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Join us at our annual members’ meeting
Local people are invited to join staff, partners, and members of our Trust at our annual members’ meeting on Monday 21 November. Held at Barnsley Civic, Hanson Street, S70 2HZ from 3pm, the event is an opportunity for people to join us in celebrating our work …
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Statement on the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw STP
Statement on the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw STP Commenting after the draft plan was published on 11 November 2016, Dr Adrian Berry, medical director and deputy chief executive of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust said: “We’re committed to the principles of the …
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Statement on the West Yorkshire and Harrogate STP
Statement from South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust on the West Yorkshire and Harrogate STP Commenting after the draft plan was published on 10 November 2016, Dr Adrian Berry, medical director and deputy chief executive of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation …
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Join us in refreshing our strategy
We’re looking to local people to help make sure our services are the right ones provided in the right way. We’re refreshing our strategy, which means looking again at how we runs as an organisation and where we would like to go in the future. You’re invited to join the …
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Kirklees & Calderdale are early implementers for integrated IAPT
By 2020/21 over 1.5 million people with common mental health problems each year will access psychological therapies. People with common mental health problems often also have physical long term conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease. When mental and physical health problems are treated in …
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Do your bit and make Lindley Dementia friendly
The Trust is working with Kirklees Dementia Action Alliance and Kirklees Council to support a dementia themed event on Saturday 21st January in Lindley, Huddersfield. This will be a full day of activity based around the village of Lindley, focused on providing support and help …
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Fighting the flu jab fiction
Myths around the flu jab are a major barrier to people getting protection from the flu virus. That’s why our Trust is working harder than ever this winter to help our staff feel assured that the jab is safe and effective. Flu can be a …
Bringing together experts in young people’s forensic services
This week we’re holding a leading-edge conference on harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) in children and young people. Experts from a range of organisations, including Bernardos and University College London, will cover a wide range of issues. This will include HSB in girls and people with …
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NHS and schools work together to support on mental health
A new service has launched in Barnsley to help children with mental health problems get help sooner. Specialist mental health practitioners from our child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) will work alongside school therapy teams to help children with problems such as low level …
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Cancer survivor’s charity concert smashes fundraising target
A cancer survivor and her colleagues, who all work together at South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, have raised £2,500 for charity by holding a concert in Barnsley. The original target was £1,000. Kerry Vernon, from Barnsley, is the Trust’s pension manager …
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