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New Wakefield hub opening for business
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s brand new mental health and community services centre in the heart of Wakefield opens its doors to the public on 21 November 2016. The Trust is leasing the former Quest building from Barnsley-based Quest Property. Quest Property …
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Good response from public to Stoptober
Thousands of people across South and West Yorkshire were referred to our Yorkshire Smokefree service during Stoptober. The team offered Smokers in Barnsley, Calderdale, Doncaster, Kirklees, Rotherham, Sheffield and Wakefield checks on their carbon monoxide (CO) levels as part of a month of activity …
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Extra funding to support pregnant women and new mums with their mental health
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £2.1m by NHS England to provide specialist mental health support to women during pregnancy and after their baby is born. The time just before and just after birth – called the perinatal period – …
Shaping the charitable work of the NHS
Charitable Funds, our in-house charity, is seeking ideas on how it can make even more of an impact in the future. The charity is gathering views on its work by holding a number of listening events across the region. Funding is provided by the charity …
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Second admiral nurse for Wakefield
Carers of those with dementia are set to benefit from extra specialist support across the district. Admiral nurses are a Dementia UK initiative. They are specialist dementia nurses who give expert practical, clinical and emotional support to families living with dementia to help them cope. …
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What a difference a day makes
This year’s forensics festival “Lodgefest” took huge strides in breaking down barriers, between staff and service users, and across our entire secure estate. For the first time ever, South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s festival was open to people from both our low and …
World mental health day
Our Trust really got behind this year’s world mental health day with a wide range of activities to reach our communities and raise awareness. Our mental health museum focussed on men’s mental health. The team asked men across the Trust to share thoughts and feelings …
Pledging to provide personalised patient care
We’ve pledged to embed Dr Kate Granger’s ‘hello my name is’ campaign fully across our organisation in support of 2016’s Fab Change Day. The annual day, hosted by The Academy of Fabulous Stuff, is about making a commitment to changing for the better over …
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New route into CAMHS frees up capacity
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust now have one simple route into all our child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in Calderdale and Kirklees. It’s making referrals much easier and helping bring down waiting times. The new process, called first point of …
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Dance movement psychotherapist takes steps on world stage
A dance movement psychotherapist at South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has presented her research worldwide after being chosen to speak at an international conference in Milan. Following a rigorous selection process, Mary Coaten, who is currently studying for a PhD looking at …
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