A new acute mental health service for men has opened at Cygnet Lodge Woking in Surrey. George Willard Ward is a new 11-bed male mental health acute service and is named in memory of two local health care workers.
In May, Cygnet Churchill launched a new therapeutic group for service users as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. The ‘Art in the Park’ group is a collaboration between the Occupational Therapy and Psychology department which aims to empower service users to develop resilience and self-management skills using resources found in nature.
The service users and staff team at Cygnet St Teilo House in Rhymney celebrated the end of Pride Month in style with their very own “Teilo Fest”. Entertainment was provided by a DJ, a busker as well as an interactive circus skills workshop.
In the latest episode of Music 2 Empower we follow the journey of Cray Allen AKA ‘Sloth’, a now discharged service user from Cygnet Hospital Blackheath. In this episode, Cray explains how music has been key in supporting his recovery journey and on his positive experiences at Cygnet Hospital Blackheath.
As part of an ongoing partnership we are pleased to support Taunton Town Football Club’s new Community Engagement Project. The football club has designed and will deliver a structured programme of engagement which will provide members of the local community with the opportunity to participate in a broad range of free sporting and non-sporting activities.
Cygnet Health Care are delighted to have been announced as a Strategic Partner to The United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) as part of their new Strategic Partnership Programme for 2021.
To celebrate the hard work of the students at Cygnet Hospital Sheffield’s Phoenix School, the school plans to celebrate with its first ever Prom this year. Following a plea for formalwear donations the School has been able to open a Prom Shop with a huge selection of new or barely worn formal dresses, suits, and shoes.
In April we launched the 2022 Cygnet Health Care Calendar Competition and asked our service users and residents from across the country to submit their paintings, drawings, photographs and arts & crafts projects to be featured.
The hospital manager at Cygnet Acer Clinic has said she was delighted after the hospital was upgraded to a “Good” rating by the regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Cygnet Acer Clinic, in Worksop Road, Chesterfield, offers a 28-bed service providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for women with personality disorder and complex needs or acute mental health needs.
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.
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.
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.
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