Staff collect Christmas presents for local children
Staff from Cygnet Hospital Wyke and Cygnet Lodge Brighouse responded brilliantly to an appeal by a local organisation for Christmas presents for the disadvantaged children in Bradford.
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Nick Horne gains Crisis Prevention Institute’s Meritorious Award
Alpha Hospital Bury's Nick Horne, a nurse consultant specialising in mental health and deaf services, was recently awarded the Crisis Prevention Institute's prestigious Meritorious award.
Three more Cygnet hospitals to become smoke free
In January our hospitals in Blackheath, Brighouse and Wyke will become the latest Cygnet services to provide care and treatment in a smoke free environment. This takes the total number of smoke free Cygnet hospitals up to four.
Cygnet Hospital Godden Green launch Carer Support Group
On Friday 20th November it was National Carers Rights Day. To celebrate this event Cygnet Hospital Godden Green's Carer Support Leads Vanda Daniels and Zoe Collins launched a new Carer Support Group to support carers of service users on the hospital's Saltwood Ward.
Service user volunteer group build path around local reservoir
Staff from Cygnet Hospital Bury recently attended a networking meeting of the Canal and River Trust in Manchester to showcase the impact a service user volunteer group have had on a local reservoir.
David Cole interviewed for ‘Listening to Leaders’ series
Cygnet Health Care’s Chief Executive, David Cole, was recently interviewed by Suhail Mirza, Head of Healthcare Practice at Alium Partners as part of their ‘Listening to Leaders’ series.
Cygnet Hospital Woking raise almost £450 for Children in Need
On Friday 13th November Cygnet Hospital Woking held a hospital-wide event for Children in Need raising a grand total £447.51. Service users from across the hospital were invited to engage in various themed activities with many deciding to make their own donations to the cause.
Cygnet staff promote reducing Restrictive Practice
On 23rd October 2015 Cygnet Health Care's Rosalyn Mloyi, Restrictive Pracitice and Violence Reduction Lead, and Abu Idris, Violence Reduction Lead Instructor, gave a presentation on their work at the 9th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry in Copenhagen.
Celebrating Occupational Therapy Week 2015
To celebrate national Occupational Therapy Week 2015 the OT teams at Cygnet's West Yorkshire units organised a series of activities and sessions throughout the week to promote the use of OT within the service.
Meridian Ward gains ‘Full Monty’ Star Wards status
We are delighted to announce that Cygnet Hospital Blackheath's Meridian Ward has achieved Star Wards status. Staff and service users from Meridian Ward, a low secure service for men, were presented with The Full Monty Award by Geoff Brennan, Executive Director of Star Wards.
Bringing People Together – Conference Report
As part of our annual CPD events programme, Cygnet Health Care recently hosted the “Bringing People Together” conference in Bristol. Spearheaded by the team at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke, the event was attended by over 190 delegates.
Cygnet Hospital Wyke’s Health Promotion Day
On Friday 9th October Cygnet Hospital Wyke hosted a Health Promotion Day for the service users on all three wards. The aim of the day was to promote and encourage a healthy lifestyle.