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DO YOU KNOW HOW HEAVY HENRY IS?
Clients and staff at the Castle Hill Unit have been tackling a weighty issue this week, all in aid of Children in Need. Patients, visitors and staff at St Luke’s Hospital are being asked, ‘How heavy is Henry?’ Henry is a large teddy bear that …
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CAN YOU HELP SOLVE A MYSTERY?
Residents in Wakefield are being asked to help uncover a mystery. Michael McCarthy, curator of the museum run by the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, is appealing to all budding detectives or historians for help to reveal the story behind a statue. The …
NUTRITION TEAM GAINS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
A team of staff at the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust are celebrating their recent success at the prestigious Nursing Times Awards. The Nutrition Policies project team were finalists at the Awards and were awarded second prize. The Nursing Times Awards were endorsed …
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A SPECIAL GARDEN FOR PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA
Patients with dementia can look forward to a beneficial therapeutic garden thanks to a new project that is underway at the Priestley Unit, Dewsbury & District Hospital, run by the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust. Staff on Ward 17 have formed a working …
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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY SUCCESS
Services users, carers, staff and the public joined in the celebrations in Wakefield and Pontefract to mark World Mental Health Day, with events held by the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust in partnership with Wakefield District Council, on the 7th, 8th and 10th …
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DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE TAKES UP POST
An NHS mental health trust is looking forward to fresh leadership across Calderdale and South Kirklees as the new Deputy Chief Executive (West) takes up his post on Monday 14th October 2002. The South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust have appointed Nick Morris as …
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CONFERENCE CELBRATES WORLD MENTAL HEALTH
Over 60 people attended a special conference to celebrate World Mental Health Day on October 8th, in Calderdale. The conference, held at the Cedar Court Hotel, Ainley Top, was held to coincide with World Mental Health Day that is celebrated worldwide on October 10th. The …
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IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE
A multi-sensory room for patients with dementia was launched on October 8, 2002, to coincide with World Mental Health Day. The multi-sensory room will be used by patients on Ward 17, Priestly Unit, Dewsbury & District Hospital and will help to enhance the assessment and …
CELEBRATIONS FOR WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY ACROSS SOUTH KIRKLEES
Mental health workers and service users at the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust will be celebrating World Mental Health Day across South Kirklees on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th October 2003. Events will be taking place across a variety of settings to ensure …
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NHS STAFF THANKED FOR THEIR LONG SERVICE
With over 1000 years of NHS service between them, Wakefield and North Kirklees staff from the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust have been congratulated on their long service at a special event. At a ceremony held at Fieldhead, Wakefield, over 40 members of …
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