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Reducing Restrictive Practice on PICU at Cygnet Hospital Wyke

On the 25th January 2018, Sacha Barnes, Ward Manager and Shaun Stevenson, Therapy Manager attended a Welcome Event for the Quality Network of Psychiatric Intensive Care Services (QNPICU) held at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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Cygnet Victoria House gains AIMS accreditation

Congratulations to the team at Cygnet Victoria House for successfully gaining AIMS accreditation from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. AIMS (Accreditation of Inpatient Mental Health Services) is a national project developed to ensure best practice is being achieved in in-patient mental health rehabilitation services.

Women In Secure Mental Health Conference

On 20th February 2018 Cygnet Hospital Stevenage hosted a free educational event for mental health professionals entitled: “Women In Secure Mental Health Settings – Assessment, Management and Treatment”. The event, which was held at BMA House in London, was attended by over 100 mental health professionals and was well received by those who attended.

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Dr Helen Baxter joins the team at Cygnet Hospital Derby

Cygnet Hospital Derby are delighted to announce that Dr Helen Baxter has joined the team as the lead consultant of Alvaston Ward, the hospital's low secure service for women with a diagnosis of personality disorder.

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Cygnet appoints Head of NHS Partnerships to lead on New Care Models

Cygnet Health Care is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Winn to the new role of Head of NHS Partnerships. This role has been created to support Cygnet’s Commercial Director to deliver on the objectives set out within the new care model business cases, and ensure full engagement with the programmes in collaboration with provider partners.

Is Co-Production the answer to reducing restrictive practice? – Conference Report

On 23 November 2017 Cygnet held its latest free educational event, ‘Is Co-Production the answer to reducing restrictive practice?’ Nearly 100 student and qualified mental health nurses gathered at the Royal College of Nurses for the event to explore how co-production can be the key to reducing restrictive practice.