We are pleased to announce that our board director Angie Pullen has recently been appointed Vice Chair of Healthwatch Leeds. Angie is already a fantastically dedicated volunteer. She will be working alongside Jonathan and Jane (our Co-chairs) make sure your voice shapes services

Happy Vaisakhi from all of us at Healthwatch Leeds. We hope this day brings joy, prosperity, and good health to you and your family #Vaisakhi #HappyVaisakhi

Wishing a joyful and peaceful Eid al-Fitr to all our volunteers and followers in Leeds🌙
✨ #EidMubarak #Leeds #EidAlFitr

Great to speak to people in Leeds today about their health and care experiences for #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Today we featured in a BBC article shedding light on the digital divide in healthcare and growing concerns about the accessibility of these services for vulnerable groups. We encourage you to read the article and share your experiences

Healthwatch England
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Hey Women of Armley! 🌟 Join our free fitness classes led by our amazing Mental Health Support Worker, Paula. Open to everyone in the community and those getting mental health support. Come sweat it out and boost your mood with us! 💪

#ArmleyCommunity #StressAwarenessMonth

If you're #ActuallyAutistic and want to #SpeakUp for yourself and your rights, we have some free #SelfAdvocacy tools that can help with that!
Download them all for free from our website at this link: leedsautismaim.org.uk/resources/self… #AutismAcceptanceWeek #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Come find us tomorrow at LeedsKirkgateMarket for the Autism Acceptance Month Event. Free for anyone to attend. Along with many other stalls, we will be offering information about support available in Leeds. #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Today Hannah, Angie and Gemma were interviewed by BBC Radio Leeds talking about their experiences of accessing health and care online and by telephone and the barriers it can cause for people who are not able to use technology, following our report and recommendations #BBC

Come join us next week on Tuesday 9th April as we celebrate Autism Acceptance Month by holding an event in Kirkgate market. The event is to raise awareness of the support available for people with Autism. We will be there from 11am to 2pm.

#AutismAcceptanceMonth #Neurodiversity

Happy Easter from all of us at Healthwatch Leeds 🐣 🐇

Please note our office is closed during the bank holiday weekend. We will be back on Tuesday 2nd April.

#HappyEaster #EasterEggs #EasterRabbit #Lent

togetherwe-can.com has advice to help you choose the right service.

Local health services are really busy so it’s useful to know about the services available if you become unwell.

Did you know April is Stress Awareness Month 🌼?
Join us for our free Managing Stress workshop to learn some tips to keep stress levels in check. 💆‍♂️💆‍♀️
Find more information on registration in the link below 🌟
leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/our-services-a…

#StressAwarenessMonth #SelfCare #Leeds

Are you living with long-term health conditions or care for someone who does?
The National Institute For Health & Care Research are holding a patient and public event on 16 April for people to share their views to shape future research in this area.
Book via [email protected]

Usually, we publish our newsletter every 2 months however, we had so much to tell you that we published an additional one a month early.

Check out our latest Healthwatch Leeds updates in our e-newsletter: mailchi.mp/d872fb6cdc74/c…

#Newsletter #HealthwatchLeeds #Update

Next Tuesday (2nd April) is World Autism Acceptance Day.
To celebrate we will be holding an information stall in White Rose Shopping Centre along with Leeds Autism AIM, People In Action and Through The Maze.
We'll be there from 11 am to 4 pm, come say hello.
#AutismAcceptanceDay

Come along to the health and wellbeing fair on 25 April from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm at Cardigan Community Centre, LS6 1LJ. There will be many information stalls including us.

The event is free and includes lunch and refreshments.

#HealthAndWellbeingFair #SaveTheDate #LeedsEvent

Exercise is important to help keep children happy and healthy. It's healthy for the body and can have a great impact on confidence and wellbeing

Visit: wyhealthiertogether.nhs.uk to find plenty of fun ways to keep the whole family active.

#WYHealthierTogether

The changes people made due to the rising costs of living negatively affected their health, wellbeing and ability to work. We need to protect and improve the health of those in financial distress healthwatch.co.uk/blog/2024-03-1…
#CostOfLiving #HealthInequalities #NHS #dentistry

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 2024 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

Our latest newsletter is out now!

Featuring our Spring 2024 Groups Booklet, free courses for #unpaidcarers and upcoming events, including Emily Kenway's Commons of Care, read it below!

🔗mailchi.mp/carersleeds/ma…