We are working hard to further improve the health and care we provide to everyone living across West Yorkshire. You can see examples of the positive difference we are making on this page.
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Matt wanted to work with the partnership because of our strong reputation for tackling health inequalities.
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Richard is on a public health training programme, and is spending his third year with the Improving Population Health team which, he says, has allowed him to focus on the issues he is passionate about.
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Claire did a placement with the Improving Population Health Team as part of her training to become a Consultant in Public Health.
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The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is helping people who are at high risk of type 2 diabetes to make lasting lifestyle changes. Follow John on his weight loss journey, from his initial thoughts about embarking on the programme, to his reflections on the last session.
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We’re committing to making fundamental changes to the way we work, through increased investment, mitigation, and culture change throughout our health and care system.
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Our Planned Care Citizens’ Panel was introduced in partnership with Healthwatch to support communications around delays to planned care due to the pandemic.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Healthy Hearts project is aiming to reduce the number of people across West Yorkshire who are affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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Our Suicide Prevention Strategy is aiming to make suicide prevention everyone's business, because every death by suicide is one death too many.