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We celebrate double award shortlisting success
We’ve made the shortlist in two categories of the national Nursing Times awards. Now in their 27th year, the Nursing Times Awards offer recognition for the innovative and excellent care that nurses at all levels provide across the UK. Our learning disability nurse Ellie Trickett …
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Volunteer story: “I felt like I finally had something to focus on”
Our Insight (early intervention in psychosis) team supports the early identification of psychosis in young people aged 14 – 35. As well as working to improve the long term outcomes for people experiencing psychosis, the team have also recently been helping people in other ways. …
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Our chairman is retiring – and we have two new non-executive directors
We have appointed two new non-executive directors, Angela Monaghan and Kate Quail. Our chairman, Ian Black, announced the appointments along with his own retirement. Read on to find out more. Non-executive directors Non-executive directors are local people whose experience and skills contribute to the effective …
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Wakefield memory service accredited for fourth year
Our Wakefield memory service has been accredited for its high standard of service by the Royal College of Psychiatry for the fourth year in a row. The college’s Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP) works …
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Valued volunteers praised at Pontefract picnic party
As a thank you to their volunteers for all their hard work and efforts, our Wakefield and 5 Towns Recovery College held a celebration picnic in Pontefract on Friday 14 July. Volunteers from the recovery college, Live Well Wakefield, befriending service, the library and Fieldhead …
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Mental Health ward gains national accreditation
Trinity 2 ward at Fieldhead has been accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The ward, which cares for adult male acute in-patients, has received an Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services (AIMS), which recognises high standards of organisation and care. This follows a challenging …
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Assistant director of nursing presents keynote talk at international conference
Julie Warren-Sykes gave a speech on Prevent duty as a safeguarding issue at the International Association of Forensics Mental Health Services annual conference in Split, Croatia. The conference was attended by nearly 400 delegates from …
Successful Mental Wealth Festival to become annual event
The event, which raises awareness of the value of people with mental health problems and celebrates their achievements, will now become an annual event. The festival took place over two days and was attended by representatives from local authorities, NHS organisations, members of the …
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Helping our service users to have their say
Service users on our medium secure unit in Wakefield have been given more opportunities to take control of their care with the introduction of a weekly community meeting. Staff members on Johnson ward, a female ward on Newton Lodge at Fieldhead, set up the meeting …
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Mental health nurses share knowledge with students
This week two staff nurses from our Trinity 1 ward at Fieldhead Hospital gave a talk to trainee mental health nurses studying at Leeds Beckett University. Jodie Hudson and Steph Gibson went into speak with the second year students about their role in the PICU. …
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