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Get online for National Men’s Health Week 2011

This year, National Men’s Health Week 2011, which takes place between 13 to 19 June, will focus on how new technologies – including websites, mobile phones and social networking – can be used to improve men’s health.

Many men...[more]

E. coli outbreak – information and guidance

Although none of the cases in the UK to date have originated in the UK, as the individuals who have become ill have recently travelled from Germany, the outbreak is serious and highlights the importance of taking simple food...[more]

Cervical Screening Awareness Week 6 to 12 June 2011

This year, Cervical Screening Awareness Week is taking place between 6 and 12 June and women aged 25 to 64 are encouraged to take up the opportunity of regular cervical screening when they receive their invitation.

Cervical...[more]

NHS staff call on communities to talk about dying

Health professionals across Kirklees are supporting the second annual Dying Matters Awareness Week (16 – 22 May 2011) by encouraging local people to talk about dying, death and the sort of end of life care they would want for...[more]

National Smile Month 15 May to 15 June 2011 - Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body

NHS Kirklees’ health improvement specialist is urging parents to help children clean their teeth and maintain good health as part of National Smile Month from May 15 to June 15.

Arlene Bennett, Health Improvement Specialist at...[more]

Become an ‘Expert Patient’ in Kirklees

NHS Kirklees is inviting people with long term conditions to join the FREE ‘Expert Patients Programme’ at a number of venues across Kirklees in June.

The sessions are weekly and run for seven weeks and are taking place at the...[more]

NHS listening exercise launched

This is an opportunity to have your say on the modernisation of the health and care system.This engagement over the coming weeks will focus on: - the role of choice and competition for improving quality; - how to ensure...[more]