Bliss – For Babies Born Too Soon Small Or Sick

Bliss, the special care baby charity, provides vital support and care to premature and sick babies across the UK. Founded 30 years ago, we offer guidance and information at a critical time in families’ lives. We also fund ground-breaking research and campaign for babies to receive the best possible level of care regardless of when and [...]

Victims Of Anti-Social Behaviour Scheme Extended

A SCHEME aimed at helping victims and witnesses of antisocial behaviour in Leicester is being extended for another 12 months. Leicester Anti-Social Behaviour Unit (LASBU) has been working with Victim Support in Leicester to run the service, which offers emotional support and advocacy to victims and witnesses of anti-social behaviour, for over a year already, [...]

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

As part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (April), the NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is asking people to look out for symptoms and also to take up the offer of screening when invited. Both NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland and NHS Leicester City want to encourage anyone with changes to

NHS Say Make sure you Choose Well During Bank Holidays

Families are being urged to Choose Well if they need medical care in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland during the long Easter weekend and extra bank holiday this month. With many GP practices due to shut from

Belgrave Health & Well-Being Event

Reaching out to Asian Carers of people with diabetes

New Food And Activity Buddie Scheme In City Areas

  RESIDENTS living in some of the most disadvantaged areas in Leicester are set to benefit from a new service.  Food and Activity Buddies is a weight management programme which aims to support adults living in Leicester to lose weight through increasing physical activity and eating a balanced diet.  The programme is jointly funded by [...]

Don’t Miss Out On Your Free Flu Jab

NHS Leicester City and NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland are encouraging those eligible across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to get their free seasonal flu jab after a reported rise in the number of swine flu cases both locally and nationally. Patients are eligible for a free seasonal flu jab, which also protects against swine flu [...]

Groups Needed For Raising Awareness Of Stroke Study

A baseline questionnaire to test public knowledge of stroke alongside raising awareness of stroke, using the DoH FAST campaign as our basis but with the addition of “loss of sight” under F for facial (we now have permission from Stroke Association, DoH and doctors involved with the original campaign (which is due to be recommenced [...]

Leicester Hospitals Trial To Treat Pancreatic Cancer

Two clinical drug trials are under way to try to find life-saving treatments for pancreatic cancer. The cancer is more resistant to treatment than other forms of the disease and only one chemotherapy drug can be used to fight it. One of the trials being run by Leicester’s hospitals will test whether adding a new [...]

Beds To Go At Leicester General Hospital

Managers are to shut 11 beds on one of the wards at Leicester General Hospital. The beds will be removed from ward 29, which has 28 beds and caters for female urology patients coming in for planned operations.