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Prestigious appointment for Trust staff member
Paula Phillips, clinical nurse specialist and service manager for the Trust’s Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Wakefield, has been appointed as a visiting fellow at the University of Huddersfield. Receiving the distinguished visiting fellow post means that Paula will work with …
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Trust’s charitable funds help rejuvenate garden
People who use the garden at the Chantry unit at Fieldhead in Wakefield are the latest to benefit from the Trust’s charitable funds initiative. Each year the Trust’s charitable funds support services across the Trust with funding for projects that aim to improve the wellbeing …
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New aphasia café to open in Barnsley
A new aphasia friendly café is set to open in Barnsley later this year to help people suffering from the condition who live in the area. Opening in September the new café will give support and advice to people with aphasia. Aphasia is a communication disability …
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Working together to help people with learning disabilities
Nurses and occupational therapists from the community learning disability team in north Kirklees have been working with colleagues at a local hospice to raise awareness of the issues that can arise at the end of people’s lives. The community learning disability team provide specialist advice …
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Local groups invited to become creative partners
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is inviting local organisations to work alongside the Trust and apply for funding for creative projects as part of their flagship initiative. The Creative Minds initiative enables the Trust to utilise create approaches in health services delivered …
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Improving work wellbeing in Wakefield
Government statistics show that for every £1 invested in staff wellbeing, there’s a return of £3 in improved productivity – so occupational therapy staff from the Trust have been out and about helping to support the wellbeing of Wakefield Council employees. The Council recently held …
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Local NHS horticultural therapist awarded national fellowship
A horticultural therapist from South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been presented with the Winston Churchill Fellowship at a special ceremony in London. Richard Brown, who works in the Horizon Centre, the Trust’s learning disability service in Wakefield, was presented with the …
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Trust celebrates research achievements
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s research and development team are celebrating the research achievements of clinicians at the Trust. The team held a special event to formally recognise the achievements which include having the highest number of National Institute for Health Research …
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Shortlisting success for Barnsley dementia service
A South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust team that supports people with memory problems in Barnsley has been shortlisted for a prestigious national health award. The dementia services team, based at Kendray Hospital in Barnsley, are celebrating being shortlisted for the Patient Safety …
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Trust shows it cares for carers with garden event
In conjunction with Carers Week, which ran from 9 – 15 June 2014, the Trust put carers in the centre and held a special event to celebrate the invaluable support they provide to service users. The event, which welcomed service users and carers to Fieldhead’s …
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