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Health Café – Wakefield College
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National homelessness charity inspired by Barnsley equipment recycling service
Barnsley’s community equipment recycling service was recently visited by a national homelessness charity to see what they could learn from the successful team. Sam Larke and Clive Thomas from homelessness charity EMMAUS visited the Barnsley Integrated Community Equipment Service (BICES) at their base in Stairfoot …
New nursing associates celebrated at presentation event
The Trust held a special event on Tuesday 28 May to recognise and celebrate trainees who have now qualified as nursing associates. Following completion of their two year training programme, the new nursing associates were presented with a certificate at the event held at Fieldhead …
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Horizon Centre’s service users have their say
To offer a better experience to service users on their ward, the team at Horizon Centre in Wakefield have introduced new ways of collecting patient feedback in order to see what they’re doing well and where they could make improvements. The Horizon Centre is a …
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Mood boosting with PAT pup Miley
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, the Trust’s library at Fieldhead in Wakefield welcomed a special furry visitor to sniff out some good reads. Tibetan terrier Miley, who’s owned by befriending project and volunteer support co-ordinator Angie Barker, visited the library to showcase a series …
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Award win for campaign supporting #allofus
A Trust campaign which encourages caring NHS staff to think about their own health and wellbeing has won a national HSJ Value Award. The #allofus wellbeing campaign was designed to raise awareness of the range of health and wellbeing services available for staff, including counselling, …
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Recovery College Kirklees: A learner’s journey…
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Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) Staff Network – Richard’s story
My story…Richard Holder Who am I? I am a service manager for Calderdale and North Kirklees IAPT, based at Folly Hall Mills in Huddersfield. I joined South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in 2006 and have been part of the Trust for 12 years …
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Neighbours campaign sparks positive action across West Yorkshire and Harrogate
A campaign which aims to combat loneliness across West Yorkshire and Harrogate has inspired hundreds of people across the area to take conscious steps to look out for those around them. The ‘Looking out for our neighbours’ campaign, commissioned by West Yorkshire and Harrogate …
New specialist employment advisors set to help mental health service users back into work
Local people in Calderdale using mental health services are set to benefit from additional support to find paid work after our Trust was awarded funding to recruit employment specialists. The Trust was successful in its bid for funding from NHS England for the Individual Placement …