Freedom to Speak Up Month – My Speak Up Heroes
In our latest blog Julie Garbett, Cygnet's Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, celebrates Freedom to Speak Up Month by sharing some of her personal Speak Up heroes.
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World Mental Health Day 2020
In advance of World Mental Health Day tomorrow Dr Erica de Lange, Director for Cygnet Psychology Services (South), looks at how the pandemic has affected people's mental health, where to seek support and how to get involved in World Mental Health Day.
World Suicide Prevention Day: The impact of Covid-19 on men’s mental well-being
One in every 12 men in the UK are suffering from a mental health disorder and suicide remains the biggest cause of death for men under 35. In our latest blog we look at the impact of Covid-19 on men’s mental well-being.
5 things parents and carers can do to help children prepare for school after the lockdown
With primary and secondary school children returning to school after lockdown, one thing is certain: this school year will be unlike any other. In our latest blog Dr Craig Turnbull, Lead psychologist for Cygnet Health Care’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at Cygnet Hospital Bury, shares his tips for parents and carers on how to cope.
How Delfryn Lodge turned my life around
In our latest blog, Rachel, a former service user at Cygnet Delfryn Lodge, writes about how the service helped turn her life around and inspired her to help others by training to be a mental health nurse.
“Speaking up at work should be celebrated”
In our latest blog Julie Garbett, Cygnet’s new Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, talks about the importance of an open culture in health and care settings, where people are encouraged to speak up so that we can all learn, develop and improve for the benefit of everyone.
COVID-19: Helping us to see change through the eyes of individuals with Autism and a learning disability
The coronavirus pandemic has required us all to make changes to our daily lives and routines. This week it is Learning Disability Week and in our latest blog we look at the challenges that many individuals with a diagnosis of autism and / or a learning disability face when coping with new routines.
Living with Covid-19: A Carer’s Perspective
Dame Philippa Russell DBE has been caring for her disabled son, Simon, for over half a century. Here, she writes about caring during Covid-19 and the road that lies ahead for the UK’s carers.
How your garden can improve your mental wellbeing
This week it is National Growing for Wellbeing Week and in our latest blog we look at how gardening can improve mental wellbeing and how some of our services have been making effective use of gardening as an activity during the lockdown period.
My Journey to Success
In this powerfully honest and ultimately inspiring blog Dominic, a service user at Cygnet Oaks, describes his journey from admission through to the present day.
How to instantly make someone’s day – and improve your mental health at the same time
As the UK marks National Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May), with the theme of ‘kindness’, Adam Woodward, Head Chef at Cygnet Hospital Coventry, shares his thoughts on the value of kindness to mental health care.
I’m so proud of our 4,000 Cygnet nurses and support workers
As we mark International Nurses Day today (May 12), celebrating the contribution that nurses make to society around the world, Cygnet Health Care’s Director of Nursing, David Wilmott talks about his decision to became a nurse and why he thinks nursing is such a special and rewarding career.