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“Pride for me is about celebrating the differences within the LGBTQ+ community and the power of our unity” – Ruth’s Pride Month story
June is Pride Month, a month dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities around the world. To mark the month, read Ruth’s powerful story. My name is Ruth and I identify as a gender non-conforming woman and gay. I have worked for the Trust for 6 months …
“There are lots of things that I am proud of” – Catherine’s #LDWeek22 story
To celebrate Learning Disability Week, which takes place from 20 – 26 June, we are sharing real life stories from people with learning disabilities to find out more about what they enjoy and what makes them proud. Today’s story comes from Catherine. Hello, my name …
“My life is amazing and more so now that I can help others” – Michaela’s Pride Month story
June 2022 marks Pride Month, a time to celebrate LGBT+ communities around the world. Michaela shares her story: “For a long time I had known that I was different. In the early 80s I kind of had it figured out but in reality, there was …
“It makes a difference for service users to know that we have a different approach to caring for them” – National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day 2022
Wednesday 15 June is National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day, recognising the essential work of estates and facilities staff in keeping healthcare settings running efficiently. One of our housekeepers shared how her role goes beyond the daily cleaning and maintenance of our areas – she’s …
“We work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year” – National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day 2022
Wednesday 15 June is National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day, recognising the essential work of estates and facilities staff in keeping healthcare settings running safely and smoothly. Porter Tracey Stephenson gave an insight into her busy role to celebrate the day. “My name is Tracey, …
Celebrating Volunteers Week 2022
To celebrate Volunteers Week, all Trust volunteers were awarded tokens of appreciation as an acknowledgement of their fantastic work at the Trust. Every volunteer received a thank you card and Covid-19 recognition medal as well as a keyring. At the end of the week, 10 …
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Celebrating our Trust carers this Carers Week (6 – 12 June 2022)
As part of our Carers Week 2022 celebrations, we’re looking back on our progress so far to make the Trust a carer-friendly organisation. The Trust is committed to making sure that the voices of carers, including our staff with caring responsibilities, are included in all …
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Trust kickstarts job prospects for local young people
The Trust is supporting four young people to gain valuable NHS work experience after successfully securing them paid employment as part of a government initiative. The Kickstart programme is designed to support young people aged between 18 and 24 away from Universal Credit and into …
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We’re supporting the ‘check in with your mate’ suicide prevention campaign
The Trust is supporting West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s (WY HCP) campaign to create awareness around male suicide. Building on the Partnership’s national award-winning staff suicide prevention campaign ‘Check-In’, the campaign aims to promote a wellbeing culture by normalising the conversation around suicide and …
Heroic pandemic staff celebrated with COVID-19 medal
Over 5,000 members of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust staff have been honoured for their commitment, courage and resilience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with a specially designed commemorative medal. The medals were commissioned to recognise the contribution made by all staff, including volunteers, …
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