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Thursday 22 May 2014
Sports student James helps launch new appeal for teenage chillout space in cancer unit
A Leeds student who has twice battled cancer is backing an appeal to create a teenage chillout space for patients using the paediatric radiotherapy department in the Bexley Wing at St James’s University Hospital.
James Brook, aged 18, from east Leeds, is a keen sportsman who is in the second year of a sports performance course at Leeds City College.
When James...Read more
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Wednesday 14 May 2014
Kind-hearted staff at Leeds Dental Institute get out their knitting needles for Africa
Kind-hearted staff at the Leeds Dental Institute are getting their knitting needles out to help save the lives of newborn babies in two African countries.
The knitting group based there is...Read more
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Tuesday 13 May 2014
Know your heart rhythm day at White Rose Centre
Shoppers at the White Rose Centre in South Leeds will have the chance to have their heart rhythm tested this Saturday (17 May) as part of an awareness raising event...
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Monday 12 May 2014
Stars of Emmerdale call at the LGI to see little Mia
The Leeds Children’s Hospital at the LGI had some special visitors on Thursday as Tony Audenshaw, Natalie Anderson and Adam Thomas from Emmerdale dropped by to visit ward L10 and...
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Friday 9 May 2014
It’s OK to Ask: Chapel Allerton Hospital event aims to raise awareness of research
An event aimed at getting the public more involved in rheumatology research is being held at Chapel Allerton Hospital on Tuesday 20th May as part of International Clinical Trials Day,...
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Wednesday 7 May 2014
Apache helicopter is first for hospital helideck
The helicopter deck at Leeds General Infirmary this week had an unusual visitor – an Apache military helicopter on a test flight to practice a city centre landing. This is...
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Tuesday 29 April 2014
‘Street’ star visits new Leeds Adult Haemophilia Unit at St James’s
Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton proved a big hit when he attended the official opening of the Leeds Adult Haemophilia Unit at St James’s University Hospital.
Antony, who plays Sean Tully...Read more
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Wednesday 16 April 2014
National evaluation role for Leeds Teaching Hospitals MS specialist nursing team
The multiple sclerosis (MS) nursing team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals has been selected to take part in a nationwide evaluation scheme to assess the value and impact that MS specialist...
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Tuesday 8 April 2014
Hospital security worker achieves lifetime ambition by publishing his own children’s story book
Almost 20 years after he first started inventing bedtime stories for his young son, Leeds hospital security supervisor David Skerrett has gone into print with a children’s story telling the...
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Wednesday 2 April 2014
Senior public health doctor joins Trust Board as new Non-executive Director
The NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) has today confirmed the appointment of Dr Bill Kirkup CBE as a new Non-executive Director of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, bringing...
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Tuesday 1 April 2014
Chief Executive opens new central outpatient pharmacy at Leeds General Infirmary
A new £500,000 central outpatient pharmacy at Leeds General Infirmary has been officially opened by the Chief Executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Julian Hartley.
Replacing two smaller pharmacies elsewhere...Read more
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Thursday 20 March 2014
Hospital patients in Leeds enjoy a special afternoon tea for Nutrition and Hydration Week
Adult and child patients on wards right across the Leeds Teaching Hospitals were served a special afternoon tea as part of Nutrition and Hydration Week.
The Week is a national campaign...Read more
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Monday 17 March 2014
Teenage Cancer Trust unit at St James’s gets a fantastic makeover
The Teenage Cancer Trust’s teenage and young adult unit at St James’s University Hospital has had a £100,000 makeover to provide even better space for young people with cancer in...
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Monday 17 March 2014
"Don’t make your hands everyone else’s business!”
Leeds Teaching Hospitals have launched a new hand hygiene campaign to prevent infections being passed on.
Staff at Leeds Hospitals will be teaching people about good hand washing techniques
Staff across the...Read more
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Thursday 13 March 2014
LTHT statement in response to children's cardiac reports
A response to the publication of the Mortality Case Review and the Family Experience Report from Julian Hartley, Chief Executive and Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals...
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Wednesday 5 March 2014
Leeds General Infirmary ENT Department moves to spacious new home
Staff working in the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department at Leeds General Infirmary have moved up a floor in the hospital’s Brotherton Wing to a spacious new home with...
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Tuesday 4 March 2014
Public invited to CQC listening events on 11 March ahead of inspection
England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, is inviting members of the public to tell his inspection panel what they think of the services provided by Leeds Teaching...
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Friday 28 February 2014
Hope for osteoarthritis patients
Researchers at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds are aiming to develop practical ways to help people suffering from painful osteoarthritis, following the establishment of a...
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Wednesday 26 February 2014
Rise in admissions prompts hospital plea to urge public to keep A&E for real emergencies
Leeds Teaching Hospitals are asking for the public to help keep A&E for real emergencies after a rise in attendances and hospital admissions over the past weeks.
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