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Festive celebrations for Wakefield Step-In project
Young people who are members of the Step-In Project are taking part in a special Christmas event to celebrate the festive period and to receive certificates for completing a food cookery course. The Step-In Project is a service provided by Wakefield Council and YMCA White …
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Calderdale OTs celebrate National OT Week
Occupational Therapists (OT) in Calderdale have been demonstrating their passion for the profession by raising awareness of the National Occupational Therapy Week 2012- Making a Difference. The OTs used the awareness week as a platform to highlight and reinforce the value and contribution that occupational …
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Sharing creative ideas with Breathing Space
Kirklees-based group Breathing Space is inviting local people to a sharing event on Monday 10th December at 11am. The event, which will be held at Hoot Creative Arts, Bates Mill, Milford Street, Huddersfield, HD1 3DX, is an opportunity for people, including health professionals and carers, …
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Creative Minds Live in Calderdale – express your creativity
Local people in Calderdale are invited to Creative Minds Live – a celebration of creative approaches used by NHS teams throughout the district – on Thursday 13 December. Creative Minds Live will take place at the Artworks Gallery, Shaw Lodge Mills, Simmonds Lane, Halifax, between 12noon …
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Wakefield stop smoking team back the ‘Don’t go cold turkey’ campaign
Wakefield stop smoking service joined forces with pharmaceutical firm Pfizer to help local people find the most effective way to stop smoking this New Year. Research shows two thirds of UK smokers, the equivalent of six million people, will try and quit in January but …
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Stop smoking service on the road with the ‘Don’t go cold turkey campaign’
The Wakefield stop smoking service has joined forces with pharmaceutical firm Pfizer to help local people find the most effective way to stop smoking this New Year. Research shows two thirds of UK smokers, the equivalent of six million people, will try and quit in …
Hidden impairments
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust promoted disability awareness this month with its first conference focusing on hidden impairments. The term ‘hidden impairments’ is used to describe a range of related hidden disabilities including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autistic spectrum conditions, dyspraxia, …
Former Stanley Royd cadet retires after 48 years
A nurse has retired after dedicating 48 years to helping Wakefield people with mental health problems. After watching the BBC documentary ‘Your Life in Their Hands’, which examined surgical practice, Nigel Byrne, despite being just a young boy, knew he wanted to work in the …
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Creative Minds Live in Wakefield
Local people with learning difficulties in Wakefield are invited to a fun, free musical event as part of Creative Minds Live, a celebration of creative approaches used by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust over the last year. Bipinz Muzikal Xtravaganza takes place …
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Creative Minds Live – express your creativity in Kirklees
Local people in Kirklees are invited to Creative Minds Live – a celebration of creative approaches used by NHS teams throughout the district on Monday 19th November at the Packhorse Gallery in Huddersfield. Creative Minds Live will be taking place from 12 noon to 3pm …
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