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MAKE MARCH 12TH THE DAY TO CHANGE A HABIT OF A LIFETIME

That’s the message from the stop smoking Specialists at the Kirklees Stop Smoking Service as they prepare for this year’s National No Smoking Day. 

Over two million smokers (one in six) are expected to think seriously about...[more]

Personal Health Trainers to Help People Lead Healthier Lives

Whether you’re struggling to lose weight or desperate to stop smoking, Kirklees Primary Care Trust (PCT) now has a range of professionals to help you break the habit of a lifetime. 

Health Trainers are qualified experts...[more]

SIGN UP NOW TO BECOME AN EXPERT PATIENT

Kirklees Primary Care Trust (PCT) is inviting people with long-term health conditions to join the FREE ‘Expert Patients Programme’. 

The course provides a set of tried and tested skills which have been shown to lead to many...[more]

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) published

Every local authority and PCT has a new statutory duty to undertake a joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA) of their local population. The Directors of Adult Social Services, Public Health and Children and Young People’s...[more]

Working towards fewer baby deaths in north Kirklees

Healthcare professionals are inviting local people to help them find ways to reduce the high number of babies dying in Batley, Dewsbury and Spen. 

They are holding a series of meetings in the community when health and...[more]

Kicking Chlamydia into touch!

Rugby League clubs are joining forces with the NHS locally to help kick the sexually transmitted infection, Chlamydia, into touch.  

Castleford Tigers and Wakefield Wildcats of the Super League are amongst the teams...[more]

Confirm you’re clear of Chlamydia!

It’s as easy as 1,2 pee!  That’s the message in a campaign urging young people across the region to take a simple test to check if they have the sexually transmitted infection, Chlamydia. 

BClear about Chlamydia has...[more]