Patient support groups - NHS run

Here you will find information and contact details for support groups in the Leeds area.

If you would like to recommend a support group to be included here, please do so by emailing your suggestions to communications.team@nhsleeds.nhs.uk

Patient Support Groups

Arts and Minds Network

This group brings people together to share creativity, knowledge and resources so that arts can flourish in health and social care settings. They aim to increase public knowledge and understanding of mental health through the arts and to support individuals receiving health and social care services. The network is open to everyone with an interest in the role of arts in health.
Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 305 6621
Email: info@artsandmindsnetwork.org.uk
Website: www.artsandmindsnetwork.org.uk

Candlelighters Trust

This group provides support for siblings, adolescents, bereaved families and parents of children with brain tumours. The group also runs fundraising activities to support the Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology and Haematology Unit based at St James's Hospital and holds half-yearly meetings with speakers.
Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 247 0372 Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email: sally.amos@leedsth.nhs.uk
Address: Children's Day Hospital
              St James University Hospital
              Leeds, LS9 7TF

Leeds Lymphoma Support Group

Contact Information:
Telephone: 0808 808 5555 Monday - Thursday, 9am - 6pm
Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email: information@lymphomas.org.uk
Address: PO Box 386
              Aylesbury
              Buckinghamshire, HP20 2GA
Website: www.lymphomas.org.uk

MASH - Mastectomy Association Self Help

This group provides; support for all breast care patients, an opportunity to meet together socially for mutual support, informal chat and a cup of tea, meetings with speakers and occasional social outings.
Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 258 4742 Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation - Leeds

This group provides an opportunity for people affected by lung cancer to get together, learn more about lung cancer issues, listen to guest speakers and meet the local lung cancer support nurse.
Contact Information:
Telephone: 0871 220 5426 / 0113 206 7916
Email: patientsupport@roycastle.org
Address: Patient Care Office, Rothesay House
              134 Douglas Street, Glasgow
              G2 4HF
Website: www.roycastle.org

SHARE - Group For Women With Secondary Breast Cancer

Facilitated by a clinical psychologist and a Breast Care Nurse, this group offers an opportunity to share frankly your feelings and concerns in a supportive and confidential environment with people in a similar position. Meetings are held at the Macmillan Information Centre, St James Hospital.
Contact Information
Telephone: 0113 206 5967 Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
Adress: Breast Care Nurses Office, Breast Unit, Lincoln Wing
            St James University Hospital
            Leeds, LS9 7TF

Yorkshire Cancer Research Network - user partnership group

This group aims to establish and promote service user involvement within the Yorkshire Cancer Network interacting with professional research projects.
Contact Information
Telephone: 0113 392 4372 / 01943 863 515 Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email: carol.sleigh@leedsth.nhs.uk
Address: 1st Floor, Ida Nurse's Home
              Cookridge Hospital
              Leeds, LS16 6QB
Website: www.ycrn.org.uk

Carers Support Groups

The organisations listed below provide help to Carers who support someone with mental health difficulties

Brook House Carers Group

Contact Information
Telephone: 0113 295 4444
Address: Brook House, Garforth
              Leeds, LS25 1HB

Central Leeds Carers Support Group

Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 295 4444
Address: 6 - 8 The Headrow
              Leeds, LS1 6PT

East Leeds Carers Support Group

Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 214 4311 / 0113 242 7707
Address: Together Unit 22, Unity Business Centre
              Roundhay Road
              Leeds, LS7 1AB

MEHFIL - Asian Women's Carers Group

Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 295 4444
Address: 233-237 Roundhay Road
              Leeds, LS8 4HS

North West Carers Group

Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 295 4444
Address: Headingley Community Centre
              North Lane
              Leeds, LS6 3HW

South Leeds Family & Friends (Carers) Group

Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 295 4444
Address: Parkside Community Health Centre
              311 Dewsbury Road
              Beeston, Leeds, LS11 5LQ

West Leeds Carers Support Group

Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 295 4444 / 0113 305 5193
Address: Resource Centre
              St Mary's Hospital
              Leeds, LS12 3QE

Wetherby Carers Group
Contact Information:
Telephone: 0113 246 8338
Address: Wetherby Town Hall
              Market Place
              Wetherby, LS22 6NE

Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders Carers Support Group

Contact Information
Telephone: 0113 206 3334
Address: Managerial Suite, Newsam Centre
              Seacroft Hospital