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Sculpture project gets underway at Fieldhead
People who use mental health and learning disability services provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Wakefield have started work on a project to create a unique sculptural mosaic. The project involves service users who experience acute and enduring mental health …
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Kirklees invited to get involved in the spirit of the London 2012 Games during July
Local people in Kirklees are invited to get active and get involved in 2012 by taking part in sporting tournaments throughout July, organised by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in support of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The sporting tournaments …
Yorkshire workers encouraged to move more as part of Workout at Work Day
Staff at South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust spent their lunch break away from their workplace and on the dance floor as part of this year’s Workout at Work Day (19th June). The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has warned that office workers in …
Qualified successes at local NHS trust
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust recently held an awards ceremony to celebrate the achievements of its support services staff. The Celebrating Success 2012 event recognised 70 staff who have completed qualifications such as National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Apprenticeships in the last …
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Sisters doing it for themselves with Calderdale stop smoking service
After smoking more than 60 cigarettes a day between them, two sisters from Illingworth, Calderdale have successfully quit smoking with the help of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s stop smoking service. Sandra Dickinson, 66, and Susan Balmforth, 55, had both smoked all …
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‘Boost your bones’ for Falls Awareness Week
To mark Age UK’s National Falls Awareness Week, which runs from 18-22 June 2012, the Barnsley Falls and Osteoporosis Service has been working in partnership with local services to promote the theme ‘Boost Your Bones’. The Falls and Osteoporosis Service in Barnsley is provided by …
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Gain an insight into psychosis at an education event in Halifax
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust which provides community, mental health and learning disability services in Calderdale is inviting people to a free talk to gain an insight into psychosis on Monday 9th July at Dean Clough. The education talk is an opportunity …
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People with learning disabilities in Kirklees get active and get involved in football fun day
Local people in Kirklees with learning disabilities took part in a special ‘Olympic’ themed football fun day at the Zone in Huddersfield on Tuesday 19th June. The special event, which was organised by staff at South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership …
Getting involved in the spirit of London 2012 in Barnsley
Staff from the Trust did their bit to get local people, those who use Trust services, carers and staff involved in the spirit of London 2012 when they hosted a special week of sporting activities in June. Between Monday 4th and Friday 9th June, sporting …
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The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games come to Fieldhead
To give people who use inpatient services at Fieldhead in Wakefield, their carers and staff who are based at the site, the opportunity to get involved in this summers Olympic and Paralympic Games, a special triple event celebration was held in May. The event, which …
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