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National Health Service (NHS) Links

NHS in Bradford & Airedale website is dedicated to providing a wealth of practical information related to health, with a particular emphasis on NHS and supporting services in the Bradford and Airedale district. We are committed to being a trusted resource.

This website is dedicated to:

  • To providing a one-stop shop for local health information
  • Bringing together local health and supporting services
  • To help every individual gain access to local support and advice
  • To give individuals a voice, locally, on local health issues 

To visit the NHS in Bradford & Airedale website, click here

Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust (tPCT). aim is to commission the very best services for local people that are shaped around the needs of the 500,000 people we serve, and to deliver best value, click here

NHS Direct is at the forefront of 24-hour health care - delivering telephone and e-health information services day and night direct to the public. Although the organisation started out in 1997, it has been growing and changing over that time, most noticeably since April 2004.

It is now far more than a telephone health line

NHS Direct provides information and advice about health, illness and health services, to enable patients to make decisions about their healthcare and that of their families, click here

NHS Centre for Involvement (NCI) supports and encourages the NHS and other organisations to involve patients and the public in health and social care decision-making, click here

 

Learnonline -Supporting Learning and Development across the Health and Social Care Organisations in Bradford

The portal for all aspect of learning & training, bringing you information relevant to you and also district wide training opportunities, click here

 

Bradford District Public Health Network website contains a  wealth of information useful to anyone with an interest in Public Health. Material contained on the site is continually updated

We are always looking for relevant material for the site and would welcome any suggestions you may have on content, useful links, new documents - either published or locally produced etc - anything you would like to see on the site, to visit our website click here
 

 

Bradford District Care Trust web site for service users, carers and staff. This web site is part of a response to the standards set out in the National Service Framework (NSF).

The aim is to provide news about mental health issues and to offer a broad range of information related to services provided, activities and support available within Bradford, Keighley, Airedale and Wharfedale Districts.

To view the website, click here

For other useful Mental Health links

Bradford District Care Trust is excited to be applying for FT status, so why not find out more about becoming a member of the Trust and join up, which will give you an opportunity to have your say in the future.

Bradford District Care Trust - Foundation Trust website

Bradford District Care PPI Forum Legacy and LINks

Bradford District Care Patient & Public Involvement in Health Forum cease to exist on the 1st April 2008, but has published a legacy document which has been composed so that our concerns and recommendation on page 10 maybe passed on to Bradford Council and the Local Involvement Network (LINk).

Also on our legacy website, you will find all the Forums Annual Reports & Annual Health Check

We hope this will be referred to now and in the future, to view our legacy, click here

 

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs the two main hospitals serving the people of Bradford and its surrounding area. 

Bradford Royal Infirmary has an Accident and Emergency department and the majority of our inpatient services are based there. 

St Luke’s Hospital provides about a third of our services and is centred mainly around the recently built Horton Wing, delivering outpatient and rehabilitation services.

To visit the Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust website, click here

Airedale NHS Trust is an award winning NHS hospital trust. Our mission is to be a world class local organisation working in partnership to ensure the best for our patients, leading and innovating in our field – all to give patients the best possible quality care so that they can live fuller, longer lives.

To visit Airedale NHS Trust website, click here

NHS Yorkshire and the Humber was set up by the Government in July 2006 to act as the regional body for the NHS.

They are one of ten strategic health authorities (SHAs) for England set up on this date. The SHA was formed from the merger of the three former SHAs of West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, click here

NHS Choices puts you in control of your healthcare.


This website has been developed to help you make choices about your health, from lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS services when you need them.

It draws together the knowledge and expertise of:

  • the National Library for Health,
  • NHS Direct,
  • the Information Centre for Health and Social Care,
  • the Healthcare Commission and many other organisations.

For Choices in the NHS, click here

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust was formed on the 1st July 2006 bringing together South Yorkshire Ambulance Aervice, West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service and the North and East Yorkshire parts of Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ammbulance Service

YAS has an A&E service which covers around 6.8 million miles a year - an average of 989 miles per hour

To visit Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS), click here

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health, click here

Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) has become a partnership of four national improvement programmes, delivered regionally through eight Regional Development Centres.

Our main objectives are to:

  • develop capacity and capability;
  • support policy implementation; and
  • support the development of policy.

To visit the Care Service Improvement Partnership (CSIP), click here

 

National Institue for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) main aim is to improve the quality of life of people of all ages who experience mental distress, click here

 

Department of Health (DH) providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals, click here

NHS Confederation is the only independent membership body for the full range of organisations that make up today’s NHS.

They represent over 95% of NHS organisations as well as a growing number of independent healthcare providers.

NHS Confederation ambition is a health system that delivers first-class services and improved health for all. We work with our members to ensure that we are an independent driving force for positive change by:

  • Influencing policy, implementation and the public dabate
  • Supporting leaders through networking, sharing information and learning
  • Promoting excellence in employment

All of our work is underpinned by our core values:

  • ensuring we are member driven
  • putting patients and the public first
  • providing independent challenge
  • creating dialogue and consensus.

To visit the NHS Confederation website, click here

National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) is an Arm’s Length Body of the Department of Health and are responsible for helping improve patient care.

With our three divisions, we cover the UK health service:

  • Patient Safety Division (England & Wales)
  • National Clinical Assessment Service (England, Wales & Northern Ireland)
  • National Researcch Ethics Service (UK - wide)

We also commission and monitor the three National Confidential Enquiries into:

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  • Suicide and Homicide by people with Mental Health
  • Maternal and Child Health : and
  • Patient Outcomes and Death

To visit the National Patient Safety Agency, click here