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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) prevents, prepares for and responds to infectious and environmental hazards, to keep all our communities safe. UKHSA have launched their Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign to raise awareness of the importance of using antibiotics in the right way.

Andi Biotic, an anthropomorphic pill, is on a mission to spread the word about the importance of antibiotics and using them correctly, so we can keep antibiotics working. 

What are antibiotics?

Antibiotics are used to treat serious bacterial infections. They kill bacteria or prevent them from spreading, but they do not work for everything. Many mild infections, including those that aren’t caused by bacteria, can get better on their own without antibiotics.

What is antibiotic resistance?

This is when germs/bacteria can defeat the antibiotics designed to kill them. The overuse of antibiotics has made them less effective and has led to the emergence of “superbugs”.

What can we do about it?

We all need to worry about antibiotic resistance. Even if you have never taken them before, there will come a time when you may need them. By then they may no longer work.

What can we all do to help?

• Never share antibiotics with others
• Never store or save antibiotics for another time
• Take antibiotics as prescribed by a healthcare professional
• NEVER demand antibiotics and always follow the advice of the healthcare professionals 

For more information on Andi Biotic and the UKHSA click here.

Please note, we will be closed for staff training from 12.00pm on Tuesday 20th May 2025 and re-open again on Wednesday 21st May at 8.00am.

Should you require medical assistance, please contact 111 or in case of an emergency, please dial 999.

Health for All has been supporting communities in South Leeds for 33 years, providing life and health enhancing opportunities and activities and groups in its seven local, welcoming, accessible community and family centres. 

These are located in Beeston, Middleton, Holbeck, Belle Isle and Cottingley. We bring people together to achieve healthier, happier lives, with our weekly groups offering peer support, arts and crafts, singing, gardening, woodwork, yoga, tai chi and more.

Popular services provided in most of our centres include the weekly community food pantries, which individuals can join, and for a small contribution, can choose fifteen or more food items to help manage their budgets in these challenging times. Click here for more information.

Our services include the following:

• Enhance Service provides one to one support for older people to help improve their health and quality of life, enabling easier access to health services through a weekly Health Hub in a local Community Centre.
• Breastfeeding support for new mums and their babies.
• Active Club Experience (ACE ) provides fun multisport for children, as well as youth groups, and focuses on building confidence and helping teenagers make new friends.
• Better Together, which is a collaborative partnership between Health for All, St Luke’s Cares and ASHA Neighbourhood Project. We support groups for adults aimed at improving mental and physical health.
• Community groups for white British, South Asian, Chinese, Hongkongers, eastern European and African individuals.
• Bridge Service which delivers a day service and provides interesting activities for adults with learning disabilities at Holbeck Community Centre and Watsonia Café in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston.

Our weekly groups provide a friendly welcome and include refreshments, luncheon clubs and speakers with practical help and information.

We have friendly and supportive staff who build trusting relationships with individuals who require support, advice and information to help build confidence and provide essential skills.

To overcome any barriers people may face in accessing support, we run a community transport service with five minibuses and a community cab. Where needed, we can also arrange childcare or help with caring responsibilities.

We are pleased to announce Heath for All will have a stall in the waiting room at City View between 10.30pm and 12.30pm on the following dates:

• Monday 7th April 
• Monday 12th May
• Monday 9th June
• Monday 14th July

Why not come along on one of the dates and introduce yourself to the friendly members of the Health for All team? For further dates of when Health for All will be at City View, please ask at Reception.

To view the Health for All website click here and click here to view the 2023-24 Annual Review. 

The Enhanced Access Sunday provision has been discontinued. All services previously available on Sundays will be moved to Saturdays. Should you have any questions or concerns, we kindly ask you to contact us and we will liaise with the Primary Care Network to address them.

For some patients, including those with work, caring or other commitments, seeing or speaking to us during our standard practice opening hours can be difficult and you be may struggling to get an appointment which works best for you. 

We provide an Enhanced Access Service which is available to all patients between the hours of 9.00am to 3.00pm every Saturday. You can book your appointments through us during normal opening hours, or if you prefer, you can call the Enhanced Access Service on Saturdays, on 0113 221 3709. 

The Enhanced Access Service aims to offer patients a greater range of appointment availability for routine problems, at a time that may be more convenient. 

The types of support available are similar to those which we offer during normal working hours, and appointments are available with a variety of clinicians including GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), Nurses, HCAs, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists and Healthy Mind Practitioners (Mental Health & Wellbeing).

Some of the services are by telephone or video call, and some are face to face.

What support can I access?

• Cervical Screening Nurse Clinic - 9.00am to 3.00pm (Saturday) - face to face
• GP Clinic - 9.00am to 3.00pm (Saturday) - face to face/telephone
• Healthcare Assistant Clinic - 9.00am to 3.00pm (Saturday) face to face for long term conditions/blood tests

Please note, if your call falls outside of practice and enhanced hours and you feel you need to be seen urgently, please contact NHS 111.

Information from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust:

We would like to update you on issues affecting blood tests at GP practices in Leeds and part of Bradford.

The Pathology Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has recently implemented a new Laboratory Information Management System.

This is a shared system across West Yorkshire which will provide a single, seamless solution for processing pathology testing for patients having blood tests. This will allow patient test results to be viewed by clinicians across the region, regardless of where a test was obtained, and ultimately deliver a better experience for patients.

This has been a large, complex transition. Leeds hospitals receive around 10 000 blood samples every day, and the majority of these samples have been processed as usual. However, during the transition they experienced some technical issues, which impacted some patients from Leeds and Bradford who had blood samples taken at their GP practices and community centres. The result of this was that some blood tests results were delayed or were not processed, and some were sent in a format which meant that GP practices could not file them into their systems. There are a large number of technical and clinical staff in the trust and in community teams who are actively working on addressing these issues as a priority. The main technical issues are now fully resolved, and the majority of outstanding blood results have been sent to practices.

The Trust sincerely apologises to any patients and GP practice staff affected by this disruption.

All local pharmacies are offering the Pharmacy First service (or the similar Minor Ailments Service).

Going to your local pharmacy offers an easy and convenient way to get clinical advice on minor health concerns. Community pharmacies can offer treatment and when appropriate, some prescription medicine, for seven common conditions without patients needing to see a GP, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care. 

How it works

Simply walk into your local pharmacist and ask for some advice.

The treatment for most common conditions is about doing the right things for yourself. Your local pharmacist can now offer treatment and provide some prescription medicine for seven conditions, if appropriate, without the need for a GP appointment or prescription.

Also, remember that many pharmacies are open at weekends and evenings.

Types of conditions a pharmacist can help with

• Sinusitis (for those aged 12 years and over)
• Sore throat (for those aged 5 years and over)
• Earache (for those aged between 1 and 17 years old)
• Infected insect bite (for those aged 1 year and over)
• Impetigo (for those aged 1 year and over)
• Shingles (for those aged over 18 years old
• Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) (for women aged 16-64)

Community pharmacy teams are highly-skilled, qualified health professionals who have the appropriate clinical training to give people the health advice they need. Patients don't need an appointment and private consultation rooms are available. Pharmacy teams can also signpost to other relevant local services where necessary. 

Pharmacists have always helped patients, families and carers in their communities to stay healthy and are well-placed to offer treatment for health conditions. By expanding the services community pharmacies offer, the NHS is aiming to free up GP appointments and give people more choice in how and where they access care.

The new expanded community pharmacy service, which also includes initiating oral contraception without the need to see a GP, is also providing more blood pressure check services and is part of the NHS’ plans to recover and improve access to primary care services. It aims to free up to 10 million GP appointments a year once fully implemented, making it quicker and easier for you to access healthcare in our local community and give you more choice in where and how you access care.  

After you have had a consultation with the pharmacy, they will send the details through to us on the same day or on the following working day, so that the information is included in your medical record.  

Don't wait for minor health concerns to get worse - think Pharmacy First and get seen by your local pharmacy team. More information is available here.  

Did you know you can complete a prostate cancer screening check online in 30 seconds?

Simply click here to check your risk on the Prostate Cancer UK website.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer found in men in the UK. More information can be found here on the Cancer Research UK website.

Latest Information Including Countries Affected

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a case of Clade I mpox in Leeds. This is a more serious type of a rare infection, most commonly found in parts of central and east Africa. Whilst the risk of catching mpox in the UK remains low, it is helpful to be aware of some of the more common symptoms of mpox which include a skin rash or pus-filled lesions that can last 2 to 4 weeks. It can also cause fever, headaches, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes.

What To Do If You Have Symptoms

If you have any symptoms and you, or someone you have been in contact with, have travelled to any of the countries below in the last 21 days, please do not visit a GP or health centre. Instead, call 111 or your GP practice. You will be assessed and referred to the appropriate team.

Countries affected (as at 28 November 2024)

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
• Republic of the Congo
• Central African Republic
• Burundi
• Rwanda
• Uganda
• Kenya
• Cameroon
• Gabon
• Sudan
• South Sudan

Considerations is also being given to neighbouring countries at risk, such as:

• Angola
• Tanzania
• Zambia (subject to change - please visit GOV.UK for the most up to date information). 

A rash usually appears 1 to 5 days after the first symptoms. It can be on any part of the body, including the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, mouth, genitals and anus.

For more information and a list of symptoms, please check the NHS website.

More information about mpox is also available on the UKHSA website.