News and media
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Thursday 14 November 2019
Leeds gears up for national HIV testing week
Sexual health charities, Leeds City Council and the NHS are gearing up for National HIV Testing week starting Saturday 16th November with an increase in community based testing opportunities for HIV across the city.
This year the national campaign will feature celebrities and influencers promoting the message ‘Give HIV the finger: a finger-prick test is all it takes’.
Now in its eighth...Read more
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Monday 4 November 2019
Leeds scientists to lead the way in next generation of radiotherapy research
LEEDS scientists and clinicians have been awarded a major cash boost from Cancer Research UK to pioneer new radiotherapy technologies and techniques that could help more people in Yorkshire survive...
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Wednesday 30 October 2019
Leeds Teaching Hospitals among 78 trusts to receive funding for new screening machines
Health Secretary announces new funding to improve cancer diagnosis.
Leeds is one of 78 NHS trusts to benefit from a multi-million pound funding injection to upgrade cancer testing and detection technology...Read more
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Tuesday 15 October 2019
Yorkshire patients benefitting from heart disease network
A Network that delivers expertise in the treatment of congenital heart disease across Yorkshire, the Humber and North Derbyshire has been commended in the latest review of its service.
The Yorkshire...Read more
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Monday 14 October 2019
Maggie's Yorkshire centre preview event
The new Maggie's Yorkshire centre at St James's Hospital is holding a special preview event on Wednesday 6th November.
Meet the team, have a cuppa and help build the Maggie’s family.
Call...Read more
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Monday 14 October 2019
Celebrating the gift of live organ donation
On 24th January 2008, live organ donor, Carol Morris, 69, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, gave the gift of life and saved her only Granddaughter, Farah, who was just 10 months...
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Wednesday 9 October 2019
Leeds trainee doctors help to improve healthcare in Africa
Three trainee doctors from Leeds have just returned from Africa after teaching healthcare in some of the world’s most deprived countries.
One has helped run dental pain relief clinics in rural...Read more
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Monday 7 October 2019
Northern Powerhouse Minister welcomes plans for two new hospitals in Leeds
Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth Rt Hon Jake Berry MP visited Leeds General Infirmary to hear first-hand about plans to build two new hospitals and transform the...
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Thursday 3 October 2019
Bereaved families invited to come together in global ‘Wave of Light’
Every year, thousands of people in the UK are affected by the death of a baby or experience pregnancy loss. This October, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) are inviting...
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Tuesday 1 October 2019
St James's Hospital receives prestigious European accreditation for women's cancer service
St James’s University Hospital offers state-of-the-art surgery in ovarian cancer, new accreditation has shown.
The Gynaecological Oncology department at St James’s Hospital has received Centre of Excellence certification in advanced ovarian...Read more
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Tuesday 1 October 2019
Blood donor and her recipient brought together for emotional Sickle Cell donor appeal
New figures show 29% increase in black blood donors but urgent shortage remains
NHS Blood and Transplant has brought together a woman with a blood disease and a donor with the...Read more
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Sunday 29 September 2019
Delight for Leeds Teaching Hospitals as the Government gives the go-ahead for plans to build two new hospitals in Leeds
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is delighted and excited by the Government announcement today that it has given the ‘full go-ahead’ for the Trust to build two new hospitals at...
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Friday 27 September 2019
Dr Paul Jones appointed as Chief Digital and Information Officer
Dr Paul Jones has been appointed as Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Paul joins the Trust from BUPA, where he has held a number...Read more
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Friday 20 September 2019
Yorkshire schoolgirl Elsie meets the Countess of Wessex at UCI event
Yorkshire schoolgirl Elsie Hughes has set her sights on one day becoming a cycling champion with the use of her prosthetic arm.
Elsie, 8, from Ripponden, Halifax, lost her left arm...Read more
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Monday 16 September 2019
Annual General Meeting
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Wednesday 25 September.
This is an opportunity to find out about the achievements of the hospitals in...Read more
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Thursday 12 September 2019
Leeds doctors and researchers £4.5m boost to improve cancer care
Doctors and researchers in Yorkshire are collaborating on a new £4.5m national data hub that aims to transform how cancer data from across the UK can be used to improve...
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Thursday 12 September 2019
National NHS Female Genital Mutilation pilot project launched in Leeds in partnership with Touchstone
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care today announced the launch of new community-based clinics to support non-pregnant women who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), with...
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Wednesday 11 September 2019
Leeds Teaching Hospitals to host first regional Step Into Health Insight Day in the region
NHS employers across Yorkshire have joined together to encourage the Armed Forces community to ‘Step into Health’.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will host the first event in the region at...Read more
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Monday 9 September 2019
Children’s Hospital operating theatre in line for international engineering award
A cutting edge operating theatre facility at Leeds Children’s Hospital is in line for a prestigious international engineering award and the public are being asked to give it their vote.
The...Read more