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Fieldhead master plan update
Improving services for local people We’re investing around £17m to transform mental health services in Wakefield. This project at Fieldhead hospital supports our ongoing commitment to improve services for local residents and includes a complete redevelopment of non-secure units as well as older people’s inpatient unit. …
Stroke Association visit our Barnsley rehab unit
The Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Kendray Hospital was delighted to welcome colleagues from the Stroke Association for a visit on Friday 4 May 2018. Chris Larkin, Zone Director – North, was accompanied by his colleagues Rubeka Begum, Head of Stroke Support, and Samantha Jones, Stroke …
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IPC team on covert mission to promote hand hygiene
To celebrate the World Health Organisation’s hand hygiene day, which takes place on Saturday 5 May, our infection prevention and control (IPC) eam visited our forensic services on a covert mission. Prior to morning staff coming into work, the team dusted areas that people touch …
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Local MP visits children and young people’s mental health services
Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman gained an insight into the work of our child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) and autism services when he visited our Trust recently. Barry was welcomed to Folly Hall in Huddersfield by CAMHS General Manager Linda Moon and her team, …
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Our members’ council election results are announced
The results of our members’ council elections, which called for local people to join the Trust’s council as a voice for their communities, have been announced. Our members’ council is made up of elected representatives of members, including staff, and nominated members from our local …
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FutureFocusedFinance Accreditation
We’re the first organisation in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded Level 1 FutureFocusedFinance Accreditation by the NHS Finance Leadership Council (FLC). The accreditation was presented to finance staff at their team meeting by Cathy Kennedy, FutureFocussedFinance lead for ‘Great Place to Work’, on Wednesday …
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Yorkshire Smokefree continuing work in Doncaster
Doncaster Council has renewed its contract with us to provide smoking cessation services across the borough. It follows a strong performance by the Doncaster Smokefree team. Between April and December 2017, Smokefree Doncaster saw 750 people quit smoking using their free service, compared to 659 …
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Kirklees IAPT support for Stress Awareness Month
April is Stress Awareness Month and Kirklees IAPT are encouraging people in the area to contact them to discuss how they can help manage stress or see it in a different way. The latest statistics show that as many as 1 in 6 experience stress …
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Update on Mount Vernon Hospital
The hospital site is currently vacant and being marketed for sale. Empty properties are a safety risk and securing them is costly. In the case of Mount Vernon Hospital, the building itself will not be required by any potential buyer. We are therefore proposing to …
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New videos promote Trust’s pulmonary rehabilitation in Barnsley
We’ve commissioned some new short films that explain our pulmonary rehabilitation programme and the benefits of attending, including patients describing their experiences. The videos are aimed at both patients and referrers such as GPs. Pulmonary rehabilitation is a programme of exercise and education for people …
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