Leeds fuels economy and creativity with new innovation arc

In part three of our Spotlight on Leeds City Council, we look at the city’s outstanding strengths as the ‘financial capital of the North’, and its major new developments to ensure it stays at the forefront of innovation and economic growth.

Racing ahead, leaving no one behind

How does the UK’s third largest city make sure it leaves no one behind when it comes to jobs, opportunities, health and wellbeing? We explore this in part two of our Spotlight on Leeds City Council.

Spotlight on Leeds City Council – part one: the best city ambition

In our four-part Spotlight on Leeds City Council, we focus on its ambition to make Leeds, by 2030, the best UK city in which to live and work. We explore the city’s major steps forward to achieving inclusive economic growth and to accelerating cross-sector innovation and citywide digital transformation.

In part one below, we take a closer look at what becoming ‘the best city’ actually means.

Transforming care through digital innovations and measuring clinical outcomes

In part two of our spotlight on Leeds Community Healthcare Trust, we hear about two innovative ways of working:

an approach from the frontline which is transforming care via digital innovations, and using measureable evidence about people’s healthcare to show how to make it the very best it can be for them.

New apprenticeships set to launch as University strengthens its offer

In part three of our Spotlight on Leeds Trinity University, we highlight its bespoke and pioneering approach to apprenticeships. This is growing and strengthening, with new apprenticeships due to launch in 2023, especially for the healthcare sector.

Spotlight on Leeds Trinity University – part two

In part two of our Spotlight on Leeds Trinity University, we see how world-leading research is helping communities around the world recover from drug or alcohol addictions. And we learn how pioneering research is helping reveal the link between tinnitus and mental health and showing how psychological interventions can help tinnitus sufferers.

Spotlight on Leeds Trinity University – part one

n our latest case study, we shine the Spotlight on Leeds Trinity University, one of our founding partners.

In part one, below, we look at how the University is working to ensure research improves lives and benefits communities in the here and now. And in our first example of this, we see how new research is helping people better manage their mental health.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority to host region’s Healthtech Cluster

West Yorkshire Combined Authority will take the lead on supporting the region’s growing Healthtech Cluster from this month.

Leeds develops world-leading approach to tackling long COVID

In part three of our spotlight on Leeds Community Healthcare Trust, we hear how pioneering work launched quickly and effectively to help people recover from long COVID, and is informing others nationally and internationally.

Spotlight on Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust – part one

In our latest case study, we shine the Spotlight on Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, one of our founding partners.
In part one, below, we hear about a novel approach to integrating community and primary care research.