Category - Service Developments

Cygnet Hospital Bierley gains ‘Full Monty’ Star Wards status

We are delighted to announce that Cygnet Hospital Bierley’s two low secure services have achieved the Full Monty Star Wards status. The awards go to the hospital's Bronte Ward, a low secure service for women and Shelley Ward, a low secure service for men.

Cygnet Hospital Harrogate

Cygnet Hospital Harrogate opens an all-female acute admissions service

We are pleased to announce that from Monday 6th March 2017 Cygnet Hospital Harrogate's Sanctuary Ward will change from a mixed to an all-female acute admissions ward. This decision is in recognition of the increasing numbers of female referrals who, because of the presenting complexities and vulnerabilities, would benefit from an all-female environment.

Cygnet Hospital Stevenage develops a new treatment for their acute wards

Cygnet Hospital Stevenage has recently developed a new treatment programme for its Acute Wards. The Coping Skills Group is a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) informed programme, which has been specifically developed to meet the needs of service users on the two acute wards at Cygnet Hospital Stevenage.

Cygnet launch 11 Recovery Colleges

Cygnet Health Care are preparing for two regional launch events to celebrate the implementation of their network of Recovery Colleges. Recovery Colleges offer educational courses about mental health and recovery which are designed to increase knowledge and skills and promote self-management.

Cygnet Hospital Bierley

Cygnet Hospital Bierley launches new Substance Misuse Treatment Programme

Cygnet Hospital Bierley is proud to launch its new Substance Misuse Treatment Programme - The ‘Find YOUR Way’ programme. The standardised programme is an intensive psychological treatment, designed to meet the needs of people with substance misuse histories and co-occurring mental health and offending difficulties.