Today is Time to Talk Day 2022, a day all about having conversations with family, friends, or colleagues about mental health. In our latest blog Bridgitte Calder, Forensic Psychologist at Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital, provides some key tips on how to listen compassionately to someone who is opening up about their mental health.
In his second blog, Adrian Ashurst one of Cygnet’s specialist trainers, shares his personal thoughts about how we communicate with our colleagues post COVID-19 lockdowns.
One of the service users at Cygnet Raglan House has been running a programme of French classes for service users and staff. In this blog, Asmah tells us about the success of the programme and how the opportunity to teach has aided her recovery.
Today, 23rd November marks Nursing Support Workers Day, shining a light on the essential contribution nursing support workers make to patient care and nursing teams. We spoke to Graham Staddon, Support Worker at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke about his Support Worker journey and what’s needed to attract more people to this challenging and rewarding profession.
It is World Kindness Day on 13th November. In this article Troy Winfield, HR Advisor, shares some insights he has learned from delivering Kindness and Inclusion workshops as well as some of his own personal reflections on the meaning of kindness.
In our latest blog Kristy Watters, Cygnet's Head of Employee Relations, writes about why Armistice Day and Remembrance Day is so important and reminisces about her two grandfathers who both fought in the Second World War.
In July we heard from Angela, a service user at Cygnet Wallace Hospital, about her journey so far and goals for the future. This month Angela provides an update about what she's managed to achieve and what is still to come.
In this blog Barry Swire, Operations Director, provides some tips on supporting yourself and others during stressful time, and how the Sustaining Resilience at Work (StRaW) programme helps staff at Cygnet Health Care.
Hansa Lodge’s Home Manager, Iyabo Taiwo, took the opportunity of Black History Month to write a blog celebrating Jacqueline, a 58-year-old Jamaican woman who has benefitted immensely from the cultural diversity and experience within the Hansa Lodge staff team.
This Speak Up Month, we are raising awareness of how much we value speaking up in our organisation. In our latest blog colleagues share why it is essential that when people speak up they are listened to.
In our latest blog Priya Chauhan shares her career journey from student at the University of Derby to newly qualified Occupational Therapist at Cygnet Sherwood House.
In this blog, Adrian Ashurst, one of Cygnet’s Specialist Trainers, reflects on his experiences of working in a care setting during the pandemic, the lessons he has learnt and the new skills that he will continue to use in his training sessions and interactions with other people.
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