#WorldDiabetesDay - the theme is diabetes and well-being. The aim is to raise awareness about physical, mental and social well-being.
There are lots of easy read resources on our website:
www.learningdisabilityservice-leeds.nhs.uk/get-checked-...
#Diabetes #LearningDisabilities #Wellbeing #EasyRead

It's #WorldPneumoniaDay! Think about how you can protect your lungs and stay well this winter. Pneumonia and chest infections are a leading cause of preventable death for people with learning disabilities. More info and resources can be found here keepingmychesthealthy.bdct.nhs.uk/this-world-p...

Happy #Wellnesswednesday
Life can be very stressful, so we've developed an easy-read guide for #StressAwarenessWeek with tips on how to improve your wellbeing by managing stress>> www.leedsautism.org.uk/stress-busti...
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It's National Stress Awareness Day. Lots of people say that stress makes them feel overwhelmed and find things difficult.
Take time today to think about things you can do to look after your physical and mental health - relax, get enough sleep, eat healthy, exercise, deep breaths, talk to others ☺️

November is men's health awareness month.
Our website has lots of images and easy read resources to support conversations with men who have a learning disability about their physical and mental health:
www.learningdisabilityservice-leeds.nhs.uk
#menshealthawareness #movember #learningdisabilities

International Infection Prevention Week – we all have a part to play in infection prevention.
What can you do?

#HandHygiene #PreventInfection #HealthCare #PatientSafety #StandUpppInInfectionPrevention #InternationalInfectionPreventionWeek2025

World Menopause Day! Our website has an easy read menopause booklet to support people understand the changes they might experience and a checklist to check symptoms: learningdisabilityservice-leeds.nhs.uk/get-checked-...

#WorldMenopauseDay #Menopause #WomensHealth #Midlife #LifestyleMedicine

Our Asking You! team seek #volunteer Citizen Advocates to help a person with #LearningDisabilities to be heard and get their rights upheld.

The role includes free training and can make a real difference. If you'd like to be a Citizen Advocate, email askingyou@advonet.org.uk #AdvocacyWorks #AAW25

In Leeds, got a learning disability and enjoy books?
Why not try out this book club running at The Compton Centre on the second Monday of the month #LearningDisabilities #Leeds #Books #EmpoweringPeopleThroughPictures

It's World Mental Health Day! This year's theme is access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies. It is important people look after their mental health whatever they're going through. Everyone deserves good mental health. #WMHD25 #WorldMentalHealthDay #RightTreatmentRightTime

22% of people who contacted us during April to June were about GPs & Primary Care. These included:
• Difficulty getting appointments/long waits
• Problems with PATCHS & online systems
• People feeling unsupported & staff attitudes
• Mental health support

#HealthwatchLeeds #GPAccess #PrimaryCare

This afternoon, Julie is at a Leeds University training session for clinical psychology students. Julie will be talking about making healthcare better for people with a learning disability - sharing information and lived experience video stories of our co-workers #ImprovingHealth #HealthInequalities

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
Today we want to challenge the myth that people with Down Syndrome cannot achieve normal life goals and celebrate all the things our co-worker Lisa does in our team #PositiveAboutDownSyndrome #DownSyndromeAwarenessMonth #DSUK

We have a free online guide about raising a health complaint! This #SelfAdvocacy tool can help you to know about your rights, how to start a complaint and includes useful templates for letters to get the complaint moving.

To see it, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/he...

October is breast cancer awareness month. Our website has resources and links to support people know their bodies and explain the screening process and what cancer is: www.learningdisabilityservice-leeds.nhs.uk/get-checked-...
#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #EveryStoryIsUniqueEveryJourneyMatters

Exciting news! From today the Involvement Team and Health Facilitation Team have officially become one after working together over the last year. You will see some changes but by joining, our involvement and health work for people with learning disabilities will be more amazing.

Lisa is Health and Wellbeing Champion for our team. Lisa works with us on a Monday so updated the display boards today with health information we want to share for October #InternationalInfectionPreventionWeek #FluVaccination #WorldMenopauseDay #WorldMentalHealthDay #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

World Heart Day! Our website has lots of information to help make accessible information to help people look after their hearts, including an #easyread leaflet from The British Heart Foundation:
www.learningdisabilityservice-leeds.nhs.uk/get-checked-...
#WorldHeartDay #DontMissABeat #HealthyHeart

Hello! We have decided to join the Bluesky community 😀 #LearningDisabilities #Involvement #Coproduction #Leeds #HealthFacilitation