Calderdale Council has joined forces with Bradford, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield, York Council and West Yorkshire Trading Standards to launch a new campaign to tackle the trade in illegal tobacco and stop dealers who sell to children. The ‘Keep It Out’ campaign is launching across West Yorkshire and York on Monday 14 July, aiming to put… read more … about Residents urged to Keep It Out>>
Calderdale Council’s People’s Commission Panel is asking local people to share their experiences of using local health and social care services. Local health services are currently being reviewed by Calderdale’s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The People’s Commission will give local people an opportunity to debate what services are needed and will also collect… read more … about We want to hear from you!>>
Calderdale Council has appointed Professor Andrew Kerslake as the Independent Chair of the People’s Commission on Health and Social Care. The People’s Commission will give Calderdale people the chance to say what health and social care services they need and will also collect and review evidence. Local health services are currently being reviewed by… read more … about Kerslake takes the Chair for the People’s Commission>>
Calderdale Council is launching a People’s Commission to make sure that people in Calderdale have the chance to give their views about how health and social care services should be provided in the future. Local health services are currently being reviewed by Calderdale’s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The People’s Commission will give the… read more … about Help shape future health services>>
Staying healthy, safe and well is important to all of us, and now residents around Todmorden and Hebden Bridge have the opportunity to find out what’s happening to promote health and wellbeing in their area. The ‘Staying well in Calderdale’ events, organised by Calderdale Council, will provide information about services and providers, specifically for people… read more … about Staying well in Calderdale>>
One in four people will suffer from a mental health problem at some point in their lives. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, King Cross Library near Halifax held a free ‘Books on Prescription’ event, on Thursday 15 May, from 7pm until 8pm, called Overcoming Anxiety and Depression. At the event, award winning author… read more … about Books on Prescription – Talking about mental health>>
Joint press release from Calderdale Council and the NSPCC Expectant parents in Calderdale will be offered the chance to take part in a ground breaking Coping with Crying programme to help them prepare for the stress of looking after a newborn crying baby. New parents can sometimes struggle to soothe their baby and it’s one… read more … about Council supports parents Coping with Crying>>
Calderdale Council took to the streets of Halifax on Tuesday 29 April, in advance of the up and coming Hand Hygiene Day on Monday 5 May. We wash our hands every day and don’t think anything of it, but many of us have witnessed people either not washing their hands enough, or not at all… read more … about How clean are your hands?>>
A Calderdale takeaway has been fined for having poor food hygiene and putting people’s health at risk. Calderdale Council Environmental Health officers visited the Seraj takeaway at Bull Close Lane, Halifax and identified a number of serious food hygiene offences. At Halifax Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 23 April, Mr Mohammed Nazir, the owner of the… read more … about Takeaway fined for hygiene offences>>
