Mental health stigma costing over a year of support in Yorkshire
Stigma is still preventing over a half of people living with a mental health problem in Yorkshire from getting support when they need it the most, research has revealed. A survey, commissioned as one of the biggest of its kind in England with responses from nearly 6,000 people, showed 59% of people are waiting over a year to tell the people closest More...
The Clot Thickens: Leeds researcher stuns judges with striking close-up image
A segment of ‘The Clot Thickens’. A researcher from the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds has been announced the winner of a national image competition for his close-up of a blood clot. Fraser More...
Leeds researchers awarded £200,000 to help improve breast cancer treatment
Professor David Buckley. Leeds scientists and clinicians have been awarded £200,000 to test a new method that could ensure breast cancer patients receive the most appropriate treatment. The grant has been awarded More...
‘Depression’ Googled by someone in Leeds every two minutes, according to research
Every two minutes someone living in Leeds Googles the word ‘depression,’ according to research. Independent mental health provider Priory Group claim Leeds residents make over 20,000 searches around ‘depression’ More...
Proposals made for ‘Talking Shop’ mental health service in Wakefield
Dr Clive Harries New ‘Talking Shops’ to give people speedy access to basic mental health care could arrive in the Wakefield district. Proposed by the NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), anyone More...
HIV infections rise: 1 in 4 in Calderdale unaware they have it
Nearly 110,000 people are living with HIV in the UK, according to a new report published by Public Health England (PHE) on 18 November. According to Calderdale Council, 1 in 4 people living with the virus in Calderdale More...
Huddersfield graduate becomes one of the UK’s youngest fully-qualified midwives
At the age of 21, a graduate from the University of Huddersfield has become one of the UK’s youngest fully-qualified midwives. Ainsley Rooke, from Howden, graduated with a First Class Honours in her BSc course More...
Yorkshire adults lacking CPR skills, according to heart charity
/* Less than half of adults in Yorkshire have been trained in lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to new statistics released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Performing More...