Tackling Smoking Related Inequalities for people living with Severe Mental Illness
Tackling Smoking Related Inequalities for people living with Severe Mental Illness One of the priorities of the mental health collaborative is the promotion of smoking cessation for people living with Severe mental illness. As with breast cancer screening, the rates of smoking for people with SMI is far too high. Local data for Leicester, Leicestershire […]
Breast screening & health inequalities reduction for people living with a serious mental illness.
People with serious mental illness rank amongst the lowest in the country when it comes to breast screening take up. The mental health collaborative has made breast cancer screening one of its top priorities for people living with serious mental illness. The compelling evidence shows that according to recent data (Spring 2025), only 22% of […]
Better Mental Health For All celebrates five years
Better Mental Health For All celebrates five years On Tuesday 6 October, just under 150 delegates celebrated five years of the Better Mental Health for All Network at the Big Shed in Leicester. The Network is led by local voluntary sector partners, but also includes stakeholders from public health, the NHS and local councils. Between […]
LPT launches sensory bags to support autistic people and people with a learning disability
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust working with their charity, Raising Health, have launched sensory bags across their community and mental health inpatient wards and services in a bid to further support autistic people and people with a learning disability. The initiative has been designed to offer comfort and reduce stress for autistic people and people with […]
LLR takes top spot in the Midlands for annual health checks for people with a learning disability
LLR takes top spot in the Midlands for annual health checks for people with a learning disability A project run by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Collaborative, to boost the rate of physical health checks completed for people with learning disabilities, is the most successful in the Midlands and […]
New members needed for health working group
New members needed for health working group The Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) is looking for people to join its Perinatal Pelvic Health Working Group in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. If you are passionate about improving perinatal pelvic health, the MNVP would welcome your involvement and support. By participating in focus groups, contributing to ongoing […]
Myth-busting and sharing experiences – encouraging cervical screening for people with learning disabilities
Myth-busting and sharing experiences – encouraging cervical screening for people with learning disabilities To encourage people with learning disabilities to come forward for cervical screening, two new videos are being promoted this week to dispel myths and provide reassurance as part of Learning Disability Week and Cervical Screening Week. The videos feature people with learning […]
New podcasts place health and social care under the spotlight
Health and social care staff in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) who work on integrated care, helping improve the lives of their patients in the area now have their first ever podcast.