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Rethink your Mind campaign publishes singles and innovative self help guide
A national creative campaign that aimed to raise awareness about mental health and encourage people to look at it with a positive perception have published the result of their work with two music singles and an inspirational self help guide. Rethink your Mind is a …
Cook books for people with learning disabilities launched at special event
Local people with learning disabilities, their families and those who work with people with learning disabilities are invited to the launch of an innovative series of cook books – specifically designed for people with a learning disability. The Cook and Eat cook books will be …
Cook and Eat cook books launch party
Would you like to learn how to cook? Practice your kitchen skills? Learn how to make your favourite food? The Cook and Eat cook books can help you do all these things! There are four books in the cook and eat series: Small meals – …
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NHS team goes back to the classroom on healthy living
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s health integration team in Barnsley have gone back to school as part of a health event at Queens Road Academy. The event, which involved several local organisations from across Barnsley, aimed to raise awareness of the different …
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Kicking the habit with SWFC
Sheffield NHS Stop Smoking Service has teamed up with Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (SWFC) to help people who want to quit smoking by offering free match tickets as part of Stoptober. Stoptober is England’s mass 28 day stop smoking attempt. It is back following its …
Learning disability nurse awarded title of Queen’s Nurse
Karina Hepworth, a senior specialist learning disability nurse applied to be a Queen’s Nurse in order to raise the profile of young people’s needs. The title of Queen’s Nurse is awarded by the Queen’s Nurse Institute – which re-introduced the tile in 2006 to help …
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Eye opening health event in Barnsley
As part of National Eye Health Week, which ran from 16th- 22nd September 2013, people in and around Barnsley learnt more about the importance of eye health and where they can go to get help for visual impairments or other eye related concerns. National Eye …
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Calderdale’s memory service recognised by Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Calderdale memory service is celebrating being accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists for the care they provide to local people with memory problems or dementia and their families. The service applied for accreditation by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Memory Services National Accreditation …
Barnsley stop smoking service supporting this year’s Stoptober
During October, Barnsley stop smoking service, which is provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, is encouraging smokers throughout Barnsley to take part in this year’s Stoptober challenge- England’s mass 28 day stop smoking attempt. It is known that if you can stop …
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Calderdale drop-in sessions for Stoptober
Stoptober-England’s mass 28 day stop smoking attempt – is back following its huge success last year which saw 160,000 people complete the challenge. During October, Calderdale specialist NHS stop smoking service, which is provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, is encouraging …
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