David, a service user at Cygnet Hospital Godden Green, recently got to fulfill a long held ambition to record a music video for his song ‘Wish’. Rafik Hamaizia, Cygnet’s Expert by Experience Lead and David explain how the video came to be filmed.
On Thursday 22nd March a special lunch was held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cygnet Hospital Blackheath. The lunch was well attended by service users and staff, including some team members who have moved on to other roles within Cygnet and who came back to Blackheath especially for the occasion.
Service users at Cygnet Appletree recently took part in a two-day First Aid at Work course. The course covered all the basic first aid techniques such as the role of the first aider, unresponsive casualty, communication and casualty care, resuscitation (adult CPR), fainting, burns and scolds.
On 13th December 2017 service users and staff representing four of Cygnet's Recovery Colleges gathered at a studio in London to film their own version of the Dragon's Den.
]Cygnet Hospital Bierley’s DBT team presented data for its programme at this year’s Society for DBT conference in London.
Service users and staff at Delfryn House and Lodge recently joined forces to hold a “S.C.U.D.” day. S.C.U.D. stands for “Savour the Comic Unplug the Drama”. This is an American idea, where people are encouraged to break from their normal routine for the day.
It is vitally important that we understand how to best communicate with all of the people in our care and do so in a way appropriate to each individual. The team and men at Cygnet Manor have been busy ensuring their Total Communication Environment is accessible to all service users.
Cygnet Hospital Beckton recently worked in partnership with Newham Adult Education to provide two workshops for the London Borough of Newham Word Festival in November 2017.
Cygnet St Teilo House, our mental health rehabilitation hospital for women in Gwent, has provided sponsorship of an eight week social inclusion project at Merthyr Tydfil Football Club.
It was recently World Mental Health Day and the team at Cygnet Alders Clinic celebrated with a party. The celebrations started with a buffet style lunch made by the kitchen staff and there were homemade cakes made by the ladies.
On the 4th of September 2017 Cygnet Hospital Wyke (CHW) launched its first Recognising and Assessing Medical Problems in Psychiatric Settings (RAMPPS) course.
Elston House, our residential home in Newark for people with autism recently held an Anniversary Party. This year it was to celebrate eight years of being open, as well as the amazing success of the residents who passed a variety of ASDAN courses.
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