically about reasonable adjustments for learning disabled patients
Dark Horse is a theatre company based in Huddersfield. Their new theatre company, Ignite, meet every Saturday morning to learn new acting skills, build confidence and have fun. They are on the look out for new members [...]
Connect Helpline Manager P01-02, points 35-38. £30,785-£33,437 (Pro rata) Actual starting salary £25,792. Hours: 30 per week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday during the day and 5.30pm-2am, Saturday, plus additional evening and weekend hours. Leeds Survivor Led Crisis [...]
The Right People, Right Questions project is looking for your unanswered questions on young people’s mental health that can be answered by research. They want to hear from 11 – 25 year olds with experience of mental [...]
1pm - 3pm at Feel Good Factor, 53 Louis Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, LS7 4BP Are you over 50 with a long-term condition? If so come and join our 7 week course! Mindfulness relaxation techniques How to improve [...]
With World Mental Health Day just around the corner (10th October), there is a lot of talk about mental health and particularly about mental health in the workplace. According to the Mental Health Organisation, poor mental health [...]
12 October 2017 10:00am – 4:00pm at Executive Suite, East Stand, Leeds United Football Club, Leeds, LS11 0ES, United Kingdom The day is for patients, carers, health and care professions and people with an interest in improving health and [...]
Interested in Volunteering with refugees/asylum seekers in Leeds? Want to know what opportunities are out there? Then our Volunteer Information Session is for you! Monday October 9th, 6-7pm at Oak House, Park Lane, Leeds. LS3 1EL Our session is [...]
With increasing numbers of people identifying as trans or non-binary, or questioning their gender, it's important that counsellors and therapists have a good working knowledge of trans issues and are able to support people effectively at an [...]
The British Institution of Human Rights have some new tools and resources which Forum Central members may find useful. New website on Putting Human Rights at the Heart of Health and Care. Brings together 17 years of practice-based expertise, [...]
Advonet are seeking to appoint an Assistant Advocate to join their Single Point of Access team: Job Title: Advocacy Assistant Ref: 022 Salary: £18,000 p.a. Pro rata for part time working. Hours: 28 hours per week over 4 days; working days will [...]
The Well-Bean Hope In A Crisis Café is open to anyone in a crisis. We offer a non-clinical alternative to A&E, to reduce distress and work with people to resolve or better manage crisis. We offer 1:1 [...]
The calendar of IDOP Leeds community events is now available and can be downloaded below. The theme for 2017 is Diversity of Older People and there is a range of events taking place over the course of [...]
DEEP stands for “Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project”. This project aims to empower people with dementia to make positive changes locally, and to have a stronger voice. In Leeds we have started a new DEEP group. We [...]
Supporting people living with dementia to travel safely in Leeds by taxi Dementia Friendly Leeds have produced a guide which aims to provide information about how to create dementia friendly journeys for people living with dementia. They [...]
A collection of photographs and stories from the City. On display at Leeds City Museum from the 27th of September 2017 to 2 Jan 2018 Time to Shine, a project led by Leeds Older Peoples Forum and funded [...]
Different Strokes is a UK charity providing active self-help and mutual support to working age and younger stroke survivors. They are inviting stroke survivors, their friends and family to come along to meetings across West Yorkshire. The [...]
Mon 9 October 2017, 10:00am – 2.00pm at St George's Centre, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3DL A Yorkshire update about a national partnership funded by Sport England and led by Disability Rights UK around enabling disabled people [...]
Below are details of upcoming Time to Change Leeds training and champion campaign group meetings Training Time to Change have two more upcoming training sessions. They can reimburse up to £15 per person in travel expenses on [...]
Leeds Mind currently have the following vacancies, details attached for circulation: Team Leader, Connect for Health Job Retention Specialist, WorkPlace Leeds Mental Health Employment Specialist, WorkPlace Leeds Please visit the Leeds Mind website for more information about these [...]
Do you know a local project that needs funding? For community projects, an ordinary thing can mean everything, but funding can be a problem. The Aviva Community Fund is back, offering support and funding to causes that [...]
The Leeds Hands-on Project Saturday 30th Sept 2017 – 10AM to 4PM at Hillside Enterprise Centre, Beeston Road, Leeds LS11 8ND Want to learn about photography & video shooting and editing. Learn Some New Skills? Be Creative? Digital Camera Techniques Editing on [...]
Partnership & Development Officer (22½ hrs p.w.) Competitive Salary Leeds Autism Services are a charity which provides support for adults on the autism spectrum. The aim of Leeds Autism Services is to provide and develop a range [...]
The latest edition of the monthly Department of Health voluntary sector team’s newsletter is out and you can download it here.
Neighbourhood Network Scheme Richmond Hill Elderly Action will launch their dementia cafe on Wednesday 4 October
Service User Network have the following events in October: Wednesday 4th October 2017, 12.30pm – 2.30pm at the Cardigan Centre, 145 – 153 Cardigan Road, Leeds LS6 1LJ Matt Osbourne sexual health research, Elaine Wilkes Carers Team, Angela [...]
Please note that in October LEEP1 have two club nights at Tiger Tiger these are: Thursday 05th October – Superhero Theme Thursday 26th October – Halloween Theme There is no club night in September due to it being fresher’s [...]
