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Launch of new musculoskeletal (MSK) service
From 1 April we will be delivering a new model of care for people in Barnsley. The changes are bringing two existing teams services within the Trust, assessment & treatment and Musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy, together. The service will now be known as the community MSK …
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Construction award for Trust and partner
The long-standing collaborative relationship between us and our contractor Interserve has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Building at its annual awards ceremony. …
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Changes for people living with diabetes in Barnsley
Joint message from NHS partners in Barnsley The service for people living with diabetes in Barnsley is commissioned by Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group and is currently provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust (SWYFT). From 1 April 2018 the diabetes specialist nurses …
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Help Calderdale CCG to review adult psychological services
Calderdale CCG is reviewing the adult psychological services it commissions (buys). Psychological services include talking therapies, such as counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and specialist assessments and treatments. The CCG commissions these services from our Trust and Insight Healthcare and makes a contribution to …
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Trust highlighted nationally as example of how to improve mental health services
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been highlighted as an example of how to improve mental health services in a new publication by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. …
Chippendale ward’s sunflower seed sharing sees stems go sky high!
The weather might be dreary and cold but one of our wards is helping to brighten the atmosphere by having a sunflower growing competition. Chippendale ward, based on the Fieldhead site in Wakefield, applied for funding from our charity, EyUp!, to fit some raised beds …
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We’re highlighted nationally as example of how to improve mental health services
We’ve been highlighted as an example of how to improve mental health services in a new publication by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. It makes sure that health and …
Our chief executive named as top leader
Our chief executive has been named as one of the Health Service Journal (HSJ)’s top ten chief executives. Rob Webster, who joined the Trust in May 2016, was placed at number 6 in the HSJ’s ranking of all 249 provider Trust chief executives. He received …
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National Apprenticeship Week 2018: Julie’s story
National Apprenticeship Week takes place from 5 to 9 March 2018. During the week employers and apprentices from across England come together to celebrate the success of apprenticeships while encouraging even more people to choose apprenticeships as a pathway to a great career. We spoke …
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CQC publishes positive report of Dewsbury ward
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a positive report on the safety of Ward 18 at the Priestley unit in Dewsbury following an inspection in December 2017. Ward 18 is an inpatient ward for working-age adults on Priestley unit at Dewsbury and District Hospital. …
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