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‘Anger management’ professor hosts workshop
We were very pleased to welcome a special guest from the field of mental health to our Trust in June. Professor Raymond Novaco PhD, professor of psychology and social behaviour at the University of California, hosted a two-day workshop on anger assessment and treatment to …
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Forensic CAMHS team improve young people’s criminal justice pathway
Our award-winning forensic child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) team recently carried out an exciting two-month project focused on getting better results for children and young people who are in contact with the criminal justice system or victims of sexual assaults. Led by clinical …
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Presenting to a global audience
In May, Dr Diane Smith, our director of health intelligence and innovation, Jane Milner, head of volunteering, Mandy Hardwicke, senior clinical practitioner, Matt Ellis, recovery college lead and Debs Taylor, peer support worker presented at the Sheffield expo – microsystems coaching academy conference. Their presentations …
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Connecting Care Wakefield District update
Or Trust is part of Connecting Care, an ambitious programme to transform care across Wakefield. It’s led by NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group and Wakefield Council. The work to transform and integrate health and social care for local people is earning us national recognition, with …
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New pathways for older people in Kirklees
Our new single agreed pathway across primary, secondary and third sectors is helping to improve access for community and primary care clinicians in Kirklees. This means that patients with cognitive impairment and their carers can get care and support in a timely manner by the …
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Movement, dance and the neurodegenerative condition: Webinar
The Trust is leading the way in unique dance movement psychotherapy with a dedicated psychotherapist who focuses on movement, dance and dementia. Dr Richard Coaten founded the Trust’s Centre of Excellence in movement, dance and dementia. This is the only one of its kind in …
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Launch of the Herbert Protocol
The Herbert Protocol is a national system for registering the details of vulnerable people with dementia so that, should they get lost or go missing, carers, emergency and support services are best able to find them and return them to safety. The Herbert Protocol was …
Forensic CAMHS goes international
In May 2016, Dr Abdullah Kraam, clinical lead for our forensic child adolescent and mental health service (CAMHS), Bekki Whisker, service manager, and Paula Phillips, general manager, shared their knowledge and expertise at an international conference in Porto, Portugal. The European Association for Forensic Child …
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CQC inspection reports published
In March we were visited by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) who inspected our services. They have now published their reports. We welcome this independent view of our services as an opportunity to continue improving our services for local people. Without exception, all of our …
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Deputy director of nursing becomes first nurse president of international forensic association
Michael Doyle, our deputy director of nursing, clinical governance and safety and the first nurse to be elected president of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), will be presiding over the organisation’s annual conference in New York City in June. Up to 600 …