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Local NHS staff told "a little a day is the easy way"
The principal physiotherapist at the South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP’s) as a local move for health champion to encourage staff and service users to improve their health and mental wellbeing by taking …
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Better protection for vulnerable adults
The most vulnerable people in society will be better protected by local agencies such as councils, the police and the NHS, care services minister Phil Hope has announced. In response to the Government’s consultation on strengthening protection for vulnerable adults, new legislation will be introduced …
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NHS Constitution now backed by law
All NHS organisations will now be legally obliged to take account of the rights and pledges set out in the NHS Constitution. The NHS Constitution published one year ago, sets out patients’ rights to NHS services and safeguards the NHS for the future. Among other …
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Local community asked to help stop stigma in 2010
‘Help us stop stigma in 2010’ says the South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust is launching a New Year poster campaign for 2010, renewing its commitment to fight the stigma that so often surrounds people with mental health problems and learning …
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Trust backs Pennies from Heaven to help war heroes
Staff at South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services to people in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, are being encouraged to sign up to a charity payroll giving scheme, Pennies from Heaven, as a New Year’s resolution …
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Carers and service users invited to revamped coffee morning
The South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is inviting anyone who uses or has used older people’s mental health services and carers to a revamped coffee group in Huddersfield. The Lounge 65 group will take place weekly at Gateway to Care, 30 Market …
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NHS worker’s trip to India to benefit Kirklees’ Gujarati community
An associate director at the South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has spent two weeks in Gujarat, India, where he learnt about the culture and developed links with hospitals and health services. The Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services to …
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Spill the beans for the chance to get on TV, a book deal and £20,000
Staff at the South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust along with people who use its services and their carers are being invited to tell their remarkable real-life stories for the chance to have it turned into a book. The BBC is looking for …
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Local people invited to "make the ordinary extraordinary" at photography exhibition
Local people are being invited to the "making the ordinary extraordinary" photography exhibition created by people with mental health problems at AMADA Arts, Textile Hall, Batley, W17 5HW. The exhibition will showcase the work of the digital photography group from Pathways Day Service, Mirfield. Pathways, …
Local Trust calling on staff to nominate a nurse for the Nursing Times Hall of Fame
Staff at the South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are being asked to nominate extraordinary nurses to be inducted into the Nursing Times Hall of Fame. The Nursing Times publication is looking to recognise the many exceptional nurses who are helping to transform …