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Volunteer at an exciting football tournament at Barnsley Football Club
In June 2018, England will host the EASI World Cup at Barnsley Football Club and you are invited to take part in a unique volunteering experience that will help make the event a roaring success. The European Association for Sport and Social Integration (EASI) is …
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We pilot app project to help mental health of young people
We’re helping children and young people find the most appropriate apps to support their mental health by piloting the use of ORCHA – the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Applications – a platform that independently and impartially reviews health and care related apps. …
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Leading psychiatrist receives national honour
A consultant child psychiatrist who fled war-torn Kabul as a teenager and went on to develop one of the UK’s largest services for vulnerable youngsters with mental health problems has been recognised with a national honour. Abdullah Kraam, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and clinical …
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Joint media statement from us and Barnsley Council re Keresforth
“We’ve been working together with Barnsley Council over the last ten years to look at different options for delivering the services that are currently based at the Keresforth site. Significant investment in other health care premises in Barnsley has meant that the Keresforth site has …
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New Barnsley service to improve waiting times for back, muscle and joint pain
A new way of assessing and referring Barnsley people for back and joint problems will start in April 2018. The new service will improve waiting times for an initial clinical assessment, as GPs will now refer people directly to our assessment team, who will contact …
Showcasing talent from Creative Minds
Artwork is back up on the walls across many Trust sites displaying the talents of service users, carers and staff. Original art is placed at Laura Mitchell Health and Wellbeing Centre in Halifax and is also up in the Wellbeing and Learning centre at Fieldhead …
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Mental Health Museum secures funding for nature and wildlife activities
The Mental Health Museum in Wakefield has secured £6,751 of funding from the Big Lottery Fund for its Signposts to Sustainability project, which will provide our inpatients with creative opportunities to explore nature, wildlife and environmental sustainability. The project will run from January to December …
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We win mental health funding for winter pressures
We’ve received £214,554 of funding to invest in mental health and social services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield and ease winter pressures. The funding has been allocated by the Government for new initiatives to improve A&E performance and patient care over winter and will …
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“I still remember to this day how awful I felt” – Sarah Hudson’s flu story
Pharmacist Sarah Hudson missed getting her flu jab one year and paid the price. She is now passionate about making sure people protect themselves, their families, friends and people they care for by getting the jab. She explained: “I didn’t get my flu jab because …
West Yorkshire to get new child mental health unit
A new £13million child and adolescent mental health unit is set to be built in Leeds (subject to business case approval) after it was announced as one of 12 successful bids to receive NHS England capital funds in the recent budget. Building work is expected …
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