CQUIN Achievements 2018-19
Cygnet Health Care are proud of their positive history of working alongside our commissioners to implement CQUIN schemes. To help achieve compliance, the last year has seen some exciting initiatives at Cygnet.
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Cygnet launches Mental Health First Aid Training for staff
At Cygnet we understand that the mental health and wellbeing of our staff is just as important as the support we provide for our service users. That’s one reason why we have decided to train Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across the business.
Cygnet Hospital Wyke’s Good Samaritans spring into action
On Wednesday 8th May 2019 the team at Cygnet Hospital Wyke sprang into action to aid a member of the public who was in distress.
#BeBodyKind – Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week at Cygnet Hospital Woking
The service users at Cygnet Hospital Woking, supported by the psychology department, created #BeBodyKind boards to raise awareness in line with this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme – ‘Body Image: How we think and feel about our bodies’.
Celebrating acts of random kindness
Every day we are inspired by the work our staff do with service users and residents at our services as part of their day to day roles. We want to celebrate their work and recognise when people go above and beyond with acts of random kindness.
Cygnet Hospital Woking hosts Family, Friends and Caregivers Event
On Friday 3rd May 2019, Cygnet Hospital Woking and Cygnet Lodge Woking co-hosted the first of three “Family, Friends and Caregivers” events for the year. The half day event was a great success with 17 family and friends of our service users across both sites attending.
I Care Ambassadors at Cygnet Wast Hills
Meet the Cygnet Wast Hills I Care Ambassadors, Kyle, Mabruka and Mo B. They are all support workers at Cygnet Wast Hills, our specialist autism complex care service in Kings Norton, who each wanted to raise awareness of the fantastic career they have.
Education Project celebrates new Sensory Room
Our Education Project at Oxley Woodhouse recently held a celebration for the official opening of their sensory room. Staff and residents gathered for a small party and a ribbon cutting ceremony which was performed by one of the residents at Oxley Woodhouse.
Trinity House Café Supports Weight Loss and Learning Independent Skills
The creation of a café within Trinity House residential learning disability service in Lockerbie is not only tackling obesity, but also promoting independence and teaching a range of skills.
Budding Chefs at Ducks Halt
The residents at Ducks Halt residential learning disability service in Kirby-le-Soken are very proud to say that staff no longer cook meals for them as they have learned the skills to do this themselves.
Cygnet supports Ryan Rides Across Europe
We are delighted to share the news that Cygnet Health Care are sponsoring and are the main partner of Ryan Anderton’s Guinness World Record attempt to cycle 4,200 miles from Nordkapp in Norway to Tarifa in southern Spain.
Cygnet Hospital Bierley launches RAID
Cygnet Hospital Bierley has launched RAID (Reinforce Appropriate, Implode Destructive), a positive approach to working with extreme and challenging behaviour, from the Association of Psychological Therapies.