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Award win for campaign supporting #allofus
A Trust campaign which encourages caring NHS staff to think about their own health and wellbeing has won a national HSJ Value Award. The #allofus wellbeing campaign was designed to raise awareness of the range of health and wellbeing services available for staff, including counselling, …
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Recovery College Kirklees: A learner’s journey…
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Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) Staff Network – Richard’s story
My story…Richard Holder Who am I? I am a service manager for Calderdale and North Kirklees IAPT, based at Folly Hall Mills in Huddersfield. I joined South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in 2006 and have been part of the Trust for 12 …
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Neighbours campaign sparks positive action across West Yorkshire and Harrogate
A campaign which aims to combat loneliness across West Yorkshire and Harrogate has inspired hundreds of people across the area to take conscious steps to look out for those around them. The ‘Looking out for our neighbours’ campaign, commissioned by West Yorkshire and Harrogate …
New specialist employment advisors set to help mental health service users back into work
Local people in Calderdale using mental health services are set to benefit from additional support to find paid work after our Trust was awarded funding to recruit employment specialists. The Trust was successful in its bid for funding from NHS England for the Individual Placement …
Trust welcomes new nursing associates
The Trust welcomed the first ever nursing associates to its workforce at a special presentation ceremony held on 1 May. Following completion of their two year training programme, new nursing associates Stefnie Ewing, Joanne Butterworth and Amy Burd received their certificates from the Nursing Associate …
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A mental health ward from a service user’s perspective: Horatio’s story
BBC Radio 4 have broadcast a podcast from author Horatio Clare detailing his experiences of being detained under the Mental Health Act. Listen to Horatio’s story of being admitted into our inpatient services online. Tim Mellard, quality and governance lead for Wakefield and acute services, …
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Nurse flies high to mark anniversary of baby daughter’s passing
Community staff nurse Natasha Cashmore will be taking to the skies to mark 10 years since the passing of her baby daughter, which falls in the 10th year of her working for the NHS. Natasha, who works as part of the Barnsley district nursing team, …
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Barnsley TB nurse becomes regional lead
Barnsley tuberculosis (TB) nurse Beverley Jones, who works with the Trust’s health integration team, has been chosen as the lead nurse for the Yorkshire and Humber TB control board. The Joint Yorkshire and Humber and North East TB Control Board (YHNE TBCB) was established in …
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Make Ramadan your time to stop smoking with Yorkshire Smokefree
Yorkshire Smokefree is offering its support to Muslim smokers who may be thinking about using Ramadan to kick the habit for good. Zahra Velji from Yorkshire Smokefree Doncaster visited Jamia Sultania Mosque earlier this month after she was invited to an open day by Doncaster …
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