News and media
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Tuesday 24 March 2020
Visiting suspended at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Visiting times at Leeds Teaching Hospitals have been suspended with immediate effect as individuals and teams across our hospitals continue to work to protect patients, our communities and staff and limit the spread of COVID-19.
We understand that this will be upsetting and are sorry for any distress that this may cause. However your health, safety and wellbeing, that of our...Read more
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Tuesday 24 March 2020
Four patients, who tested positive for COVID 19 have died at LTHT
Dr Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said today: “We can confirm that, sadly, four patients, who had tested positive for COVID-19, have died. The patients, who...
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Sunday 22 March 2020
COVID-19 patient death at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Dr Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said today: “We can confirm that, sadly, a patient who was in our care, who had tested positive for...
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Friday 20 March 2020
Leeds Cares launches urgent appeal to support NHS Hospitals
The unexpected arrival of coronavirus is placing continued pressure on our local NHS services in Leeds, following a difficult winter. As the official charity partner of Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds...
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Tuesday 17 March 2020
Important information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
The NHS in Leeds and Public Health England (PHE) are well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to protect patients, our community...
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Tuesday 17 March 2020
Statement on patients diagnosed with COVID-19
Two inpatients at Leeds Teaching Hospitals have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Both patients are being cared for by our highly specialist teams and in line with national infectious diseases protocols.
Patients...Read more
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Wednesday 4 March 2020
Leeds NHS staff star in national NHS TV advertisement
Health professionals from Leeds are starring in a new Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) national campaign to recruit more people to specialist roles.
The “We are the NHS” campaign...Read more
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Monday 24 February 2020
Fundraising appeal launched for life-saving cancer equipment
Hospital charity Leeds Cares has launched a fundraising appeal today to purchase life-saving surgical equipment at Leeds Cancer Centre.
The charity hopes to raise nearly £170,000 by the summer to purchase...Read more
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Monday 24 February 2020
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is a great place to work according to staff
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which operates the city’s seven hospitals, is a great place to work according to the latest NHS Staff Survey results.
The survey, which is sent to...Read more
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Friday 14 February 2020
New Leeds hospitals celebrate getting the Green Light
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is celebrating being given the green light to start preliminary works on its new £650m hospitals - by lighting up a huge banner promoting the...
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Friday 7 February 2020
New clinic at Leeds Children’s Hospital set to deliver high quality neonatal care
A new clinic has launched in the Outpatient department at Leeds Children’s Hospital designed to provide improved continuity of care for babies and families who have stayed on the Neonatal...
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Tuesday 4 February 2020
New Surgical Fellowship programme to strengthen historic ties between Leeds and Malta
An initiative is being launched to further strengthen ties between Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the island of Malta.
Over the last six years LTHT has developed close links with Malta through...Read more
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Thursday 30 January 2020
First DAISY award winners announced at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
A bereavement midwife and an oncology ward sister have been chosen as the first winners of an international nurse and midwife award scheme.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals has partnered with The DAISY...Read more
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Friday 17 January 2020
Yorkshire boxing champion Tommy Frank inspires young heart patients
Having an operation at Leeds General Infirmary to repair a hole in his heart when he was five years old hasn’t stopped Yorkshire boxer Tommy Frank from becoming a champion.
The...Read more
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Wednesday 15 January 2020
Maternity and neonatal services: tell us what you think
NHS Leeds CCG, NHS England and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust want Leeds to be the best place in the UK to give birth. We’d like to make some changes...
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Wednesday 15 January 2020
Liver transplant machine gives Gail new lease of life
Yorkshire transplant patient Gail Hill has been given a new lease of life thanks to a machine being used in Leeds hospitals that can keep a donated liver alive and...
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Monday 6 January 2020
New radiotherapy machine to deliver cutting edge treatment
A new state-of-the-art radiotherapy machine, that can deliver faster and high-resolution treatments to cancer patients, is being introduced at the specialist Leeds Cancer Centre at St James’s Hospital.
The new linear...Read more
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Tuesday 17 December 2019
Season's Greetings from Leeds Teaching Hospitals
What happens when Santa is far from his workshop in the North Pole and in need of some help? Call on our Estates team, of course!
In time-honoured tradition we are...Read more
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Friday 6 December 2019
Media Statement - Children's Emergency Department
Dr Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said: “Our hospitals are extremely busy at the moment and we are very sorry that Jack’s family had...
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