Links
THERE are now so many websites that if you were to put "Huddersfield" into one of the major search engines, you might find up to 1,000 of them and still not find some services in the town. Whilst we do not offer a search engine, we are happy for you to share some of our own bookmarks to help you find key public services. These are listed with our own brief site review to help you quickly find some of the most useful sites that you may wish to use on a regular basis.All the links are to external sites over which Huddersfield.guide has no control.
Health services
NHS ChoicesInformation on health and NHS services.
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustCalderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust operates hospitals including Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and the Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax.
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardThe NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board represents yet another reorganisation in the delivery of local NHS services. The most recent changes of the last few years have seen a Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group amalgamate into a Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group and now the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board set up under the Government's Health and Care Act 2022. This covers the 2.4 million people living in all five metropolitan districts of the county of West Yorkshire as well as those in the soon-to-be-abolished Craven district of North Yorkshire.
Kirklees Health & Care PartnershipA partnership bringing together the local NHS, other health and care providers, Kirklees Council, Healthwatch, and community and voluntary sector organisations, to arrange and deliver services for 440,000 people living in Kirklees.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustInformation on the ambulance service, including how to pick the right NHS service when you are feeling unwell.
Public services
Kirklees CouncilOperates all metropolitan district authority functions in and around the Huddersfield area, including education, highways, environmental health, libraries, planning, etc. The site also includes Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing.
Kirklees Active LeisureDetails of the Huddersfield Leisure Centre. Kirklees Active Leisure also operates other sports centres across the Kirklees district.
Kirklees LibrariesInformation about Kirklees Council libraries and opening times.
West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityPartnership of the five West Yorkshire metropolitan district authorities led by a board chaired by elected mayor Tracy Brabin and made up by councillors elected in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield plus the chair of the Leeds Enterprise Partnership and a non-voting member from the City of York unitary authority.
West Yorkshire Trading StandardsInformation on the West Yorkshire Trading Standards service and links to services that help the consumer.
West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue ServiceLatest campaigns and news from the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.
West Yorkshire PoliceThe West Yorkshire Police website.
Information Commissioner's OfficeThe UK's independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
Tourist information
Kirklees Council - visitor informationKirklees Council webpage for visitors with link to Huddersfield and Holmfirth visitors guide brochure.
University
University of HuddersfieldDetails of the wide range of courses, open days, online prospectus, research and enterprise and Business Gateway.
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