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Creative Minds football fun day – Tuesday 18 September
The next Creative Minds football funday for adults with learning disabilities will take place on Tuesday 18 September 2018, 10.30-2pm, at The Zone, St Andrew’s Road, Huddersfield, HD1 6PT. Fun day play will include ball-based activities adjusted to meet individual needs including those in wheelchairs. Activities …
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Another construction award for Trust and contractor Interserve
The long-standing collaborative relationship between Interserve and us has been recognised by Constructing Excellence at its annual awards ceremony. The Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber Awards are a celebration of the very best the regional construction industry has to offer and highlight the pioneering individuals, …
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Support to stop smoking for north east Barnsley residents
Residents in the north east of Barnsley can now access support from a dedicated stop smoking advisor to help kick the habit for good. On Monday 16 July, Barnsley Council’s North East Area Team launched their new Smoke Free initiative, a free local service for …
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Creating a smoke free generation in Barnsley
New figures show that the work of Yorkshire Smokefree has contributed to the biggest drop in smoking across the borough in recent years. The service is run by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and paid for by Barnsley Council. Public Health England’s …
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A new way to get mental health and wellbeing help in Kirklees
People of Kirklees now have a new way that they can access information about mental health and wellbeing. A new Kirklees IAPT website provides information about the IAPT team, self-help guides, information about stress management courses, and how you can access help to improve your …
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Trust volunteer nominated for Proud of Barnsley award
A Barnsley woman who is in recovery from anxiety and depression has been nominated for a top local award after volunteering with us. Michelle Clegg, a volunteer at The Exchange Recovery College, has received several nominations for volunteer of the year in the Proud of …
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It’s important we all are #celebratingdiversity
Kate McNulty, equality, diversity and human rights lead and Laura Habib, staff wellbeing lead for Thornhill Ward at the Bretton Centre have created a #CelebratingDiversity display that focuses on supporting people in feeling safe and proud of who they are. The display features Trust-branded pledges …
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Celebrating learning disability awareness week in Kirklees
Our Kirklees community learning disability health team, including our Kirklees intensive support team, participated in an event for learning disability awareness week at the Mission in Huddersfield on Monday, providing information about the support they provide in Kirklees. This was an excellent event, which was …
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Newton Lodge activity day for Learning disability awareness week
Service users at Newton Lodge today took part in an afternoon of activity to celebrate learning disability awareness week. Newton Lodge has secure wards for people with a learning disability and service users were keen to come together and mark this awareness week in a …
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New role to improve palliative care in Barnsley
We’ve been given Macmillan Cancer Support funding for a palliative care advanced nurse practitioner post to support care homes. The funding is for the next three years. Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialised medical and nursing care for people with life-limiting illnesses. It …
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