Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

It runs the Leeds Eating and Drinking Team which aims to tackle the growing problem of malnutrition.

[1] In April 2015 the trust was criticised by the Care Quality Commission which raised concerns about insufficient staffing levels and a “high reliance” on temporary staff, particularly at the South Leeds Independence Centre.

[2] Wendy Neill, one of the trust's speech and language therapists, set up the Giving Voice choir in 2014.

It helps people with conditions like strokes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and dementia to socialise and stretch their vocal cords.

[4] The Trust's service for homeless patients in Leeds, York Street Health practice, was said to be outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in 2016, and described by Richard Vautrey as a national exemplar.