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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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South Yorkshire Integrated Care Partnership launches its strategy
The South Yorkshire Integrated Care Partnership strategy launches today. The South Yorkshire Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) is a statutory joint committee which brings together the key partners in the health and care system in South Yorkshire. The Trust provides mental health, community, learning disability and …
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Yorkshire Smokefree comes out tops in national stops
According to the latest NHS data, Barnsley’s stop smoking services are the second-best nationally for helping people to successfully quit. From April 2021 to March 2022, Yorkshire Smokefree Barnsley helped 72% of local smokers who set a quit date to successfully stop smoking, making them …
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Information about our services during industrial action by junior doctors
Junior doctors will be taking part in industrial action on Monday 13, Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 March 2023 for 72 hours. The safety and care of people who use our services is our highest priority, and it is important that people continue to use …
Specialist children’s home opens in the Pontefract area
The Croft is a therapeutic residential children’s home in the Pontefract area, which opened on 1 March, and will be jointly run by the Trust and Wakefield Council. The two bedded specialist home will provide placements for up to 12 months for children aged between …
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A new name for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services
Our IAPT services will soon be renamed to NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression. It is a new name, but the same service. People who use our IAPT services do not need to do anything – your care will not be affected, and you …
Trust celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2023
Over 65 Trust staff were inspired to find out how apprenticeships can make a difference to their roles following National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (6 – 12 February). Staff aiming to progress their careers through apprenticeships and managers looking to recruit apprentices contacted the Trust’s dedicated …
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Trust’s virtual recruitment fair wins international award
The Trust has won an international award for its successful virtual recruitment fair held in collaboration with local NHS partners. The West Yorkshire mental health NHS collaborative recruitment day, held in June 2022, was awarded ‘Best single employer career fair’ at the 2023 Eventeer Awards. …
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Trust achieves ‘Barnsley Affordable Warmth Charter Mark’
The Trust has successfully achieved Barnsley’s ‘Affordable Warmth Charter Mark’. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council operate the charter which brings partner organisations across the region together to share knowledge, expertise, and resources on tackling the health inequalities caused by fuel poverty. By signing up to the …
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“What a difference 20 years makes” – Tim’s LGBT+ History Month story
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, matron Tim Mellard shares his story of how attitudes have changed in the time he’s worked in the NHS. “As a newly registered nurse in 2003, I chose to initially keep my sexual orientation private as I didn’t know what …
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