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LGBT+ history month – Carol’s story
LGBT+ history month is an annual celebration that provides education and insight into the issues that the LGBT+ community faces. Throughout the event we will be celebrating by hearing from some of our LGBT+ staff. Carol Harris, director of operations “I don’t know if my …
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LGBT+ history month – Donna’s story
LGBT+ history month is an annual celebration that provides education and insight into the issues that the LGBT+ community faces. Throughout the event we will be celebrating by hearing from some of our LGBT+ staff. Donna Somers is a ward manager in forensic services at …
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Trust supports new regional staff suicide prevention campaign
We’re part of West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (WY&H HCP)’s innovative staff suicide prevention campaign. It’s targeted at more than 100,000 health, care, voluntary and community service colleagues working in organisations large and small across the area. Launching on the 4 February …
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Kirklees memory service accredited for quality care
Kirklees memory service is celebrating receiving national accreditation for its high standard of care. The service was accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP), which works with teams to assure and improve the quality of memory services. Achieving the …
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Trust accredited for veteran support standard
The Trust has been accredited as a Veteran Aware NHS organisation by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA). Formal accreditation as a Veteran Aware organisation recognises our work in identifying and sharing best practice across the NHS and modelling the best standards of care for …
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Wakefield child and adolescent mental health services join forces with local drug and alcohol service
A new service in Wakefield sees our child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) partner up with Turning Point and Family Action to provide drug and alcohol support to local young people. Known as ‘Inspiring Futures’, the new service is available for young people aged …
EPMA going live at Poplars
Electronic Prescribing and Administration of Medications (EPMA) is a key development for the Trust; designed to improve patient safety, efficiency in service delivery, improve quality of data and deliver financial benefits for our organisation. The system is going live on Poplars on 18th January and Lyndhurst …
Milestone moment as life-saving coronavirus vaccinations begin at the Trust
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations began this week at the Trust, following national approval for the Trust to become a ‘hospital hub’ vaccination site. This milestone moment will aim to see all Trust staff vaccinated over the coming weeks to keep them safe and well and enable …
Our members’ council elections – Dylan’s story
Nominations to stand for election to our members’ council opened on Monday 11 January. Dylan Degman is an ex-service user, carer, and current volunteer for our Trust. He has been involved in many projects across the Trust, working to improve our services and gain service …
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Creative mosaic shares Wakefield’s history on Priestley ward
Staff and service users on the Priestley ward have worked together to create a large mosaic to represent the history of Wakefield. Taking a year to complete, the theme of the mosaic is inspired by the Wakefield district and is in honour of Joseph Priestley …
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