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Friday 7 August 2020
Daring Designers winners announced
Wow! We had so many fantastic entries in our Daring Designers competition that it was really difficult for our judging panel to choose the winners and runners up.
More than 130 children and young people sent us their drawings, paintings, models, videos, poems and other brilliant creations to share their ideas for the design of a brand-new Leeds Children’s Hospital to be...Read more
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Thursday 6 August 2020
Large Scale Recruitment Planned For COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Across Leeds, Harrogate and York
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has launched a city-wide multidisciplinary COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Delivery Team to plan for large scale recruitment across Leeds, Harrogate and York.
Together with partners Leeds...Read more
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Monday 3 August 2020
Directors appointed for new Centre of Responsive HealthTech Innovation
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust consultant, Professor David Jayne, along with Professor Alejandro Frangi from the University of Leeds, has been appointed as the first joint Directors of the new...
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Monday 27 July 2020
Leeds Teaching Hospitals launch patient and volunteer support fund
Leeds Teaching Hospitals has launched a support fund for patients, their relatives and volunteers who may be struggling financially due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The fund is intended to assist (but...Read more
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Friday 24 July 2020
Celebrating World Hepatitis Day in Leeds
Landmarks across the county are lighting up in purple, to raise awareness of Hepatitis C on 28 July.
Plans are in place for local landmarks including the Leeds Arena, Leeds Town...Read more
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Tuesday 14 July 2020
New Prostate Cancer technology improves cancer care in Leeds
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be one of the first trusts in the North of England to revolutionise their prostate biopsy service for men with suspected prostate cancer.
A dedicated...Read more
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Monday 13 July 2020
Leeds Teaching Hospitals support statement committing to end racism and discrimination
The chair of Leeds teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Linda Pollard, and Chief Executive, Julian Hartley, have joined Leeds civic leaders and sporting legends to sign up to a joint statement...
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Tuesday 7 July 2020
‘Belongings to Loved Ones’ launches in Leeds hospitals
Belongings to Loved Ones is a new initiative to help relatives get personal possessions to their loved ones in hospital and make their time as an inpatient easier and more...
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Monday 6 July 2020
Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Yorkshire Ambulance Service lead the way with data sharing
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Yorkshire Ambulance Service are saving clinical time and supporting effective decision making by extending the sharing of data, allowing the electronic transfer of ambulance care records directly...
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Wednesday 1 July 2020
New stroke imaging technology helping physicians save lives in Yorkshire
More stroke patients in Yorkshire are receiving life-saving treatment thanks to new imaging software that uses artificial intelligence to give doctors real-time views of the brain.
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Wednesday 1 July 2020
Directors appointed to lead new Cancer Research Centre
A major new interdisciplinary research centre has been launched with the aim of putting Leeds at the forefront of global efforts to tackle cancer.
The Leeds Cancer Research Centre (LCRC) is...Read more
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Monday 29 June 2020
New Grief and Loss Support Service launches
A new support and advice service has launched to help people across West Yorkshire and Harrogate through grief and loss.
The free service, commissioned by West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health...Read more
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Tuesday 23 June 2020
Stay safe and well during hot weather
With hot weather due to hit Leeds this week, the local NHS is reminding people how to stay safe and well during a Covid-19 summer.
Although most of us welcome the...Read more
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Tuesday 9 June 2020
Statement: MRI scans
Dr Phil Wood, Chief Medical Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said:
“We are extremely sorry to hear about Mr Hall’s circumstances, and we are looking into Mr Hall’s case...Read more
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Monday 8 June 2020
Visiting remains suspended at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Visiting times at Leeds Teaching Hospitals remain suspended as our hospitals continue to work to protect patients, our communities and staff and limit the spread of COVID-19.
Visiting times are suspended...Read more
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Tuesday 2 June 2020
NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber to provide clinical imaging services for patients in the region
The NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber will begin offering clinical CT scans to some patients from across the region from 4 June, 2020.
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust...Read more
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Tuesday 26 May 2020
Leeds man Don recovers from coronavirus after his brother dies
Leeds man Don Gill has returned home after fighting off coronavirus - despite his brother dying from the virus in the same hospital.
Don went into hospital with Covid-19 symptoms on...Read more
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Thursday 21 May 2020
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is now taking part in the national trial of convalescent plasma as treatment for the coronavirus
Convalescent plasma is the antibody-rich plasma of people who have recovered from COVID-19, which can be given to people who are struggling to develop an immune response to the illness.The trial is examining whether...
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Wednesday 20 May 2020
Over 32% of Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients in Leeds have taken part in Clinical Trials
Figures released today (20th May 2020) show that 32% of hospitalised COVID-19 patients took part in clinical trials between the 15/03/2020 and the 15/05/2020 at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust...
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