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Kirklees Mayor opens football fun day
Local people with learning disabilities turned out in force to the second football fun day of the year. The special event was held at the Zone in Huddersfield and the Mayor of Kirklees Eric Firth performed the official opening. The event, which was organised by …
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Sexual health project in Barnsley wins national award
A multi-faceted programme that takes a holistic approach to sexual health, drugs and alcohol issues affecting young people has won the Pamela Sheridan Award 2011. The programme is delivered by the Barnsley Sex, Drugs and Alcohol steering group, which is made up of professionals from …
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Getting the best out of medicines
Following the success of last year’s event local people who use mental health services provided by the Trust and their carers were invited back to a special medicines information event at Fieldhead, Wakefield. The working together to get the best out of medicines event was …
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Cullingworth Street helping service users see clearly
Staff at Cullingworth Street in Dewsbury are helping to educate local health professionals, carers and service users about the difficulties people with learning disabilities can face when it comes to vision. Figures show about 30% of people with learning disabilities have a significant impairment of …
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Post graduates get their teeth into learning disabilities
Following on from previous work around improving dental hygiene in learning disabilities the community learning disability nursing team from Dewsbury have held a special workshop for post graduate dentists at Pinderfields Education Centre exploring dental care for people with learning disabilities. Staff from ‘Cullingworth Street’ …
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Staff thanked for taking part in medicine management audit
Staff who work in the Trust’s learning disability team were presented with certificates at a special medicines information event on 13th June, to recognise their participation in the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health – UK (POMH-UK) audit. The national POMH-UK aims to help specialist mental …
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Have you got your finger on your pulse?
Health trainers in Wakefield have been encouraging people across the district to know what their pulse rate and rhythms are, as part of the Arrhythmia Alliance’s ‘Know Your Pulse’ campaign and World Heart Rhythm Week (6 – 12 June 2011). Checking your pulse should be …
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Staff shortlisted at 3 national awards
A group of staff from the Trust are celebrating after they were shortlisted as finalists at three national award ceremonies in the last 12 months, for their work in producing the multimedia toolkit, ‘Portrait of a Life’. The staff, who work in the Trust’s older …
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‘I’m in the mood for dancing’
Service users on the Elmdale Ward at The Dales have been taking part in dance and movement classes as part of the ward’s occupational therapy sessions. The sessions, which are run by the Trust’s dance movement worker Mary Coaten, act a therapeutic intervention for both …
Boosting health and wellbeing in Wakefield
Local residents were invited to Stanley Community Centre in May to find out how they could improve their health and wellbeing and maintain their independence. The event was organised by the Trust’s Wakefield health and wellbeing service, which provides a range of community services across …
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