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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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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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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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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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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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Time for kick off!
A special tournament at The Zone in Huddersfield has kicked off this year’s Good Mood five-a-side football league run by the Trust. The league was set up last year to encourage people to get active and boost their social life whilst looking after their mental …
The Trust helps to shape a new government strategy
A new government strategy that will aim to improve services for people with mental health problems is due to be published soon. But first, the public are being asked for their views on what the strategy should cover. So, a series of listening events have …
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Celebrating creativity
People receiving treatment on the wards at Fieldhead have been getting creative during special art sessions facilitated by the Cloverleaf Advocacy Recreational Referral (CARR) group. The CARR group is a mental health advocacy service, which offers support and advice to people using the Trust’s services. …
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 …