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Local people invited to ‘be food smart’ this summer
Thinking about making a change to your eating habits? Interested in learning new recipes for your family? Want to know how to read food labels? Then join the NHS community food and health team at information roadshows and get food smart this summer. People in …
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Summer fashion show for older people’s lunch club
Staff, diners and volunteers at the Addy Older People’s Lunch Club in Knottingley were treated to some refreshing after-lunch entertainment, courtesy of the Wakefield health and wellbeing development worker team, which is provide by the Trust. With support from the Prince of Wales Hospice Shop …
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Trust graduates from carbon reduction programme
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is among 140 public sector bodies that have successfully graduated from the Carbon Trust’s public sector carbon reduction programmes, demonstrating the public sector’s ongoing commitment to carbon reduction. The Government has identified the NHS as key to …
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Call to Pontefract residents to “Get walking”
People who live in Pontefract and surrounding area are being invited to get walking with the local NHS health trainers. The health trainers, who work for South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, offer support, motivation and encouragement to anyone in the local area …
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Recovery Café for substance misuse going from strength to strength
A café that helps people struggling with substance misuse is going from strength to strength in Todmorden. The Recovery Café, which is run by the Calderdale Substance Misuse Service, is held every Thursday from 11am – 3pm, in the crypt of St Mary’s Church, Todmorden …
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Service users and staff in Wakefield hit the right note
Thanks to help from Trust’s Innovations Fund, service users, carers and staff have joined together and formed a choir to boost wellbeing at Fieldhead, Wakefield. The project is supported by the Trust’s Creative Minds initiative, which encourages creative approaches to service delivery and offers local …
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Spending time in the garden to boost wellbeing
Thanks to funding from the Trust’s charitable funds as well as the Friends of Barnsley Hospitals charity, therapy staff working at Mount Vernon hospital have established a therapy garden on the site. The garden can be used by anyone currently staying at the hospital and …
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Service users and staff put their best foot forward for Falls Awareness Week
Services from across the Trust held a series of events and activities to mark this year’s Falls Awareness Week which took place from 17-21 June. Falls Awareness Week, led by Age UK, takes place every year and offers an opportunity for older people, relatives and …
NHS rolls out the red carpet in Barnsley
A series of short films that feature Barnsley people are being premiered at a special event on Tuesday 16 July at The Civic, Hanson Street. The event is free and open to all. The event, run by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, …
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Pontefract event to help boost your health and wellbeing
A special event is being held in Pontefract to offer free health checks and help motivate local to improve their health and wellbeing. Health trainers from South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are inviting local people to visit the St. Giles Centre, Market …
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