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Grants and Funding

In Kind Direct Discounted Products for Charities

In Kind Direct works with charitable organisations and companies to ensure everyone has access to the products they need to keep clean, safe and well. They receive products donated by companies, and…

Voluntary Action Leeds9 Dec 20242 min read

Featured

Mental Health Help this Festive Season – MindWell Resources

MindWell has published details of support available this Christmas and New Year. Please share this resource to help make people aware of the help available this festive season. This time of year…

Forum Central6 Dec 20242 min read

Health and Social Care

Volition AGM – Strength through uncertain times

Volition held their 2024 AGM at St George's Centre on Thursday 28 November. This formality was a small but perfectly formed Annual General Meeting with members of our board of trustees and…

Forum Central6 Dec 20242 min read

Have your Say (Surveys and consultations)

Share your thoughts with the University of Leeds

The Be Curious team is looking to create a community board and we need your help! Be Curious is a series of events from the University of Leeds with the aim to…

Voluntary Action Leeds6 Dec 20242 min read

Featured

National Men’s Health Strategy Announced

The UK government has announced plans for a men's health strategy. This landmark announcement was made at a men's health summit on Thursday 28 November. Health Secretary, Wes Streeting confirmed that the…

Forum Central5 Dec 20242 min read

Professional Development

Access free training from Leeds Health and Care Academy

Voluntary Action Leeds3 Dec 2024

Health and Social Care

‘Time for Young People Leeds’ service update

'Time for Young People Leeds' is a new service designed to deliver community-based early emotional and mental health support for children and young people in Leeds, with a particular focus on children…

Forum Central2 Dec 20243 min read

Health and Social Care

NHS Low Income Scheme

The NHS Low Income Scheme is set up to help people pay for: NHS prescription charges NHS dental treatment charges the cost of sight tests, glasses and contact lenses the cost of…

Forum Central2 Dec 20242 min read

Health and Social Care

11 December | Good Conversations Webinar for VCSE Workforce

Date: 11 December Time: 1 pm - 2.30 pm Location: Online An important focus is on conversations relating to modifiable health risks and the wider and social and wider determinants of health,…

Forum Central2 Dec 20242 min read

Health and Social Care

Measles Guidance and Resources

In January 2024 the UK Health Security declared a UK measles incident and as expected we are now seeing a rise in measles cases in Leeds, mainly in unvaccinated children. What is…

Forum Central1 Dec 20243 min read