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Everybody’s going surfing with the Trust
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched its new user-friendly website to help keep local people in touch with services and events as well as understand more about looking after their mental wellbeing. The address remains the same- www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk -but over the past …
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Trust says have your say on the future of national mental health care
Would you like to help shape the future of mental health services? Then why not attend a public workshop on the Government’s new mental health strategy. South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services to local people, is …
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Wakefield nurse wins top prize at Dementia UK Awards 2009
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s lead continence nurse Jane Spencer, who works at Fieldhead, has been named Dementia Nurse of the Year. The Dementia UK awards are sponsored by the University of Stirling (a recognised lead in research on people with dementia) and …
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Local people invited to NHS Trust’s annual general meeting
People across Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield are being invited to South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s AGM. The meeting will be a chance for people to find out more about the Trust, to hear a review of the past year, including the Trust’s financial …
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Calling all Kate Moss’s or Brad Pitts- Are you ready for your close up!
Staff at the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are being asked to come forward for their chance to become the face of NHS jobs. To celebrate the launch of the new-look NHS jobs website it is searching for 15 poster stars to help …
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Trust staff getting active for charity
This month Trust staff have been taking part in different events to raise money for charity. Glenda Hartshorne, who is the team manager at the Horizons Centre, has taken to the skies to do a parachute jump in support of the Prince of Wales Hospice. …
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Specialist NHS intensive care unit shortlisted for national award
A specialist mental health service provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted for a national award. The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) cares for people from Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield and is in with a chance of winning the national …
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NHS Trust helps people live healthier lifestyles
The local provider of mental health and learning disability services is supporting the NHS Change4Life campaign by making it easier for staff and people who use its services to live healthier lifestyles. The Change4Life campaign is the NHS’s way of tackling the rise of obesity …
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Dementia services in Wakefield shortlisted for prestigious awards
Services for older people with dementia living in Wakefield, provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, have been shortlisted for the Dementia UK Awards 2009. The Dementia UK awards are sponsored by the University of Stirling (a recognised lead in research on people …
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Local nurse takes a trip to Downing Street!
Wakefield mental health nurse Alan Stanley, 50, from Snydale has attended an exclusive garden party at Downing Street to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Open University. Wakefield mental health nurse Alan Stanley, 50, from Snydale has attended an exclusive garden party at Downing Street …
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