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QUALIFICATION SUCCESS AT FIELDHEAD
Four people with learning disabilities have successfully gained a new qualification at Fieldhead Hospital, which is part of the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust. The four clients, Gary, Veronica, Sarah and Paula, all attend Ackworth Villa Therapy Services, based at Fieldhead, and have …
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MP TO UNVEIL PICTURE AT NHS MEMORY CLINIC
An important painting is to be unveiled by David Hinchliffe MP on Wednesday 25 September 2002 at the Memory Clinic, Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield. Members of the Dementia Craft Group have produced the silk painting. The Memory Clinic, part of the South West Yorkshire Mental …
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ELDERLY GET SAFELY TO THE OTHER SIDE
Concern for elderly patients crossing the road in Castleford have resulted in the local council responding to a request for warning signs to alert motorists. Dave Robson, senior staff nurse at Saville Park View House, Castleford and Normanton District Hospital, contacted the Transport department to …
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MENTAL HEALTH TRUST WELCOMES NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
The newly created South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust has appointed five new non-executive directors. The Trust is managed by a trust board, which is made up of executive and non-executive members, under the chairmanship of Sukhdev Sharma. The non-executive directors are members of …
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RECOGNITION DURING NATIONAL CARERS WEEK
Carers in Halifax are being pampered as part of National Carers Week. Staff at the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust have arranged various activities to give carers a well-deserved break. Saville Close Day Unit are holding a number of events this week for …
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ACCESS TO LEARNING
A new scheme to help informal carers gain qualifications has been launched in the Wakefield district. The South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust is hosting the scheme; in partnership with Wakefield West Primary Care Trust and Eastern Wakefield Primary Care Trust. It is called …
INFECTION RISK IN YOUR OWN HANDS
If you want to avoid infection, the remedy is in your own hands. That is the key message of Infection Control Awareness Week, and a team of staff will be visiting locations across the district to help raise public awareness. The South West Yorkshire Mental …
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CASH BOOST FOR LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES
Services for adults with learning disabilities have been given a £2.3million boost, which has been made available from central government funding, to provide specialist health services for people with a learning disability. The newly created South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust will run the …
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PLEA FOR ITEMS TO HELP TRIGGER MEMORIES
Artefacts from bygone eras are being requested by staff at the Poplars, Southmoor Hospital, Hemsworth, to help trigger memories from patients’ past. The Poplars is a community unit for the elderly, caring for older people with dementia and is planning to hold ‘reminiscence sessions’ for …
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NEW NHS MENTAL HEALTH TRUST ESTABLISHED
A new NHS mental health trust was formally established on April 1 2002, to serve the districts of Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees. The South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust brings together mental health services previously run by the local authority areas of Wakefield, Calderdale …
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