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NUTRITION TEAM GAINS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
A team of staff at the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust are celebrating their recent success at the prestigious Nursing Times Awards. The Nutrition Policies project team were finalists at the Awards and were awarded second prize. The Nursing Times Awards were endorsed …
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A SPECIAL GARDEN FOR PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA
Patients with dementia can look forward to a beneficial therapeutic garden thanks to a new project that is underway at the Priestley Unit, Dewsbury & District Hospital, run by the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust. Staff on Ward 17 have formed a working …
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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY SUCCESS
Services users, carers, staff and the public joined in the celebrations in Wakefield and Pontefract to mark World Mental Health Day, with events held by the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust in partnership with Wakefield District Council, on the 7th, 8th and 10th …
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DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE TAKES UP POST
An NHS mental health trust is looking forward to fresh leadership across Calderdale and South Kirklees as the new Deputy Chief Executive (West) takes up his post on Monday 14th October 2002. The South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust have appointed Nick Morris as …
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NHS STAFF THANKED FOR THEIR LONG SERVICE
With over 1000 years of NHS service between them, Wakefield and North Kirklees staff from the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust have been congratulated on their long service at a special event. At a ceremony held at Fieldhead, Wakefield, over 40 members of …
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CELEBRATIONS FOR WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY ACROSS SOUTH KIRKLEES
Mental health workers and service users at the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust will be celebrating World Mental Health Day across South Kirklees on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2003. Events will be taking place across a variety of settings to ensure …
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IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE
A multi-sensory room for patients with dementia was launched on October 8, 2002, to coincide with World Mental Health Day. The multi-sensory room will be used by patients on Ward 17, Priestly Unit, Dewsbury & District Hospital and will help to enhance the assessment and …
CONFERENCE CELBRATES WORLD MENTAL HEALTH
Over 60 people attended a special conference to celebrate World Mental Health Day on October 8th, in Calderdale. The conference, held at the Cedar Court Hotel, Ainley Top, was held to coincide with World Mental Health Day that is celebrated worldwide on October 10th. The …
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CHAMPIONING MENTAL HEALTH THIS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
Staff and patients in Calderdale, North & South Kirklees and Wakefield, from the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust are encouraging people to gain a better understanding of mental health problems this World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2003. The Trust tries to champion …
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COME AND BE INSPIRED
The South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust and DIVA are inviting the public to attend photography exhibitions taking place across Wakefield and Pontefract. The exhibitions feature photographic work created as part of the Inspire project, by service users including those recovering from anxiety and …