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Junior doctors’ industrial action: 6 – 8 April
Junior doctors plan to take industrial action from 8am on 6 April to 8am on Friday 8 April. The NHS is working hard to ensure that as few patients as possible are affected by the industrial action planned, but some services will need to change. …
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New executive director of finance for our Trust
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new executive director of finance. Mark Brooks, a chartered management accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is set to join the Trust in June. Mark brings with him an …
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Children’s and maternity services in Barnsley praised
Staff running Barnsley’s children’s and maternity services have been celebrating after receiving a national accreditation for a second time. They were awarded the UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditation which recognises services offering the best care possible to women and their families. Inspectors commented that pregnant women …
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Trust celebrate opening of community hub
South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is marking the official opening of the newly developed Laura Mitchell Health and Wellbeing Centre in Halifax on Friday 18 March. The Trust has invested £6.2m into the new development which has seen the former centre demolished …
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Local NHS Trust inviting people to join members’ council
Local people are being invited to make a difference to the future of healthcare in Yorkshire by standing for election. South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, which provides community, mental health and learning disability services to people in Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, …
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Junior doctors’ strike: 9th – 11th March
The British Medical Association has informed NHS organisations across the country that junior doctors intend to take part in industrial action on: 9-11 March 2016 (48 hours) Junior doctors will provide emergency care only from 8am on Wednesday 9th March until 8am on Friday 11th …
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Find out how creativity can help people get better
Arts and sport can sometimes be the best medicine. That’s what our ground-breaking Creative Minds programme is all about. Whether it’s painting, writing, drama, sports, gardening or something else entirely, it’s amazing how these activities can help people get better. Creative activities have been shown …
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New chief executive appointed to lead the Trust
We have today announced the appointment of Rob Webster as our new chief executive. Rob is currently chief executive of the NHS Confederation, a membership body set up to work with government, Parliament and national stakeholders to influence positive change. He brings a wealth of experience as a …
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Our £16m investment in mental health services
We’re investing more than £16m in transforming mental health services in Wakefield. The work will include a complete redevelopment of inpatient wards, Trinity and Priory and the psychiatric intensive care unit, Chantry, at the Fieldhead site in Wakefield. The investment forms part of the Trust’s ongoing …
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Time to Talk about stress and low mood with local NHS Trust
It’s Time to Talk Day on Thursday 4 February, and a local NHS Trust is encouraging people to seek help for their common mental health conditions in support of the day. South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) …
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