Making Families Count – Conference Report
On Thursday 14th April, Cygnet Health Care jointly hosted the Making Families Count Conference in collaboration with the Making Families Count team and NHS England South Central.
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Cygnet Health Care successful in Devon PICU tender
We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our tender for a year-long PICU contract with Devon Partnership NHS Trust, with the option to extend for a further year.
Cygnet Hospital Ealing hold annual Art Exhibition
On 8th March 2016 Cygnet Hospital Ealing held its fifth annual exhibition of service user artwork. The date for this year's exhibition was chosen to coincide with International Women's Day.
Reducing Restrictive Practice
Reducing Restrictive Practice is a priority within Cygnet and as part of our commitment to this work we have appointed two Reducing Restrictive Practice Lead Nurses.
Cygnet Lodge Brighouse celebrates 10th anniversary with ‘Good’ rating from CQC
Last month marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of Cygnet Lodge Brighouse. The Lodge had extra cause for celebration when it received confirmation of a "Good" rating following its latest inspection from CQC.
Cygnet Hospital Beckton gains Investors in People Gold Award
We are delighted to announce that, following an assessment on 15-16th February 2016, Cygnet Hospital Beckton has been successful in achieving the Investors in People Gold award.
Cygnet backing selfharmUK
We are pleased to announce that selfharmUK has been chosen as its nominated charity for 2016. Cygnet will be supporting all its hospitals to hold fundraising activities locally to raise much-needed funds for this important charity.
Cygnet service users shortlisted for 2016 National Service User Awards
We are proud to announce that five service user led projects from Cygnet hospitals have been shortlisted as finalists in the National Service User Awards 2016. Three projects from Cygnet Hospital Derby and two projects from Cygnet Hospitals Bierley and Wyke have been shortlisted.
‘Unlabelled’ an anti-stigma film produced by service users
A group of service users at Cygnet Hospital Stevenage have developed, produced and starred in a fictional and unflinching portrayal of the kind of discrimination and bullying that individuals with mental health issues experience.
Reduction in DBT drop out rates at Cygnet Hospital Stevenage
Following the implementation of a series of new initiatives the therapy team at Cygnet Hospital Stevenage have successfully reduced the drop-out rate of service users engaged within their DBT programme from 50% to 33.3%.
First stage of improvement works at Cygnet Hospital Harrogate complete
We are pleased to report that on the 7th December work was completed on an upgrade to all sixteen bedrooms on Cygnet Hospital Harrogate’s Haven Ward. This marked the end of the first phase of a £350,000 upgrade to all 36 bedrooms in the hospital.
Cygnet leading on ground breaking Ministry of Justice pilot
Cygnet Health Care is delighted to be leading on an exciting pilot with the National Recovery & Outcomes Steering Group aimed at improving service user involvement in communications with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).