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Diary of a therapy assistant
As part of occupational therapy (OT) week from 6-12 November 2017, here is a day in the life of Jeremy Drabble who supports therapy interventions within Calderdale community learning disability team across intensive support and health and provides valuable work within the Calderdale area: “My …
We appoint our new chair
Angela Monaghan has been appointed as the new chair of our Trust. Angela joined the Trust in August 2017 as a non-executive director and has over twenty years’ experience of leading charities, social enterprises and NHS bodies, at both regional and national level. Angela’s most …
NHS partnership working to support young offenders wins national award
The work of two NHS trusts to provide support to vulnerable young people in a young offenders’ institute has won a national Nursing Times award. Our Trust and Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust secured the win in the Child and Adolescent Services category for providing …
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Halloween celebrations on older people’s ward
Service users on our Chantry Unit at Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield have benefitted from taking part in creative therapeutic activities in the build-up to 31 October. The unit offers treatment for over 65’s with mental health problems and offers a range of support and therapies. …
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World Diabetes Day
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is supporting World Diabetes Day – Tuesday 14 November. This event is marked globally by United Nations and the World Health Organisation to raise awareness about diabetes and complications associated with the condition. The theme for 2017 …
Pontefract team pick up pair of Pride awards
The Trust’s community mental health team for older people, based in the recently refurbished Baghill House Health and Wellbeing Centre in Pontefract, have scored two awards at Wakefield Council’s annual Pride awards. The team were successful in securing the Top Team award, which recognised teams …
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You quit, your way with Yorkshire Smokefree – staff story
Our Yorkshire Smokefree service has helped thousands of people across the region to quit. But it’s not just the public we’ve supported to stub it out – help is also on hand for our staff because we have wellbeing support for #allofus. We spoke to …
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How are you driving?
Back pain caused by driving is a very common problem that’s easily avoided. We caught up with some of the guys in our facilities team to talk about driving posture. Kevin Johnson is a delivery driver, based at Fieldhead. “My job is to deliver things …
Our staff stand up for their health
Sitting for long periods is thought to slow the metabolism, which affects the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure and break down body fat. Many adults in the UK spend more than seven hours a day sitting or lying. It’s recommended that we …
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Trust mental health practitioners in Barnsley schools
Our staff are being embedded in secondary schools across Barnsley in a pioneering multi-agency initiative to tackle poor mental health among children. The £1.3m scheme is being funded by Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and delivered in all 10 Barnsley secondary schools run by Wellspring Academy Trust …
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