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First staff lottery draw
The first draw for the staff lottery has taken place with the help of two service users from Newton Lodge. Dayle and Leon were on hand to push the button to reveal the first three winners of the lottery together with the Trust’s Chair Joyce …
Local Trust supporting Dignity Action Day
The South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services to the people of Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, is helping to make sure that dignity is a reality for all by supporting Dignity Action Day on Friday 25th …
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NHS Trust thanks local man for all his help
The local mental health Trust is saying a big ‘thank you’ to local man, Chris Bower, who donated his time to get involved with the Trust and its services to benefit those experiencing mental health problems. South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust provides …
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NHS staff ‘wheely enthusiastic’ about bike scheme
Staff from the South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are showing their support to the Trust’s sustainability agenda by putting the wheels in motion and cycling to work. Three members of the assertive outreach team, which is based at Folly Hall Mill in …
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Trust calls for help ‘revealing the True Face of Carers in the UK’
The local provider of mental health and disability services is calling on local carers to have their say in the Carers Week’s annual survey. The South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, which provides services to the people of Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, recognises …
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Music to service users’ ears
Service users on the Elmdale ward in Halifax have enjoyed a special concert thanks to the national charity Music in Hospitals. Music in Hospitals aims to improve the quality of life for adults and children with all kinds of illness and disability through the joy …
Releasing time to care
Teams across the Trust are redesigning and streamlining the way they manage and work as part of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement’s ‘Productive series’. Around 80% of trusts have already signed up to the programme that is designed to develop ways to increase …
NHS Trust looking for local people to become representatives on its Members’ Council
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services to people in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, is holding elections to fill four public places on its Members’ Council. The Members’ Council was established to represent the views of …
Public meetings held on plans to redevelop Newton Lodge
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is inviting local residents and businesses to hear about plans to redevelop Newton Lodge, an NHS facility based at Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane in Wakefield. Meetings are taking place at the Learning and Development Centre at Fieldhead: …
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Dementia UK launch national ‘Time for a Cuppa’ initiative at a tea party in Wakefield
‘Time for a Cuppa’ is being launched at a special tea party in Wakefield on Monday 7th February and the South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is inviting local people to a special tea party with the Yorkshire-based artist Ashley Jackson. Time for …