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Event marks three years of success for Barnsley Change4Life weight management service
Past and present members of the Barnsley Change4Life weight management programme gathered at a special event on Monday 31 March to celebrate the success of the project over the last three years. The event, held at Barnsley Metrodome, celebrated the personal stories of people enrolled …
New dates announced for Wakefield self-management course
“Put yourself back in control of your condition and change your life” – that is the message from a local NHS Trust after announcing new dates for its Expert Patients Programme. The Wakefield based programme, provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust …
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Trust staff take part in training to develop leadership ambitions
A number of Trust staff have taken part in a ‘magnificent seven’ training programme which aims to develop key leadership and management skills essential for working in the NHS. The programme, led by the Trust in partnership with The Business School University of Huddersfield, has …
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Barnsley Change4Life event marks three years of success
Past and present members of Barnsley Change4Life weight management programme celebrated the success of the project over the last three years at a special event. The event, held at Barnsley Metrodome, celebrated the personal stories of people enrolled in the programme as well as showcasing …
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NHS Trust first in country to invest in mental health mobile app
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has become the first NHS Trust in the country to invest in an innovative mobile app which gives service users and their carers essential information about mental health conditions. The Trust is currently piloting the ‘choose your …
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New hospital service to launch in Calderdale and Huddersfield
People who go to A&E or have to stay in Calderdale and Huddersfield hospitals are set to benefit from a new service being launched on 1st April 2014. The mental health liaison team is being introduced by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust …
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Healing power of creativity showcased in new NHS videos
Over one-hundred people across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield feature in a new series of videos produced by a local NHS trust. The videos showcase the creative potential of people involved in Creative Minds projects – a community partnership initiative run by South West Yorkshire …
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Go green with gardening in Calderdale
The Trust is offering fun and educational gardening and allotment sessions to residents of Calderdale to help them get outside and get growing. The courses, run by the Trust’s Calderdale Health Improvement Service, will offer adults resident in Calderdale the chance to learn how to …
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Fun family Easter event in Outwood
The Trust is teaming up with Stanley Children’s Centre to bring an exciting and educational free Easter event to Outwood. From 10am to 1:30pm on Monday 14 April, members of Trust staff will be on hand at Outwood Memorial Hall, Victoria Street, to offer a …
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National NHS staff survey results highlight positive practices at local NHS Trust
The results of the annual NHS staff survey for 2013 have revealed that staff who work in Calderdale, Kirklees, Barnsley and Wakefield for South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are confident they are delivering a high standard of patient care. As part of …