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North Kirklees service users invited to have their say at special events
The South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is holding a new round of dialogue groups for people who use mental health services in North Kirklees to give them the opportunity to have their say on issues that affect them. The dialogue group will …
North Kirklees carers invited to have their say at special events
The South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is launching a brand new dialogue group for carers in North Kirklees to give them the opportunity to have their say on issues that affect them. The dialogue group will give carers the chance to speak …
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Local Kirklees charity celebrates world mental health day
The mental health charity Support 2 Recovery (S2R) will mark world mental health day at the weekend (Oct 9th/10th) by hosting two open days at their centres in Dewsbury and Huddersfield. Support 2 Recovery works with individuals in the community to help them reach the …
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Local people invited to unique art exhibition
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is inviting people to a unique art exhibition at Wakefield Cathedral, created by people who have mental health problems. The art exhibition, ‘Creative Minds’, will open on Tuesday 12th October and run until Friday 15th October at …
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PDU stage 2 accreditation
Older people’s mental health services in Kirklees have been recognised as continuing to provide excellent services to local people at a special event in Huddersfield. The accreditation event was organised to recognise the achievement of the Kirklees older people’s services in gaining stage two accreditation …
Ivy’s got talent
Residents at a Ferrybridge care home showcased their talents to celebrate the home’s tenth anniversary and to support the Trust’s wellbeing month. The Ivy’s Got Talent show was part of a week of events organised by service users at Ivy Dene Care Home, to entertain …
Charity cake sale success
As part of wellbeing month and in support of the Mental Health Foundation’s Tea and Talk campaign the Trust’s communications team held a charity cake sale and raised more than £100. The Tea and Talk events are designed to encourage people to help change lives …
Local NHS communicators nominated for top public sector award
Staff at South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust have been successfully shortlisted for an award for Best In-house Communications Team in the public sector. They are the only NHS Trust team in Yorkshire and the Humber to be shortlisted. The ‘How-do’ Public Services …
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Mental health service users to take on NHS staff in exhibition football match
To raise awareness of mental wellbeing and build on staff-service user relationships staff from the South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are taking to the pitch in a special football game. Staff who work for the Trust, which provides mental health and learning …
NHS Trust celebrates success of innovative learning programme
Staff, carers and people who use services at a local NHS mental health trust are celebrating completing a six week pilot programme into the prevention and control of infection. The programme was run for service users with learning disabilities from Newton Lodge, a facility that …
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