Involvement Team

We are the Involvement Team in the Learning Disability Service
@leedsandyorkPFT
Account monitored Monday- Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm

[Involvement Team @InvolveLYPFT]

We have decided to stop using X from 31st October 2025. Thank you to everyone who has followed us on here. It has been great sharing our news with you and also see what other people have been doing. You will be able to find us on bluesky, facebook and instagram 👋@LeedsandYorkPFT

[Health Facilitation Team (Get Checked Out) @Get_Checked_Out]

We have decided to stop using X from 31st October 2025. Thank you to everyone who has followed us on here. It has been great sharing our news with you and also see what other people have been doing. You will be able to find us on bluesky, facebook and instagram👋@LeedsandYorkPFT

[Involvement Team @InvolveLYPFT]

International Infection Prevention Week – we all have a part to play in infection prevention.
What can you do?

#HandHygiene #PreventInfection #HealthCare #PatientSafety #StandUpppInInfectionPrevention #InternationalInfectionPreventionWeek2025

@LeedsandYorkPFT

[Involvement Team @InvolveLYPFT]

World Menopause Day! Our website has an easy read menopause booklet to support people understand the changes they might experience and a checklist to check symptoms: https://t.co/TimYDqZ5XC #WorldMenopauseDay #Menopause #WomensHealth #Midlife #LifestyleMedicine @LeedsandYorkPFT

[Health Facilitation Team (Get Checked Out) @Get_Checked_Out]

In Leeds, got a learning disability and enjoy books?
Why not try out this book club running at The Compton Centre on the second Monday of the month #LearningDisabilities #Leeds #Books #EmpoweringPeopleThroughPictures @LeedsandYorkPFT

[Involvement Team @InvolveLYPFT]

It's World Mental Health Day! This year's theme is access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies. It is important people look after their mental health whatever they're going through. Everyone deserves good mental health #WMHD25 @LeedsandYorkPFT @mentalhealth

[NHS Ability @NHSAbility]

Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day. Cerebral palsy makes it harder for people to move and communicate. It can show in people in different ways. The aim of the day is to celebrate the lives and achievements of people who have cerebral palsy https://t.co/u4ERnuBssP

[Health Facilitation Team (Get Checked Out) @Get_Checked_Out]

This afternoon, Julie is at a Leeds University training session for clinical psychology students. Julie will be talking about making healthcare better for people with a learning disability - sharing information and lived experience video stories of our co-workers #improvinghealth

[Involvement Team @InvolveLYPFT]

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
Today we are challenging the myth that people with Down Syndrome cannot achieve normal life goals and celebrating the things our co-worker Lisa does in our team #PositiveAboutDownSyndrome #DownSyndromeAwarenessMonth #DSUK @LeedsandYorkPFT

[NHS Ability @NHSAbility]

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. ADHD is a condition where the brain works differently to most people. It’s important to increase understanding and support for young people with ADHD and their families.
More information here-
https://t.co/LkxzJTIf8K

[PHRC Leeds @PHRCLeeds]

🌸Welcome to Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🎀 Together, we can make a difference. 🌟💪
All the items shown are available from us to support your health work in the community as part of your PHRC membership. #BreastCancerAwareness #KnowYourBreasts #EarlyDetection #WomensHealth

[PHRC Leeds @PHRCLeeds]

Want To Know More About... Healthy Places. Thursday 6 November, 10am to 11am.
This session is for anyone who is interested in learning how the environments we grow up, live, work and play in affect our physical and mental health.

[Health Facilitation Team (Get Checked Out) @Get_Checked_Out]

October is breast cancer awareness month. Our website has resources and links to support people know their bodies and explain the screening process and what cancer is: https://t.co/BWLUHnebiK
#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #EveryStoryIsUniqueEveryJourneyMatters @LeedsandYorkPFT

[Involvement Team @InvolveLYPFT]

Exciting news! From today the Involvement Team and Health Facilitation Team have officially become one after working together over the last year. You will see some changes but by joining, our involvement and health work for people with learning disabilities will be more amazing.

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

When the world feels uncertain, it's helpful to stay hopeful. Join us for #OptimisticOctober and find ways to keep moving forward and helps others do the same

🗓️ Get your action calendar https://t.co/Zwx28pfSN9

✅ Join the optimism challenge https://t.co/uW8mqy0tr4

[PHRC Leeds @PHRCLeeds]

Ahead of winter and as autumn draws in, order thermometers to help your communities beat the cold weather (useful in summer too!). Order code L358 as part of your PHRC membership.
#BeatTheCold #CommunityHealth #WinterReady

[Involvement Team @InvolveLYPFT]

Lisa is Health and Wellbeing Champion for our team. Lisa works with us on a Monday so updated the display boards today with health information to share for October #InfectionPreventionWeek #WorldMenopauseDay #WorldMentalHealthDay #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #Flu @LeedsandYorkPFT

[Health Facilitation Team (Get Checked Out) @Get_Checked_Out]

World Heart Day! Our website has lots of information to help create accessible information to support people to look after their hearts, including an easy read leaflet from @TheBHF:
https://t.co/SPCKlfJ5An
#WorldHeartDay #DontMissABeat #HealthyHeart #EasyRead @LeedsandYorkPFT

[Involvement Team @InvolveLYPFT]

Shaun's lived experience within our workplace is what makes the work we do so valuable #MaleCancerAwarenessWeek #SmallChangeBigDifference #HospitalPassport #ReasonableAdjustments #LearningDisabilities #NationalInclusionWeek #NowIsTheTime

[Health Facilitation Team (Get Checked Out) @Get_Checked_Out]

Male Cancer Awareness Week - Shaun is a valued member of our team and we are proud of the work he does to advocate for himself and others to improve health care for people with learning disabilities 🥰 #SmallChangeBigDifference #MaleCancer @LeedsandYorkPFT https://t.co/ehyfTr4sow

[NHS Ability @NHSAbility]

The link below talks about information about your prostate. It is an easy read booklet and will help you to spot signs of prostate cancer.

https://t.co/iYo3uwj6v7