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International infection prevention and control week
International infection prevention and control awareness week takes place from 15 – 19 October 2018. The theme for this year’s infection prevention and control week is sepsis. Every 3.5 seconds, someone in the world dies of sepsis. In the UK alone, 44,000 people lose their …
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Bags of dignity and respect
To help maintain a patient’s dignity and to respect the feelings of families and carers, the Trust has bought a number of new bags which can be used to return personal belongings following unexpected deaths. Previously, if patient didn’t have their own luggage, for instance …
Team EyUpBen raise over £11,000 for EyUp!
Team EyUpBen visited Fieldhead in Wakefield on Friday 5 October to reveal the total amount of money raised for our charity after they took on the challenging Yorkshire Three Peaks in honour of their friend. EyUpBen is a fundraising charity event in memory of Ben …
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Want to stop smoking this Stoptober? Contact Yorkshire Smokefree and join the 28-day challenge!
Stoptober is here again to encourage the nation’s 6 million smokers to stop smoking during October. Stopping smoking for 28 days means you’re five times more likely to stop for good – for more information search ‘Stoptober’ online. If you live in Barnsley, Calderdale, …
Trust supporting research aimed at improving services for people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia and their families
During the last year more people than ever before took part in research in this area at the Trust. This year, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is currently supporting the Alzheimer’s disease genetics study led by The University of Cardiff. The research aims …
The walls have ears for our Barnsley allied health professionals
A team of allied health professionals in Barnsley have been motivating each other and helping to make improvements using simple flipcharts known as the ‘wonderwall’ and the ‘why wall’. Introduced to the group by specialist dietitian Sarah Armer, the ‘wonderwall’ is a board for staff …
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Mental health rehabilitation and recovery services engagement in Kirklees
We would like anyone who uses services now or has done in the past, carers, families and friends, if you work in services or have an interest in improving local services in Kirklees to take part in this engagement and share your views. NHS Greater …
Yorkshire Smokefree Calderdale raise awareness for Stoptober and Breathe 2025
Last week Yorkshire Smokefree Calderdale teamed up with Illingworth ARLFC for a fantastic event, raising awareness of Stoptober and promote the Breathe2025 campaign message. The Breathe 2025 vision is to see the next generation of children born and raised in a place free from tobacco, …
World Suicide Prevention Day – messages of hope
Monday 10 September marks World Suicide Prevention Day. At our Trust we want to adopt a ‘zero suicide’ philosophy, where every death by suicide is seen as preventable. For World Suicide Prevention Day, which aims to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, we’re …
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Learning about the role of a dementia carer
Maureen Winfield is a volunteer ambassador for Dementia UK, one of the carers that our Admiral Nurses support and a carer for her husband with dementia. Maureen answers some of our questions in light of National Dementia Carers Day on 9 September. What is a …
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