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Our Excellence 2023 staff awards are tonight!
Tonight (Thursday 4 May) we will celebrate the amazing achievements of our staff at our annual Excellence awards. We’ll be revealing the winners live on Twitter and Facebook – follow along using #Excellence23 to find out who takes home our winners’ trophies. Find out more …
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Forensic services say “Eid Mubarak!” with special celebration
Service users and staff who are based in the Trust’s forensic wards celebrated Eid-Al-Fitr together this year. Reflecting the Trust’s commitment to recognising the religious identities of its service users and staff, this event was a poignant moment for people to take part in an …
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EyUp! receives sweet funding boost from Sugarman
EyUp! Charity have received a very welcome funding boost thanks to the amazing support of a business in Leeds: Sugarman PLC. Led by Hasnain Mir, Head of Staffing Solutions at Sugarman Health and Wellbeing, 17 Sugarman colleagues decided to organise their own fundraising for EyUp! …
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Liaison and diversion service awarded Lived Experience Charter
The Trust’s South Yorkshire liaison and diversion service has been awarded silver Lived Experience Charter status in recognition of their commitment to providing employment opportunities for people with lived experience. The charter is awarded to teams supporting people with experience of the care or criminal …
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“It’s a special time for everyone in the community” – Arshad’s Eid story
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marking the end of the month-long dawn to sunset fasting of Ramadan. It’s a special time for many people and their families, including Mental Health Museum staff member Arshad Mahmood. He shared his story. Hello, my name is …
Efficient care is in the bag for Barnsley community services
Barnsley neighbourhood nursing services have got efficient care in the bag now they’re equipped with their brand new community kit bags. The kit bags include a boot bag with individual pouches which can be used to transport dressings and equipment into patients’ homes. The kits …
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A new name for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services
From 1 May 2023 our IAPT services will be known as NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression. It is a new name, but the same service. If you are under the care of our IAPT services, or referred to our services, you do not …
Vote Katie to become Our Health Hero
A Trust staff member helping people to find work has been named as a finalist in the Skills for Health Our Health Heroes Awards. Katie Whittam is a facilities and IT co-ordinator at the Trust. She has been nominated in the Operational Support Worker of …
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Information about our services during industrial action by junior doctors
Junior doctors will be taking part in industrial action on Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12, Thursday 13 and Friday 14 April 2023 for 96 hours. The safety and care of people who use our services is our highest priority, and it is important that people …
Trust’s perinatal team achieves national accreditation
The Trust’s perinatal mental health team has been accredited for its quality service by The Royal College of Psychiatrists. Following a rigorous review process, the team has successfully achieved accreditation in line with the Perinatal Quality Network (PQN) Community Standards. Reviewers felt that the staff …
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