Reading Well: Books on Prescription 07 May 2013 The Trust has teamed up with the Library and Community Services
at North Yorkshire County Council in a bid to encourage reading
amongst the local community.
Record breaking goal for NHS Trust 11 Dec 2012 On Saturday 15 December, LYPFT alongside Leeds United Football
Club will aim to make history by breaking the record for the
longest line of bunting.
Be a world record breaker 15 Nov 2012 The eighth annual Guinness World Records Day is being held today,
Thursday 15 November.
The War Within 02 Nov 2012 Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have joined
forces with Leeds Royal Armouries in a bid to raise awareness of
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a new exhibition, 'The
War Within'.
NHS Leadership Recognition Awards 2012 30 Oct 2012 The Trust is pleased to announce Lyndsey Jayne Charles, allied
health professional lead for Learning Disability Services has
been selected as a finalist in the NHS Leadership Recognition
Awards 2012.
Get your skates on for new health campaign! 10 Feb 2012 Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are excited to announce they will be holding their launch event for the ‚ÄúWhat‟s Your Goal?‚Äù campaign on Wednesday 15 February at ‚ÄûThe Ice Cube‟ Leeds.
Love Arts Closing Party 14 Nov 2011 The Love Arts Leeds festival, organised by Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, will be culminating in a closing party at Inkwell on Wednesday 16 November.
'Highlights' from Arts and Minds 05 Oct 2011 The Arts and Minds Network is set to begin their showcase of artwork by its members at their annual show, Highlights, at The Light, Leeds this evening. The exhibition is part of the Love Arts Festival.
Love Arts Leeds Presents James Rhodes 05 Oct 2011 Classical Pianist James Rhodes is set to perform as part of Leeds’ first Love Arts Festival. The Love Arts Festival is a culmination of eight years work developing links between arts, mental health and wellbeing.
Crisis Resolution Team Go Electric! 14 Sep 2011 A four year pilot is underway to assist the Leeds Partnerships NHS foundation Trust in reducing their carbon footprint.
Your Heart Matters Campaign shortlisted for a Nursing Times Award 14 Sep 2011 ‘Your Heart Matters’ a campaign run by Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, improving heart health for people with learning disabilities has been shortlisted for a prestigious Nursing Times Award in the Learning Disabilities Nursing category.
Loving the arts in Leeds 07 Sep 2011 Leeds is set to see the launch of the long awaited seven-week art festival featuring Ruby Wax. The festival will explore the links between arts, mental health and wellbeing.
An Evening with Phil Hammond 06 Sep 2011 The Love Arts Festival presents ‘An Evening with Phil Hammond’ on Tuesday 27 September, to kick start the seven week arts festival in Leeds.
Celebrating 70, 000 carers 08 Jun 2011 According to the 2001 census, there are 70,000 people that have identified themselves as carers in Leeds.
Next week is the nationally recognised, ‘Carers Week’, held from Monday 13 June Sunday 19 June.
Overnight suite opens to reduce out of area treatments 18 Nov 2010 People who use mental health services in Leeds are set to benefit from an innovative new overnight suite which aims to replace the need for out of area treatments.
Board of Governors appoint two new non-executive directors 29 Oct 2010 The Trust is pleased to announce that Aqila Choudhry and Keith Woodhouse have been appointed as non-executive directors from 18 October 2010 for a period of three years.
Finding the light through Arts and Minds 30 Sep 2010 Members of the public are invited to attend the fourth public art exhibition next week with work produced by people with experience of mental ill-health.
Alastair Campbell's visit to Leeds 24 Sep 2010 During the day, Alastair spoke to service users, carers and staff, about his personal experience of mental health and the support he received from Tony Blair during his time in Downing Street.
Alastair Campbell joins mental health trust’s Annual Members’ Day celebrations 16 Sep 2010 Former 10 Downing Street strategist, communications expert, and anti-stigma campaigner, Alastair Campbell will be talking about his personal experiences of mental ill-health at Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust’s first Annual Members’ Day.
New mental health chief offers high praise for city services 16 Jun 2010 The new national mental health chief has praised services in Leeds. Dr Hugh Griffiths, Acting National Clinical Director for mental health services was speaking following a visit to The Mount on Hyde Terrace in Leeds.
MP Opens 'Looked-After Childrens Forum' 12 Mar 2010 A new ‘Looked-After Children Forum’ for the north of England has been opened to encourage
partnership working for children in foster care, residential homes or who have been placed for
adoption.
Board of Governers appoint new Chairman 02 Mar 2010 Frank Griffiths has been appointed by The Board of Governors as the new Chairman of Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust with effect from 1 April 2010.
West Yorkshire mental heath champion to retire 17 Feb 2010 The Chairman of Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Ian Hughes, has announced that that he will retire at the end of March 2010, after 11 years in post.
Trust comes out on top at the prestigious National Patient Safety Awards 10 Feb 2010 Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating a double achievement at the national Patient Safety Awards, winning the Patient Safety in Mental Health Award and received a ‘highly commended’ in the Board Leadership Award.
Snoezelen room Launch 05 Feb 2010 Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust introduced the ‘snoezelen’ room today to a dementia ward
at the Mount. The soezelen is a new multisensory room designed to provide a relaxing environment for people with
dementia.
Help is at hand to support local people back into work 25 Jan 2010 Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health will be launching a new virtual Centre of Excellence in Leeds to support people who use mental health services get into employment.
Don't let Christmas cost you your health 09 Dec 2009 Support and advice will be on offer to Leeds shoppers after research has revealed the pressures that Christmas can have on your mental health.
Lights, camera, your turn to take action 22 Oct 2009 Leeds Film Festival is to hold a debate around the representation of mental ill-health in the film ‘Some Voices’.
Rothwell resident re-elected as public governor for NHS Foundation Trust 09 Sep 2009 Rothwell resident Alec Hudson has been re-elected as a public governor of Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust for Morley and Rothwell. He will serve a second term representing the views of local people in his constituency.
Patients write new book to help fight fatigue 07 Aug 2009 A new book co-written by a former patient and the health professional whose advice helped her recover has been launched to help sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).
Time to Change in Leeds 24 Jun 2009 Stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health has a huge impact on people’s livelihoods. One in four people will experience a mental health problem at some time in their lives.
Have your say on mental health and learning disability services 19 Jun 2009 Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is giving the people of Leeds the opportunity to have their say about their plans for the future and to share their views about the Trust’s services.
NHS Trusts come together to hold learning disability health event 11 Jun 2009 Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Leeds have joined forces to hold a healthy lifestyles event for the learning disability community. ‘Your Health Matters’ will be held on Thursday 18 June at Pudsey Civic Hall from 10am - 3pm.
Learning disability team wins regional Health and Social Care Award 02 Jun 2009 The Learning Disabilities Involvement Team joined the region’s best and brightest health and social care staff, recognised at an awards ceremony attended by the Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP.
Work begins to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation 08 May 2009 Building work to continue the progress made and finally eliminate mixed-sex accommodation in Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust has started as part fo the £10m investment in the Yorkshire and The Humber region.
Four Foundation Trust members elected to the Board of Governors 22 Dec 2008 Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust has announced that three Members have been elected to the Trust's Board of Governors. The new appointments increase the number of elected Governors to 20.
Stars give advice to survive the Christmas credit crunch 12 Dec 2008 Pantomime stars will be joining Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust in Leeds City Centre today to give shoppers advice on how to avoid stress at Christmas with the current credit crunch.
Student police officers get Trust experience 10 Sep 2008 Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with West Yorkshire Police to develop a new initiative to provide valuable training for student police officers, giving them an insight into mental health services provided by the Trust.
Hospital chiefs serve up treats for staff and patients 08 Jul 2008 Members of hospital staff throughout the country this week have been pulling out all of the stops to celebrate the 60th birthday of the National Health Service.
Excellent results for Trust’s hotel services 01 Jun 2008 The hotel service staff of Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust have recently received a total of eight 5-star ratings for hygiene and food safety in their units.
Board of Governors display people power by reappointing Trust Chairman 19 May 2008 The Board of Governors of Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust has made one of its first major decisions since its inception in August 2007 by reappointing Professor Ian Hughes as Chairman of the Trust, until 31st March 2010.
Trust helps students beat exam stress 01 May 2008 Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with Leeds University Student Union to produce an Exam Stress Survival Guide, offering advice to students in the upcoming exam period.
New book offers help for men with eating disorders 15 Feb 2008 One of the leading eating disorder specialists in the UK today releases the first ever self help book containing expert advice and treatment for men with eating disorders.
537 essentials and pieces of equipment shipped to Zambia 12 Feb 2008 Hospital staff of Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust assisted by City Transport & Storage Ltd. support charity Action Zambia, by shipping a container full of essential items and equipment, bound for the Chainama Hills Hospital in Zambia.
Trust becomes West Yorkshire's first Mental Health Foundation Trust 30 Jul 2007 Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust is celebrating today as it has been authorised by
Monitor, Parliaments independent regulator, to become West Yorkshire's first Mental Health NHS
Foundation Trust.
Patients detained under Mental Health Act to get a place of safety 13 Apr 2007 In a bid to decriminalise mental health care provision for those detained under Section 136 of
the Mental Health Act, the Trust is set to open a brand new facility for people detained by the
police in a public place.
Trust appoints new Non-Executive Director 09 Mar 2007 Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to announce that it has appointed Catherine
Coyle as Non-Executive Director, from 1st February 2007.
Mental Health Campaign urges people to Get Involved 17 Jan 2007 A new campaign from Leeds Mental Health Trust, launched this week, aims to reduce the stigma
and raise awareness of mental health issues across Leeds.
World Mental Health Day gives Leeds a Full Monty 09 Oct 2006 Leeds Mental Health NHS Trust and Community Links have joined forces with acclaimed actor
Steve Huison (The Full Monty, The Navigators, National Theatre) and The Shoestring Theatre
Company on World Mental Health Day.
Human Resources Team shortlisted for prestigious award 01 Sep 2006 Leeds Mental Health Trusts HR Team have been short listed for the prestigious NHS Partners and
Healthcare People Management Association HR Team of the Year Award.
Foundation Trust consultation 26 Jun 2006 A report published today by the Eating Disorders Association shows that eating disorders
continue to be misunderstood and trivialised, even though they affect over 1.1 million people in
the UK. Young people aged 14-25 are most at risk.
Lee to raise Big Money in the Big Apple 01 Jun 2006 Lee Eddison, a Leeds Mental Health NHS Trust employee, has been given a lifetime opportunity.
This November he'll be running the New York City Marathon in aid of the charity Leeds Mind.
National Bipolar Disorders Conference Supports Local Artist 14 Mar 2006 Local sculpture artist and bipolar disorder sufferer, Michael McHale, has been invited to exhibit
his work at a national bipolar disorders conference held at Weetwood Hall in Leeds.
Eating Disorders Awareness Week 02 Feb 2006 A report published today by the Eating Disorders Association shows that eating disorders
continue to be misunderstood and trivialised, even though they affect over 1.1 million people in
the UK.
Bosses Get Fit for World Mental Health Day 07 Oct 2005 Bosses from Leeds Mental Health Trust will test their fitness against staff, service users and
carers on Monday 10th October to help promote World Mental Health Day.
MP pays flying visit to mental health unit 22 Sep 2005 Staff and service users at a Leeds mental health unit were given a chance to meet a local MP on
Monday 19 September when Fabian Hamilton paid a flying visit.
Trust Shortlisted For National PR Awards 15 Sep 2005 Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust has been shortlisted for this years PR Week awards.
The Trust is the only NHS organisation in the country to be shortlisted for the prestigious
awards.
Double Boost For Leeds Eating Disorder Service 08 Sep 2005 The arrival of a new Consultant Psychiatrist and the move to new premises has seen the
Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders become part of the largest eating disorder network in the
English-speaking world.
Landmark for mental health nursing in Leeds 14 Jan 2005 A nurse based in Shadwell in Leeds has achieved a major landmark by becoming the first mental
health nurse in the city to qualify as a Supplementary Prescriber.
New appointments strengthen team - 10 Jan 2005 10 Jan 2005 The Communications, Marketing and Design Team at Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust
has appointed two new members of staff to help cope with added demand for its services.
Spooky challenge for fundraisers - 10 Sept 2004 10 Sep 2004 A North Yorkshire air museum is set to be the venue for steel-nerved hospital staff planning to
raise funds by spending the night in a haunted tower.
Second World War Experts Called In To Help - 11 Aug 2004 11 Aug 2004 A team of experts from Eden Camp near York have been called in to give expert help to
transform The Parochial Hall in Middleton into a realistic WWII aircraft hangar for a charity event.
Partnerships In Recovery: Recovery In Partnerships - 21 April 2004 21 Apr 2004 The Centre for Mental Health Services Development England, in partnership with the Leeds
Mental Health NHS Teaching Trust, will be holding the Partnerships in Recovery:Recovery in
Partnerships conference.
Art Inspires Mental Wellbeing - 16 Oct 2003 16 Oct 2003 Art, in the form of painting, poetry and music is increasingly being recognised for bringing
benefits to people's mental health.
CHI Star Ratings 17 July 2003 17 Jul 2003 The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) has awarded Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS
Trust two stars in its national ratings published this morning.
High Royds Auction - 17 March 2003 17 Mar 2003 As part of the closure of High Royds Hospital, Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust and Hilditch Auctioneers will be holding an on-site auction.