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.
Staff from the Drug and Alcohol service at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke recently presented their research on addictive behaviours at the annual British Psychological Society Addiction Conference titled “Using What Works: Building Resilience in New Addiction Approaches”.
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.
DBT team members from Cygnet Hospital Beckton were proud to be invited to speak on 2nd November 2017 at the National Conference for DBT. They also had the opportunity to showcase their work at the hospital through poster presentations.
Cygnet Hospital Bury have launched a new CAMHS low secure service on the hospital's Buttercup Ward. The service can support girls aged between 12 and 18 and offers a defined treatment pathway from admission, through intervention and discharge.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Azmath Khan who has joined the team at Cygnet Hospital Harrow as consultant psychiatrist of the hospital's new Springs Centre service.
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.
We are pleased to announce that the recently launched Cygnet Health Care dedicated Referral Line can now assist with referrals for Emergency CAMHS services as well as Adult PICU and Acute services.
On the 4th of September 2017 Cygnet Hospital Wyke (CHW) launched its first Recognising and Assessing Medical Problems in Psychiatric Settings (RAMPPS) course.
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