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Working in partnership can be uniquely demanding and complicated. It requires patience, diplomacy and tenacity. So why do it and how do we assess the benefits? Suzanne Morton, Senior Development Officer, explains why she loves it and how it often harvests more than the sum of its parts.
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Leeds has launched a groundbreaking new study to spot the risk of disease before it starts. But what does this mean beyond the laboratory? Diane Burke, Head of Public Health for Long-term Conditions, Leeds City Council, explains how this could benefit local people’s lives.
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This month in Leeds, around 50 health and care professionals will take precious time out of their busy schedules to attend an important event. They have agreed to come together to help transform our approach to caring for people across the city who are nearing the end of their lives. The Leeds Palliative Care Network (LPCN) is leading the case for change in Leeds. Palliative care specialists Professor Mike Bennett and Dr Mike Stockton are working with them and summarise here what needs to be considered.
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The link between decent homes and good health was spotted long ago. Despite the pace of change accelerating around the world today, making the housing-health link remains as vital as ever. Tony Cooke, Chief Officer, Health Partnerships, Leeds City Council and Chief Operating Officer at Leeds Academic Health Partnership, considers the issue and how it is being addressed through partnership working in Leeds.
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Inclusive economic growth: if it was easy, every city would have cracked it. In July, Leeds City Council launched its inclusive growth strategy supported by ‘12 big ideas’. Is the strategy achievable, who is ultimately responsible for its success and what does an academic health partnership have to do with it?
Here, Leeds City Council’s Chief Officer for Economic Development (and a new member of the Leeds Academic Health Partnership’s operations group) Eve Roodhouse, offers food for thought.
