Public health and social care

• Leicester takes pride in award-winning parent champions

  9 June 2022

  3 minute read

  TWO parent champions from Leicester have won national awards for the work they do to help others.

• New online tool aims to help Leicester people be better off

  25 May 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW benefits calculator and budgeting tool has been launched to help Leicester people manage their finances and minimise the impact of the cost of living crisis.

• Council partners with leading homeless charity to offer learning and life skills

  20 May 2022

  3 minute read

  THE city council is celebrating the official launch of a new service that offers learning, training and employment support to people recovering from homelessness.

• Time to vote for city’s heroes of dental care

  16 May 2022

  3 minute read

  IT’S time to vote for the health professionals, dental teams, teachers, nursery staff and volunteers who are doing the most to help improve oral health in Leicester.

• More help with living costs available for city’s most vulnerable

  9 May 2022

  2 minute read

  EVERY pensioner in Leicester who claims pension credit is to receive a voucher for £100 to help with their costs for fuel and food, using money from the Government’s Household Support Fund.

• Focus on communities for Foster Care Fortnight

  9 May 2022

  1 minute read

  FOSTER carers in Leicester are celebrating the strength, resilience and diversity of the local fostering community as they take part in Foster Care Fortnight (9-22 May).  

• Pop-up pantries will help ensure youngsters don’t go hungry this half-term

  6 May 2022

  3 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester on free school meals won’t miss out over the half-term break, thanks to a holiday food programme that’s supported by Company Shop and Samworth Brothers.

• Innovative scheme to support city’s homeless launches in Leicester

  26 April 2022

  3 minute read

  A NEW initiative has been set up in Leicester to help prevent homelessness.

• How are you, Leicester? Your chance to have a say on health and wellbeing

  7 April 2022

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER people are being asked to share their health and wellbeing needs with public health professionals for a new survey called How are you, Leicester?

• Heroes of dental care to be recognised in city’s Smile Awards

  29 March 2022

  3 minute read

  HEALTH professionals, dental teams, teachers, nursery staff, children’s centre workers and volunteers who are helping to improve oral health in Leicester are to be recognised in an awards scheme organised by Leicester City Council.

• Food awards success for local school

  17 March 2022

  4 minute read

  Stokes Wood Primary School in Leicester has won a prestigious national food award.

• Support on offer this No Smoking Day

  8 March 2022

  2 minute read

  SMOKERS are being urged ‘not to give up on giving up’ this No Smoking Day.