Your Health

The Leeds PCT has a Public Health team, who are constantly working to improve and protect the health of people in Leeds.

Our work is shaped by the particular needs of the city and its communities. It is also influenced by key Government policy documents such as Choosing Health (2004) and Our Health, Our Care, Our Say (2006).

We are closely involved in the development and delivery of local Strategies for public health, and we produce Annual Reports to keep people informed of our priorities and our progress.

Over the last five years, the Leeds Primary Care Trust (and former Leeds North West PCT) aimed to identify the health needs of university and college students in order to improve their health and wellbeing in Leeds. ...more

In this section, you will find useful information on key topics relating to healthy lifestyles. We answer common questions about how to look after your health and provide contact details for local services. There are also links to further sources of useful information. 

Topics covered are listed below. We will be adding more topics over the coming months.

• Smoking
• Obesity and overweight
• Sexual health
• Alcohol
• Immunisation
• Heart disease, stroke and cancer