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Newton Lodge writing project
Service users at Newton Lodge have taken part in a writing project to encourage them to express their thoughts and feelings in a imaginative and creative way. Newton Lodge, the Trust’s medium secure unit, provides specialist mental health care to people across the Yorkshire and Humber …
Safe exercise sessions for over 60s in Ferrybridge
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with Pontefract Live at Home Scheme to offer gentle and fun exercise sessions to local people aged over 60. ‘Extend’ exercise classes aim to improve mobility and wellbeing in the over 60s through gentle, …
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Local NHS arts practitioner’s compassionate care is nationally recognised
A music and arts practitioner at South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has won a national competition developed by the Nursing Times and NHS England which recognises best practice in compassionate care. Paul Dews, who works at Newhaven, a learning disability unit in Wakefield, was …
Calderdale pharmacies supporting dry January campaign
The Calderdale Health Improvement team, which is part of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, are supporting local pharmacies in Calderdale to promote the dry January campaign, raising awareness of the benefits of giving up alcohol for one month. Dry January is a …
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Make 2014 your year to quit with help from Wakefield NHS stop smoking service
Wakefield specialist NHS stop smoking service, run by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, is offering support to people who have ‘stop smoking’ as their New Year’s resolution. Smoking still remains the biggest cause of premature death in England, accounting for 80,000 deaths …
Make 2014 your year to quit with help from Calderdale NHS stop smoking service
Calderdale specialist NHS stop smoking service, run by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, is offering help to people who have ‘stop smoking’ as their New Year’s resolution. Smoking still remains the biggest cause of premature death in England, accounting for 80,000 deaths …
Make 2014 your year to quit with help from Barnsley NHS stop smoking service
Barnsley specialist NHS stop smoking service, run by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, is offering hope to people who have ‘stop smoking’ as their New Year’s resolution. Smoking still remains the biggest cause of premature death in England, accounting for 80,000 deaths …
Make 2014 your year to quit with help from Sheffield NHS stop smoking service
Sheffield specialist NHS stop smoking service, run by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, is offering hope to people who have ‘stop smoking’ as their New Year’s resolution. Smoking still remains the biggest cause of premature death in England, accounting for 80,000 deaths …
Newhaven celebrates award-winning artwork
The chief executive of the Koestler Trust paid a special visit to service users at Newhaven recently where he presented them with certificates for their award-winning artwork. The Koestler Trust awards, exhibits and sells artworks by offenders, detainees and secure patients. Each year, they run …
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Our response to Francis
In February 2013, the second Francis report was published setting out the findings arising out of the public inquiry into the role of the commissioning, supervisory and regulatory bodies in the monitoring of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. The Report called for action across six …