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Weaving ‘safety nets’ for young people on CAMHS waiting lists
A new scheme to bridge the gap between being referred and receiving treatment is proving really helpful for young people in South and West Yorkshire. Participants in the ‘safety net’ programme have showed an average improvement of 39% in the Warwick Edinburgh Short Scale which measures …
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New older people’s mental health crisis team in Calderdale
A new crisis team for older people with mental health problems in Calderdale is set to launch in the New Year following additional investment from Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group. Currently our older peoples Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) operates Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. The team …
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Apply now to join our members’ council
If you’re passionate about the healthcare of your local community, it’s only right that you get to have a say on how it’s provided. That’s why we’re inviting you to be the voice of your area by standing for election to our members’ council. APPLY …
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‘No more Blue Mondays’ at Wakefield Recovery College
Wakefield and 5 Towns Recovery College is encouraging people to forget about so-called ‘Blue Monday’ at a health and wellbeing event offering information and taster sessions from local organisations. Blue Monday is a name given to a day in January (typically the third Monday of …
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Christmas at the Unity Centre
Within the Unity Centre, at Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield, we care for some of the most unwell adults across our area in our adult mental health in-patient wards. Our new £17m Unity Centre features state-of-the-art therapeutic areas, en-suite bathrooms and vastly improved relaxation areas to …
CAMHS recruitment open day – Wetherby Young Offenders Institute
Wednesday 18 December The CAMHS Team are currently recruiting the following: Mental health practitioners Occupational therapy assistant Administrative assistant Team manager (Adel Beck) We would like to invite all interested candidates to visit the service, have a look around, meet the team and provide an …
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‘It’s good to talk’ – creating conversation and neighbourly spirit on our wards
Our Trust has launched a new innovative chat area to promote conversation and neighbourly spirit on our inpatient wards. ‘It’s good to talk’ seating areas will be launched in wards at the Trust, beginning at Stanley ward, a 22 bed male inpatient mental health ward …
Plans for new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) unit in Leeds approved
News that Leeds City Council has granted planning permission for a new mental health inpatient unit for young people in West Yorkshire has been welcomed by joint applicants Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT). The new …
Vote for NHS charity champion nominated for Yorkshire fundraising award
VOTE FOR NICOLA NOW A caring member of staff who has raised almost £4,000 for our charity has been nominated as local fundraiser of the year in the Yorkshire Choice Awards. Health and exercise practitioner Nicola Mirfin was nominated by fundraising manager Jana Harris for …
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Successful session sees staff learn more about personality disorder
The Trust recently helped over 60 members of staff to understand trauma informed personality disorder at a successful learning event. Presented by senior advanced nurse practitioners Catherina Westwood and Carole Davies, the event focused on understanding personality disorder and complex trauma, and their links with …
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