Health Matters: Clare signs up for charity show

Tickets are 45 per person, including dinner. There will be a drinks reception, raffle and auction to raise in excess of 15,000 to fund cancer research at the top five Yorkshire Universities; Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and York Universities and associated teaching hospitals.

Tickets are selling fast. To book tickets, call 01423 877 210 or go online www.ycr.org.uk.

Mental health services hailed

Mental health services in Leeds are celebrating winning two prestigious awards in recognition of the way community services for people with mental health are delivered.

Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, along with partners Leeds City Council and Volition, were awarded the Care Programme Approach Association Award for "Excellence in CPA Policy and Practice Standards" in recognition of their work in establishing a city-wide Care Programme Approach Policy for Leeds.

They have also won the "Excellence in CPA Training Award" for the delivery of staff training for the citywide policy.

Care Programme Approach requires that mental health practitioners work together with service users and

carers to assess their needs, negotiate and agree a written care plan, identify a care coordinator and regularly review the plan with the individual and everyone involved.

Weight advice for parents

Parents concerned about their child's weight are invited to a series of free information sessions.

As part of Sheffield Let's Change4Life programme, experts from Leeds Carnegie Weight Management will be holding workshops over the next two months offering advice on healthy eating, exercise and maintaining a sensible weight.

The sessions begin today at 5.30pm in the Quaker Meeting House on St James's Street in the centre of Sheffield and each Wednesday will move

to a new venue.

For more details, call 0113 812 5233 or visit www.sheffieldc4l.org.uk /families/fun-healthy/.