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Healthwatch welcomes over £1m to clear backlog in demand for wheelchairs in Calderdale and Kirklees
Kirklees and Calderdale have committed to invest over £1,086,409 by September 2018 to clear a backlog in demand for wheelchairs. … Read more
Kirklees residents urged to reduce their risk of Type 2 diabetes
Kirklees residents are being urged to eat healthily and be more active in order to help reduce their risk of … Read more
GPs are here for you, longer
People living in the Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area will be able to visit a GP after work … Read more
Hypermobility West Yorkshire
Healthwatch Calderdale is leading a Yorkshire-wide project on hypermobility. It wishes to develop an understanding of the health and social … Read more
Would you be happy to share your experience of choosing a care home?
Background The CQC is planning a new campaign aimed at people who are choosing care at home or care home … Read more
West Yorkshire Pathfinder – Health Technology for Hearing & Visual Impairment
Do you know of someone (or a group), who has one of or both of these sensory impairments, that might … Read more
*Posture and mobility service survey apology*
Opcare recently sent out a survey seeking views about their service. Please see their statement below: “We have carried similar … Read more
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership Joint Committee of the 11 Clinical Commissioning Groups
In November 2016 West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (also known as the STP) published a draft plan … Read more
Don’t need your GP appointment? Cancel it!
Figures provided by GP practices suggest that more than 6,000 GP appointments are missed across Kirklees every month. In 2014, … Read more
Don’t put off the flu vaccination – it’s free because you need it
Flu vaccination is part of the Stay Well This Winter campaign, a joint initiative from NHS England and Public Health … Read more
