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Help the person you care for in Calderdale
To coincide with this year’s Carers Right Day on 2nd December 2011, the local NHS provider of mental health services is encouraging carers to get a medication review for the person they care for with dementia. As part of The Right Prescription campaign, which was …
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Help the person you care for get The Right Prescription
To coincide with this year’s Carers Right Day on 2nd December 2011, the local NHS provider of mental health services is encouraging carers to get a medication review for the person they care for with dementia. As part of The Right Prescription campaign, which was …
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Helping local pregnant women in Wakefield to kick the habit
For one week in December the Wakefield QUIT4U2 team will be visiting children’s centres across Wakefield and the Five Towns area to raise awareness of the help they can give to young pregnant women to stop smoking before their baby is born. The team QUIT4U2 …
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Nominate your nurse of the year
Has a nurse, midwife, health visitor or healthcare assistant made a real difference to you or a loved one? Now’s your chance to say thank you by nominating them for a Nursing Standard award. Local people who use services provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership …
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Trust has The Right Prescription in the bag
A new campaign, which aims to reduce the use of antipsychotic medicines in dementia, has been given another push this week with the launch of special pharmacy bags. The bags are designed with colourful artwork, displaying innovative technology and an important message. The pharmacy bags …
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Trust supporting plan to keep people warm in winter
Calderdale’s health improvement service is supporting the launch of a new plan to keep people warm and healthy throughout the cold winter months. The cross Government initiative reminds all communities and the NHS how best to prepare to keep people healthy and warm in their …
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Awareness event puts the spotlight on bowel cancer
As part of a project across West Yorkshire to raise awareness about bowel cancer staff from the NHS wellbeing service in Wakefield have held a special information event for local residents. With an average of 205 cases of bowel cancer diagnosed and 85 lives lost …
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Calderdale service runner-up in National Lottery Awards
A programme which helps people in Calderdale lead healthier lives is celebrating being named a runner-up in the Best Health Project category of the National Lottery Awards 2011. The Yorkshire-based Altogether Better was one of just three projects to make it through to the final …
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Crowds fill the Hepworth Gallery for Creative Minds launch
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has shown its commitment to creative approaches in health services by launching Creative Minds; a programme of work that focuses on creativity to achieve high quality outcomes for service users. The launch took place at the prestigious …
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Barnsley CAMHS helps secure £2.7m investment
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Barnsley has helped secure £2.7m of investment from the Department of Health to deliver innovative training to therapists and clinical leaders. The service, which is provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, was …
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