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A special visitor to Kendray Hospital – 80 years on
Kendray Hospital welcomed a special visitor recently – 97-year-old Sheila Skelding (nee Thompson), whose memories of the hospital began 80 years ago when she started her nursing career on the fever ward. Her daughter Diane contacted the Trust with a special request to bring Sheila to …
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Barnsley’s new outreach team steps out to raise awareness on World Homeless Day
Barnsley has launched a new team that brings together housing support, addiction services, and healthcare—all working together to help people who are rough sleeping, homeless, or part of underserved communities. This team is called the ‘homeless and inclusion health outreach team’, and it’s a joint …
“I am very fortunate that I started my NHS journey with this Trust” – Dr Saha’s #SASWeek25 story
SAS Week, which takes place from 6 – 10 October, is all about recognising and celebrating the work and expertise of SAS (specialist, associate specialist and specialty) doctors. To mark the week, specialty doctor Dr Sulagna Saha spoke about her experience and journey from her …
Martin Barlow named ‘Site Carpentry Apprentice of the Year’ at BIG Awards 2025
Maintenance assistant Martin Barlow was recognised for his outstanding contribution to the Trust when he was named Site Carpentry Apprentice of the Year in the Leeds College of Building BIG (Building Industry Greats) Awards 2025. The annual awards, held on 17 September at Elland Road …
We are now a Teaching Trust
We are now proudly recognised as a Teaching Trust The University of Leeds approved our application based on our strong history of partnership working around student education and research and development. Over the past two years we have been working closely with the University of …
Falls Awareness Week 2025 – putting prevention into practice
Trust teams have been celebrating Falls Awareness Week 2025 by offering falls prevention and education to keep service users safe. The week, marked from 15 – 19 September 2025, highlights that falls are not an inevitable part of ageing, and that many falls can be …
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West Yorkshire maternal mental health service takes Paths to Parliament for Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK
Team members from our Paths – West Yorkshire maternal mental health service are set to attend a landmark event at the Houses of Parliament to mark Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK. Dr Estelle Verdi, principal counselling psychologist and service lead for Paths, and Rebecca …
South Kirklees team achieves groundbreaking milestone in community mental health care
Our South Kirklees early intervention in psychosis (EIP) team has successfully delivered Clozapine treatment in a community setting for the first time. In a psychiatric inpatient unit, patients are admitted to a secure ward for Clozapine treatment where they receive round-the-clock clinical support and observation. …
Trust awarded SIRAN accreditation by Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Trust has been formally awarded the Safety Incident Response Accreditation Network (SIRAN) accreditation by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The SIRAN accreditation recognises organisations that demonstrate robust systems for reporting, reviewing and learning from safety incidents. Achieving this status reflects the Trust’s ongoing commitment …
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Watch our annual members’ meeting LIVE
Can’t make it to our 2025 annual members’ meeting at Fieldhead in Wakefield? You can watch our meeting live! Visit our YouTube channel from 12:30pm on Wednesday 17 September for a live presentation of our annual report and accounts.
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