The difference our Partnership is making

Spirometry is a simple test used to help diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the name for a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties, including emphysema and bronchitis.

The Partnership’s Diabetes Programme ran training session in March and April 2022 to support busy GPs with referrals to the NHS Low Calorie Diet Programme.

Marie is one of the 2,000+ clinically vulnerable people across West Yorkshire who have been assessed for the new treatments since mid-December 2021. 

TytoCare Ltd. has developed a hand-held device and app that connects with a patient’s clinician for an on-demand assessment, diagnosis, and prescription if needed, anytime, anywhere.

The Partnership is committed to helping young carers and supports campaigns like Young Carers Action Day to raise awareness of young carers and the services available across West Yorkshire.

A new blood test that can predict the chance of a patient having cancer is being evaluated by the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance.

The Healthy Hearts project is aiming to reduce the number of people across West Yorkshire who are affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Our Suicide Prevention Strategy is aiming to make suicide prevention everyone's business, because every death by suicide is one death too many.

Paul Woodward, one of the longest surviving transplant patients in the country, is also one of the first people in West Yorkshire to benefit from a new COVID treatment

This group provides a consultation platform with a regular group of volunteerss, allowing them to use their local knowledge to comment on and influence new violence reduction unit interventions, and ensure any proposals best suit what our communities want.

We invited colleagues and citizens to a series of twelve climate change workshops to help us understand exactly what changes and investments are needed.

In October 2021 we took the opportunity to celebrate the rich diversity of our people by hosting a week-long celebration of our communities. The event showcased work taking place across the area to connect on inclusion, celebrate diversity within the workforce and learn from others.

Our Partnership were proud to work with The Violence Reduction Unit and over 580 organisations and community allies by launching a movement which highlights our commitment to anti-racism in all its forms.

In October 2021 we hosted our latest community resilience event, the fourth in our ‘Stronger, healthier, better together’ series, giving colleagues from the VCSE sector the opportunity to ask questions directly to a panel of health and care partners.

The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is a free, 9-month behaviour change programme for those at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.