Health A smartphone camera to help diabetic patients prevent kidney damage A simple test developed by tech company Healthy.Io is helping thousands of people living with diabetes to identify the early signs of chronic kidney disease. The Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has been working with Healthy.Io to support the roll-out of Minuteful kidney, a smartphone-based By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Nine thousand hearts benefit from defib donations The West Yorkshire village of Riddlesden has been given a lifeline with the donation of a defibrillator which has been installed at Airedale Cricket Club. It is the fourth defibrillator donated by Cross Hills-based Airedale Chemical in their local community in the last three years meaning that around 9,000 By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Health and wellbeing hub set to open A former GP’s surgery in the heart of the popular North Leeds suburb of Adel has been transformed into a state-of-the-art health and wellbeing hub, where individual practitioners can work, following a £200,000 investment. A new fitness studio is also set to open on the site later this By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Funding package enables Leeds dentist to buy second practice A popular dentist from Leeds has opened his second practice thanks to six-figure funding from Unity Trust Bank. James Cooper, who took over Briggate Dental in the city centre in 2017, has used an £800,000 refinance package to purchase Langdale Dental in Headingley because of the increasing demand for By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Online learning provider urges men to take free certified courses on Mental Health To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (10th – 16th May), the UK’s biggest online learning provider, The Skills Network, is offering free courses focused on mental health and suicide awareness, spotlighting the rising male suicide rate and mental health problems in England, and urging more men to sign-up for courses. By The Editor • 2 min read
Health £2.9 million specialist nursing home opens in Hull Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex needs, has officially opened its £2.9 million state-of-the-art complex needs care home in Hull. Marmaduke, a complete refurbishment, and Exemplar Health Care’s second home in East Yorkshire, will support 18 adults living with By The Editor • 1 min read
Health North Yorkshire’s first dedicated CBD store opens its doors in York The first dedicated CBD store in North Yorkshire opened its doors in York this month. Hemp Well Limited, based on High Petergate, offers a range of CBD products which research suggests could help with a range of common physical and mental health issues, including anxiety, stress, insomnia, chronic pain and By The Editor • 2 min read
Health A new date and a new look for the NHS Sustainability Day of Action The NHS Sustainability Day of Action this year will be taking place on the 4th of June 2021.The annual NHS Sustainability Day, previously held in March, is about celebrating the importance of sustainable development within our national health services. Throughout this annual day, NHS and Healthcare professionals will have By The Editor • 2 min read
Health First of its kind co-working & gym offering launches in Sheffield In a bid to help promote workplace wellbeing, a new first of it’s kind coworking and gym offering has launched in central Sheffield, providing its members access to both an open-plan coworking space and a new onsite, state of the art gym. Hii Fitness, located at the ground floor By The Editor • 1 min read
Health The Skills Network partners with The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation to offer free mental health courses The UK’s largest online learning provider, The Skills Network, has joined forces with The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation to offer free mental health awareness courses in the region. The Skills Network, who already has partnerships with the likes of NHS, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, The Castleford Tigers, and now the By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Experts warn pandemic has put ticking time-bomb on Yorkshire’s eye health Thousands of people across Yorkshire could be walking around with undetected serious eye and health conditions, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and even heart disease, because they've missed their regular eye test during the pandemic. Survey findings released by Specsavers indicate more than a third of By The Editor • 3 min read
Health Construction starts on new care home Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex needs, has today (9th April) announced that construction has begun for a new care home in South Elmsall, Pontefract. Bennett Court, based on Ash Grove, will be Exemplar Health Care’s sixth home in West By The Editor • 1 min read
