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Cygnet Hospital Sheffield’s Art Exhibition

Cygnet Hospital Sheffield recently held their first formal Art Exhibition. The exhibition gave an opportunity for service users across all four wards (CAMHS and female low secure) to display their artistic talents.

Acer Upper celebrates 1st birthday

Service users and staff at Cygnet Acer Clinic today celebrated the 1st anniversary of the opening of Acer Upper, the hospital’s specialist acute service for women, with a garden party featuring music, party games and a magician.

The team at Cygnet Manor

Cygnet Manor rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission

Well done to the team at Cygnet Manor who have retained the hospital’s ‘Good’ rating following the latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Cygnet Manor is a high dependency complex care service in Shirebrook, Nottinghamshire, for men with learning disabilities, associated complex needs and who may have behaviours that challenge.

Service User at Cygnet Elms Wins Mental Health Award

Flo, a service user at Cygnet Elms, has won an award in the ‘Young Person’ category of the West Midlands Mental Health Star Awards. There were hundreds of nominations overall with 5 shortlisted nominees in the Young Person category.

Cygnet Sherwood House Art Exhibition

The Occupational Therapy team at Cygnet Sherwood House curated an art competition and exhibition day as a part of Mental Health Awareness Week earlier this month.

Cygnet Churchill’s Mental Health Awareness Week Mural

During last week's Mental Health Awareness Week, the therapies team at Cygnet Churchill held an opening of a new mural. The mural was painted by service users from different wards at the hospital in a joint Art Therapy and Occupational Therapy group.

Cygnet St Teilo House sponsor local youth rugby team

The team at Cygnet St Teilo House have been developing links with new and upcoming youth rugby team for Abertysswg Falcons RFC including a shirt sponsorship deal. Service users and staff from the service were delighted to attend a presentation evening recently to present the team with their new shirts.

First service user-led QI project approved

At the recent South Regional QI Forum we reached a big milestone on our Cygnet QI journey, as the first project to be fully written and led by a service user was approved!