Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ category
New home for Barnsley Smokefree
Yorkshire Smokefree Barnsley, provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, is moving to a stall on the town’s brand new Market Parade. The service is relocating from the Quit Shop on Eldon Street and will officially open in the market on Monday 13 …
Read more [Continue reading] New home for Barnsley Smokefree
New look centre named in tribute to staff member
A recently refurbished unit at Kendray Hospital in Barnsley has been renamed after a former colleague who recently passed away. The James Barnes Centre has been updated to provide counselling rooms for community mental health teams. The service is provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership …
Read more [Continue reading] New look centre named in tribute to staff member
Revamped health centre bags design award
An historic building in Pontefract refurbished into a modern mental health care centre by the Trust has received a local design award. The Pontefract Civic Society chose Baghill House Health and Wellbeing Centre as the winner of its 2017 ‘Commercial/civic award’ which commends newly designed or …
Read more [Continue reading] Revamped health centre bags design award
CQC report improvements in our services
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have seen significant improvements in our services following a recent re-inspection. Last year the CQC inspected 14 of our service lines and found over 70% to be ’good’ as well as some outstanding practice. We were given an overall rating …
Read more [Continue reading] CQC report improvements in our services
Our response to Information Commissioner’s Office review
Information Governance is taken very seriously within our Trust and we focus considerable time and effort on ensuring private and confidential information is protected. We always look to learn from any incidents that do take place so that we can continue to improve. We very …
Read more [Continue reading] Our response to Information Commissioner’s Office review
Leading professor impressed with dementia e-learning
Professor Don Berwick, the global guru on health care quality and improvement management, made the long journey from the USA to Pontefract in January to see the work South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is doing as part of the Wakefield vanguard, Connecting …
Read more [Continue reading] Leading professor impressed with dementia e-learning
New ways of delivering learning disability services see results
Our secure learning disabilities services have made huge strides forward in helping people recover more quickly. The last 18 months have seen a significant shift in the way care is delivered. Bringing different units together has been at the heart the approach, better enabling people …
Read more [Continue reading] New ways of delivering learning disability services see results
Mental Health Museum chosen as Happy Museum affiliate
Our unique Mental Health Museum has been chosen as just one of 15 museums to take part in a scheme aimed at maximising the role of museums in community wellbeing. It’s been selected as an affiliate of the Happy Museum scheme, which explores the role …
Read more [Continue reading] Mental Health Museum chosen as Happy Museum affiliate
Pioneering new roles in mental health
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has recruited eight band 4 associate practitioners – the first of its kind in mental health services. The team will work across forensic and Wakefield adults of working age services, creating a quality career pathway across health …
Read more [Continue reading] Pioneering new roles in mental health
Drury Lane Health and Wellbeing Centre art competition
South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s new Wakefield health and wellbeing hub is to display artwork by service users and staff. A competition to produce art to be exhibited at the new Drury Lane …
Read more [Continue reading] Drury Lane Health and Wellbeing Centre art competition