Our #CygnetWithNature Winners
To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme of ‘Nature’ we asked our teams to share their nature photos and activities in the #CygnetWithNature challenge. The winning photos have now been selected.
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Residents at Thistle House and Lindsay House making the most of lockdown restrictions easing
At Thistle House and Lindsay House in Dundee, the residents and staff have been diving back into some of their favourite community activities now that Covid restrictions have eased.
New Therapeutic Earnings Positions appointed at Ellen Mhor
Two residents at Ellen Mhor, Dundee, have been taking advantage of the therapeutic earnings programme to gain experiences, develop their skills and boost their confidence whilst earning some money.
Fun at the farm with Phoenix School
With lockdown restrictions easing and group leave being back on the cards, the team at Cygnet Hospital Sheffield's Phoenix School couldn’t wait to finally take their students on school trips again. The first school trip in over a year turned out to be one to remember!
The Fields’ co-produced ‘Evergreen Café’ now open!
A brand new Café has opened this week at The Fields residential service in Sheffield. The 'Evergreen Cafe', born out of the People's Council meetings, has been co-produced throughout the project, from the decisions on new fixtures and fittings to the café name.
Cygnet Hospital Hexham hails success of music therapy
Cygnet Hospital Hexham is working with a local student, Paddy Villiers-Stuart to hold music sessions and has credited music therapy for helping service users in mental distress. Paddy, from Hexham, brings a variety of instruments with him to the hospital and sings with service users and works with them to create original music.
Celebrating nature at Cygnet Hospital Taunton
Service users and staff from Swift Ward, Cygnet Hospital Taunton’s Older Adults acute service, have been busy celebrating nature with outdoor walks and crafts. They have created a wall display for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme of ‘Nature’ and have also created some nature inspired arts and crafts.
Cygnet Hospital Stevenage celebrate International Nurses Day in style
Cygnet Hospital Stevenage celebrated their amazing healthcare staff International Nurses Day by throwing a huge event in the gym for all staff to attend.
Celebrating Nature during Mental Health Awareness Week
Today is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is ‘Nature’. During the week we will be asking our teams to tell us, through sharing photos, stories and activities, how they have been using nature to boost wellbeing.
Tia’s care packages promote wellbeing
A huge well done to Tia, a service user at Cygnet Acer Clinic who has been making care packages for her fellow peers.
Cygnet Fountains’ 500 miles Walking Challenge
Service users and staff at Cygnet Fountains have embarked on a challenge to walk a combined 500 miles over April and May to raise money for the charity Rays of Sunshine.
Cygnet Hospital Bierley successfully completes Forensic Quality Network Developmental Review
Cygnet Hospital Bierley’s two low secure services, Bronte Ward and Shelley Ward, have showed continued development of services and areas of good practise in their developmental review by the QNFMHS.