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Wakefield heptathlon games hosts football tournament
Local people aged over 50 or those with a physical and/or sensory impairment are invited to get active and get involved in 2012 and show off their footie skills in a football tournament as part of the Wakefield heptathlon games. Teams of five are invited …
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Halifax event offers an insight into ADHD
A local NHS trust that provides a range of community, mental health and learning disability services in Calderdale is hosting a free talk offering an insight into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The education talks are being held by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS …
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Pontefract event helps boost health and wellbeing
As part of Health Information Week, which ran from 2-8 July, a special event was held in Pontefract to offer free health checks and let local people know about available support to boost their health and wellbeing. Health Information Week was an opportunity to promote …
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Staff in the community equipment service shortlisted for national award!
Congratulations to staff in the Trust’s community equipment service in Barnsley who have been shortlisted at this year’s HSJ Efficiency Awards. The team entered the Efficiency in Transportation and Logistics category, which looks for entries that can show they use a person centred approach; have …
Celebrating the diamond jubilee in Honley with afternoon tea
People who use services at Enfield Down in Honley did their bit to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee by hosting a day of celebrations. On Friday 1st June people currently staying at the unit and staff enjoyed a special ‘English breakfast’ in the morning and …
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Caring for plants and caring for ourselves
Enfield Down, a unit in Honley for people experiencing mental health difficulties, has set up a caring garden group to give service users the opportunity to get involved with gardening activities and enjoy the independence of caring for their own plants. The caring garden group …
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Local sports star named Player of the Year
A member of Kirklees Insight FC has been named the Every Player Counts’ Player of the Year for Yorkshire and the North East, for her inspiring work in the community highlighting mental health issues. Huddersfield mum Elizabeth Rowan has battled through her mental health problems …
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Getting the best out of mental health medicines
People who use mental health services provided by the Trust and their carers have taken part in a special medicines information event. Following the success of last year’s event the working together to get the best out of medicines event was organised by the Trust’s …
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Jubilee festivities mark garden opening
Staff and service users from the Bretton Centre at Fieldhead have taken part in a double celebration to mark the Queen’s Jubilee and the official opening of their new garden. The Bretton Centre is a low secure forensic service for men with severe mental health …
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Boosting bones in Barnsley
To mark Age UK‘s National Falls Awareness Week, which ran from 18-22 June 2012, the Barnsley Falls and Osteoporosis Service worked in partnership with local services to promote the theme ‘Boost Your Bones’. The Falls and Osteoporosis Service in Barnsley is provided by the Trust …