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Local NHS building gets landscaped garden in memory of patient
The Poplars community unit for the elderly in Hemsworth, which is run by South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust, has hired landscape gardeners to make improvements to its main entrance area. Previously the area outside the building’s main entrance was pebbled and uninteresting but landscape …
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Local hospital in search of a pianist!
Staff and service users on the Mary Wilkinson Ward at Dewsbury & District Hospital, which is run by South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust, are searching for a volunteer to make regular visits and play a piano that was recently donated to them. Staff on …
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New NHS team helps local people gain employment
Local people will now benefit from a new service provided by South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust. The aim of the service is to help people with mental health problems gain or retain employment. The vocational team, which is made up of four occupational …
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Local NHS Trust first to try new training package
South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services to people in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, has been selected as one of just three organisations that will trial a new national training package for NHS mental health staff. The package …
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Local people use football to boost their mood
People who use services provided by South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust have taken part in the Trust’s Good Mood football league. The winners have been crowned at this year’s tournament, held at Dewsbury Sports Centre. The Trust provides mental health and learning disability services …
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Local hospital gives courtyard a makeover
Women at Newton Lodge, Fieldhead, Wakefield have been involved in improving one of the unit’s courtyards. Newton Lodge provides mental health services for people from across Yorkshire who need care in a secure environment and it is run by South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS …
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Better transport service for local mental health trust
Local people who use services provided by South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust are benefitting from a new transport service. Private ambulance service, Caring for you Ltd has been contracted by the Trust to provide high quality, non-emergency transport for service users travelling to and …
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Local NHS shares good practice on mental health medicines
South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust has hosted a special training event to enable mental health professionals from all over North England to explore current developments in mental health medication management and non medical prescribing. The training day attracted specialist nurses, pharmacists and therapy staff …
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A make-over to remember
The Poplars community unit for the elderly in Hemsworth has been given a make-over after specialist landscape gardeners were hired to make improvements to its main entrance area. The garden at the front of the building is now complete with a large flowerbed, injecting the …
Transport that cares
If you’re an outpatient who regularly uses Trust services, you could benefit from the Trust’s new and improved transport system, provided by private ambulance service, Caring for you Ltd. Caring for you Ltd has been contracted by the Trust to provide transport for members of …