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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 31 March with his older brother Keith and spent 34 days fighting for his life.
Sadly, after just five days his brother died of the illness leaving Don to continue his...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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Thursday 7 May 2020
Leeds maternity team crowned ‘WaterWipes Team of the Year’ by RCM
A maternity team that has worked for a decade to improve outcomes for BAME and vulnerable women in Leeds has been named WaterWipes Maternity Team of the Year by the...
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Tuesday 21 April 2020
NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber opens
Less than three weeks since work started, NHS Nightingale Yorkshire and the Humber opened today.
Based in Harrogate Convention Centre, it will provide some 500 more beds for coronavirus patients, if...Read more
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Friday 17 April 2020
Letters to Loved Ones helps patients stay in touch under lockdown
We recognise that it will be a difficult time for patients and their families whilst visiting is suspended and that not being able to talk to loved ones has been...
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Wednesday 8 April 2020
Quick fix to increase breathing devices to treat coronavirus
Engineers and scientists at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and the University of Leeds have developed a way to turn a sleep apnoea machine into a ventilator to treat people with Covid-19.
The modification...Read more
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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...
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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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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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