Would you like to help a #charity to support people and communities in #Leeds get their voices heard? If so, we are looking for a new #volunteer Treasurer to support us with work such as funding bids and fundraising.

What should national policy-makers do to make care closer to home a reality? We have identified 15 issues and actions needed, exploring the policy levers available to any government looking to reform health and care services. Read now. buff.ly/rHe35TY

Ensuring that the voice of children and young people is heard in health& care service planning is vital. Youthwatch are an important part of that in Leeds. we are always keen to welcome new Youthwatch volunteers/leaders of the future! Congrats to Annie for taking over as Rameesah heads to London!

The government has announced proposals to make it harder for people to claim for benefits for health-related reasons, while addressing those needs through health services and employment support. Helen Gilburt considers the impact of this approach. buff.ly/cANMB0K

In case you've missed any of our recent updates, you can read and view our latest newsletters. March newsletter: re-url.uk/WLED February newsletter: re-url.uk/WP58 Read about how your voice has made a difference and ways you can get involved in sharing your experiences.

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗹’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼? In our How Does It Feel For Me video, Abdul shares how financial barriers-like prescription costs and travel-affect access to care. Money worries can be a barrier to getting care. Watch: tinyurl.com/wvxxz6wf Share your experience with us! #HowDoesItFeelForMe

Grt meet at battlescars, of our Leeds citywide grp putting voices of pple at the centre of h n c decision making. Big topics incl our one insight library for Leeds so we stop duplication and asking communities the same things...and how qualitative data can be seen alongside quantitative data.

Did you know that NHS111 has an option for those who are struggling with their mental health? Have you used it? In May 2024, the Leeds mental health crisis line switched to NHS 111. We would like to hear your thoughts on the new service: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHS111Cris...

Now is your chance to tell us what health and social care services you want us to focus on for our next financial year. All the work that we do is dependent on what matters most to people in Leeds. Make your voice heard here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/PubVolrevi... or get in touch

Today we say farewell to Rameesah, our amazing Community Project Worker & YouthWatch Lead. From volunteering in 2014 to leading YouthWatch in 2023, she’s inspired so many & made a huge impact, especially through the Oral Health report. We’ll miss her greatly! Wishing you all the best! #ThankYou

Welcome to everyone joining us today for our #DoWith event, calling for radical change to the way public sector services work, from 'doing to' people and communities to 'doing with'. If you're taking part, let us know your thoughts using #DoWith. buff.ly/7Nvuw5X

Huge thanks to Rameesah who is leaving us for an exciting next chapter in London. A super talented colleague who not only made sure children and young people s voices were heard in health and care in Leeds but who also inspired and supported so many young people to believe they could achieve too! 🥰

Manthology, a collection of poems from men in Leeds.

I have been working on new type of development programme, designed to encourage and strengthen right hemispheric thinking toward: context, connection, and coherence felt experience, metaphor, and imagination presence, humility, and care If this sounds intriguing please do let me know...

Many thanks to the 248 children and young people and 352 parent/carers who spoke to us about their experiences of oral health. Important findings on the impact on c&yp and great to see how the report has been listened to with new and targeted investment in Leeds.

Last night, Rameesah, our Community Project Worker and YouthWatch Lead spoke on @channel4news.bsky.social about what children and young people have told us about their mental health in light of the announcement about age restrictions to disability support. #MentalHealth #YoungVoices

Important to see Rameesah, who leads our Youthwatch feature on channel 4 tonight talking about young people's health and care experiences in light of the announcement about age restrictions to Pip. Great work Youthwatch and Rameesah.

So good to meet with partners from the council, hospital, hospice, carers, mental health services around how we move even further on improving the 3Cs of better Communication with people, better co ordination of care and Compassionate care. Exciting things happening but soo much more we could do!

How we support people when people are thinking about taking their own lives should be a key measure of an effective health and care system. Heard some really poor accounts today of recent experiences. If you have any experiences you can share, positive or negative please get in touch 0113 8980035

The government has put the idea of a ‘neighbourhood health service’ at the heart of its vision for the NHS. Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is. Read the full blog. buff.ly/hhhDHDY

It is great to see that the Healthwatch West Yorkshire report on people's experiences of end-of-life care was key to discussions on improving palliative care at today's workshop in Bradford. Your voice and experience really do make a difference. #PalliativeCare #MakeADifference

Excellent Peoples Voices Partnership session on AI, health and care and what it could mean to involvement. So much to digest and clearly a lot of potential but also clarity that the dangers of increasing health and access inequalities needs to be at the centre of the thinking.

In a world that is feeling under shadows, it's the inspiring people I work with that have provided amazing energy to keep the faith. Big thanks to all at Healthwatch Leeds, Peoples Voices Partnership and Jenny Groves, a third sector leader who has single handedly just opened a new mh hub!

We haven't called it admin in Leeds, we ve framed it around getting the 3Cs, Communication with people, better Co ordinated care and Compassion right but great national report highlighting the importance of getting the basics right for improved outcomes for people and savings to the system.

Annie and Wumi enjoyed visiting Rainbow Junktion’s Hyde Park Community Hub to hear people’s experiences of the new NHS 111 mental health phone line. One visitor told Wumi about a really positive experience at his local GP, where the doctor took the time to truly listen to his health concerns #Listen

Grt to see this national work echoing the work we are doing in Leeds together around improving the things that are core to good health and care services but often form the majority of complaints and feedback. We call them the 3Cs, Communication, Coordination and Compassion.

First post on bluesky is an important one to profile the work we are doing to make sure the move to 111 for mental health crisis is working for people and carers. Please share or contact us to talk to us about your experiences.