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Friday 5 March 2021
Sovereign Health Care donation helps continue dental treatment at Leeds Dental Institute during pandemic
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on dentistry across the UK, as concerns about transmitting the virus through aerosols have limited the treatment options available. Most dental procedures to undertake fillings, crown and bridge work and root treatments involve the use of high-speed drills and are classed as Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs).
While it was possible to perform these AGPs with...Read more
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Tuesday 2 March 2021
Leeds Brain Tumour Centre awarded Centre of Excellence status
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s (LTHT) brain tumour centre has been recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence following rigorous expert-led assessments by the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.
With...Read more
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Thursday 18 February 2021
“Fantastic effort” sees over half a million vaccinated in West Yorkshire
The leader of the West Yorkshire Vaccination programme has paid tribute to the fantastic efforts of GPs, pharmacists and NHS staff, which have seen over half a million of the...
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Thursday 18 February 2021
Leeds Children's Hospital announces childhood cancer survival rate in Yorkshire among the best in the world
The childhood cancer survival rate in Yorkshire is among the best in the world, with 86 out of every 100 children diagnosed with the disease before their 15th birthday living...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021
‘Roar’some safety measures at Leeds Children’s Hospital!
Leeds Children’s Hospital has teamed up with Yorkshire Wildlife Park with an innovative project to remind hospital visitors of important social-distancing measures by introducing life-size wild animal cut-outs into the...Read more
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Wednesday 10 February 2021
Leeds Teaching Hospitals urges people to talk to family and ‘Leave them Certain’ about organ donation
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is backing a new NHS campaign to urge families in Leeds and West Yorkshire to talk about organ donation following research that less than half...
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Monday 1 February 2021
Shortlisted candidates announced for second stage of tender process to design new hospitals in Leeds
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is pleased to announce that the following candidates have been shortlisted to proceed to the second stage of the tender processes for architects and design...
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Sunday 31 January 2021
Wellbeing of NHS staff supported thanks to £1million of charity funding
Thanks to charity donations, Leeds Hospitals Charity provided over £1 million to support the health and wellbeing of NHS heroes working at Leeds Teaching Hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. This...
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Friday 29 January 2021
LTHT joins European consortium to create biggest database of pathology images
A new consortium of the EU Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) will establish the biggest database of pathology images to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence in medicine.
To take AI development...Read more
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Thursday 21 January 2021
Statement: LGI fire
A spokesperson for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said:
"We can confirm that there was a small fire at Leeds General Infirmary this evening.
The fire was extinguished quickly and nobody was...Read more
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Tuesday 19 January 2021
Leeds works together to urge women to attend for cervical screening
A new campaign in Leeds is urging women not to delay attending for cervical screening during the coronavirus pandemic through the launch of a new safety video.
Cancer Wise Leeds, which...Read more
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Thursday 7 January 2021
More people in West Yorkshire to be offered covid-19 vaccine
More care home residents and vulnerable people in West Yorkshire will be offered protection against Covid-19, as the new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine starts to be rolled out to GP-centres.
Local GPs...Read more
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Friday 18 December 2020
Leeds nurse honoured by royalty for revolutionising support for teenage cancer patients
Nurse Consultant Sue Morgan MBE, has been honoured by Their Royal Highnesses Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie along with their mother Sarah, Duchess of York, at an emotional virtual event celebrating...
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Friday 11 December 2020
Leeds Congenital Heart Unit Rated Best in UK
The Congenital Heart Unit at Leeds Children’s Hospital rated highest in UK
A report published today shows that children who undergo heart surgery in Leeds have better outcomes than anywhere else...Read more
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Monday 7 December 2020
Leeds Teaching Hospitals’ Paul Jones appointed to regional role
Paul Jones, Chief Digital Information Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has been appointed as Chief Information Officer for the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership Digital...
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Thursday 3 December 2020
Milestone for new Leeds hospitals as work gets under way
The development of new state-of-the art hospitals serving Leeds and the wider region took a major step forward today with the start of demolition of old buildings on the Leeds...
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Monday 23 November 2020
Yorkshire nurses recall fond memories of life in old nurses' home at Leeds General Infirmary
Edwina Gerry was just one of many nurses who lived in the Leeds General Infirmary nurses home while she did her training.
The building will be one of the first to...Read more
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Friday 20 November 2020
Tenders issued for design teams to work on prestigious hospital development at Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has issued tender notices seeking talented architects and design teams to work on a world-leading development of two new hospitals at Leeds General Infirmary.
The Trust...Read more
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Tuesday 10 November 2020
Children's Hospital Christmas Wish List
Children and young people spending Christmas in Leeds Children’s Hospital will still be able to open gifts on Christmas day this year thanks to kind donations from the public made...
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