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Altogether Better wins top award for innovation from College of Medicine
The College of Medicine has awarded Altogether Better with their top award for innovation for 2013. This prestigious award focuses on projects that recognise the need for change in public health through new mediums and aims to acknowledge successful innovation in health care nationwide. Altogether …
Tackling stigma through football
A service user football team from the Trust travelled to Prague to compete in the EASI Cup, Europe’s premier mental health football tournament. The European Association for Sport and Social Integration (EASI) Cup takes place each year and is a pan-European mental health specific football …
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Raising awareness of forensic learning disability services with University students
To raise awareness among student learning disability nurses of the care services for people with learning disabilities within a forensic setting, advanced nurse practitioner Anne Todd organised two open days at Newton Lodge in Wakefield. The open days were organised to give students in their …
Health and activity open day at The Hut
A special event is being held in Airedale offering free health checks to help local people know what support is available to boost their health and wellbeing. The event on Wednesday 26th June will take place at The Hut, Kershaw Avenue in Airedale between 10 …
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Help us to transform local NHS services in Wakefield
A local NHS trust that provides specialist NHS services is inviting people in Wakefield to a series of engagement events to help shape the future of services in the area. The events are part of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s transformation programme. …
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Help us to transform local NHS services in Kirklees
A local NHS trust that provides specialist NHS services is inviting people in Kirklees to a series of engagement events to help shape the future of services in the area. The events are part of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s transformation programme. …
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Help us to transform local NHS services in Calderdale
A local NHS trust that provides specialist NHS services is inviting people in Calderdale to a series of engagement events to help shape the future of services in the area. The events are part of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s transformation programme. …
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Help us to transform local NHS services in Barnsley
A local NHS trust that provides specialist NHS services is inviting people in Barnsley to a series of engagement events to help shape the future of services in the area. The events are part of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s transformation programme. …
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Barnsley NHS to showcase local innovation to an international audience
The success of a Barnsley NHS service is set to be showcased at a prestigious international event that attracts healthcare and technology experts from around the world. South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s care navigation and telehealth service has been invited to present …
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Befriending Service receives national accreditation
A Befriending Project provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the Approved Provider Standard (APS) by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF). The Befriending Project provides one to one support and encouragement to people who use Trust services who …
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