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Mental health day service encourages social inclusion
Staff at a day service for people in Calderdale with mental health problems have taken steps to encourage people who use the service to engage more in their local community. The Calderdale inclusion support service is jointly run by Calderdale Council and South West Yorkshire …
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Mental Health NHS Trust supports Innovation Week
This week is Innovation Week, an event that aims to nurture and reward innovation within the NHS. In response, South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, which provides specialist mental health and learning disabilities to people in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, is encouraging its staff …
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Local NHS develops new tool to identify people’s individual needs
Staff working in acute therapy services at Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield, which is run by South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust, have developed an innovative tool to help them identify people’s individual care needs during their initial screening. Acute therapy services provide a range of …
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Local nurse retires from NHS after 37 years of service
A senior mental health staff nurse who worked at Kershaw Grange Day Unit in Luddendenfoot, Halifax, has retired after 37 years of service to the NHS. John Yearsley, 55, lives in Cleckheaton and has worked at Kershaw Grange for 4 years, but within the NHS …
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Improved mental health treatment suite, Briarfields, for Wakefield
A treatment suite for local people with serious mental health problems has been improved following a move to a new location. The Briarfields treatment suite, run by South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, provides specialist treatment for people in the Wakefield and North Kirklees …
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Local Trust supports Depression Awareness Week
Next week South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust is getting behind Depression Awareness Week by encouraging local people to seek help if they are worried that they or someone they know may be experiencing symptoms of depression. Depression Awareness Week is an annual event …
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NHS Trust enhances quality of life for people on wards
Staff at a mental health inpatient ward at St Luke’s Hospital in Huddersfield, are implementing an initiative to help improve the daily experiences of people in their care. The initiative, called ‘Star Wards’ is a unique handbook put together by people who have experience of …
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Local NHS Trust impresses healthcare inspectors
Healthcare watchdog, the Healthcare Commission, have released the findings of a national study into older people’s mental health services, which praise the work of services provided by South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust. The work of the Healthcare Commission has now been taken over …
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Specialised pharmacy service opens for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities
South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services to people in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield has opened a specialised pharmacy service today to provide more individualised care for people who use the Trust’s services. The new pharmacy sees a …
Public urged to nominate for the Nursing Standard Patient’s Choice Award
Local people are being encouraged by South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust to nominate nursing staff within the organisation for the Nursing Standard Patient’s Choice Award 2009. The Patient’s Choice Award enables members of the public to nominate a nurse, health visitor, midwife or healthcare …