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Dementia Friendly Lindley event proves popular
Our Trust worked with the Kirklees Dementia Action Alliance to support a day of activity to raise awareness of dementia and Alzheimer’s in Lindley, Huddersfield. The day was a great success with many people turning out for the activities and events. The Admiral Nurses delivered …
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Trust services shortlisted for two prestigious awards
We’ve had the great work of some of our teams recognised recently with shortlistings at national awards. Yorkshire Smokefree Sheffield have been shortlisted in the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards after they moved from a shop location to a market stall which saw a massive …
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Trust welcomes Barnsley Plan
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has welcomed a new plan to transform health and social care in Barnsley. The Barnsley Plan, which runs up to 2020, re-thinks the way services will be delivered in the future across the borough. The plan outlines …
Fieldhead master plan update
At Fieldhead Hospital, South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is investing more than £16m to transform mental health services in Wakefield. This project includes a complete redevelopment of the Priory and Trinity units as well as older people’s Chantry unit. The work …
NHS stop smoking service up for national award
A move from a city centre office to Moor Market has helped Yorkshire Smokefree save cash and increased the number of quitters. The service is provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Sheffield City Council. It has been shortlisted …
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Journeying through dementia
Trust staff in Kirklees and Calderdale have commenced training this week in order to participate in the ‘Journeying Through Dementia’ project. The Journeying through Dementia randomised controlled trial will be conducted through collaboration between Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (SHSC), the Universities of …
Our best protection ever against flu
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has smashed its target to provide protection against the flu, increasing staff uptake of the vaccine from 33 per cent in 2015 to 76 per cent in 2016. We put on more clinics than ever before to drive …
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Kendray Hospital gets cabin fever
A unique log cabin has opened at Kendray Hospital to help towards improving the wellbeing of people who use our services. It was opened by Trust chief executive Rob Webster on 20 January, and was funded by the Trust’s charities, Creative Minds and Charitable Funds. The …
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New hubs, new numbers
A number of our services around the Wakefield district have now moved into two new health and wellbeing hubs. Contact numbers have also changed. In the Pontefract area, our Day Treatment Services, Community Mental Health Teams 2 and 4, Core Team East (Core Pathway), …
New name for community nursing service in Barnsley
Barnsley community nursing service, provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, will now be known as Barnsley neighbourhood nursing service. The service brings together the district nursing and community matron service reflecting the integrated care approach adopted as part of a new …
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