Positive feedback for Cygnet Hospital Beckton’s Recovery College
The team at Cygnet Hospital Beckton were recently delighted to receive some wonderful feedback from an ex-service user about her experiences of the hospital’s Recovery College.
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Cygnet Hospital Bierley increases service user involvement in HCR20 risk assessments
Cygnet Hospital Bierley has seen a significant increase in service user involvement and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team during HCR20 risk assessment and management planning.
Cygnet creating three new regional People’s Councils
We are pleased to announce that, in addition to our National People's Council that we launched last year, we are now rolling out three new regional People's Councils in the North, South and Midlands.
Innovative programme improves quality of life
A Midlands nurse’s pioneering practice has seen him shortlisted for two prestigious awards. Warren Cocker, who developed an innovative programme to improve quality of life for people with learning disabilities and autism.
NEW Services Opening in June 2018
We are excited to be opening three new services throughout June 2018 across Cygnet Health Care. These include a new female PICU at Cygnet Hospital Woking, a new specialist personality disorder service for women at Cygnet Hospital Colchester and a new rehabilitation service for men with a learning disability at Cygnet Hospital Taunton.
Cygnet Hospital Bury joins Social Inclusion Football League
Since the beginning on March 2018 a team of service users from Cygnet Hospital Bury have been competing in the Social Inclusion Football League alongside other hospitals and mental health organisations. Team Cygnet have been participating in monthly fixtures organised by Creative Support and played at Blackburn Rovers Indoor Football Centre.
Headway Hatters Tea Party at Cygnet Grange
As part of Brain Injury Awareness Week two of our neuropsychiatric services, Cygnet Grange and Cygnet Lodge, held a ‘Headway Hatters Tea Party and Barbecue'.
Cygnet Hospital Beckton celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week
On Tuesday 15th May 2018, the therapy team at Cygnet Hospital Beckton, a specialist mental health service for women, held an event for Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme of this year's event was stress.
Mental Health Awareness Week – Strategies for Managing Stress
This week it is Mental Health Awareness Week and the focus this year is on stress. In the second of two articles, Pam Palfreyman, Cygnet’s Occupational Health Group Lead, looks at strategies for managing stress. These include physiological, behavioural and psychological strategies.
Cygnet’s Expert by Experience Lead features in video for the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Raf Hamaizia, Cygnet Health Care's Expert by Experience Lead, has recently been at the forefront of a campaign by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for Mental Health Awareness Week. The campaign, 'Putting mental health at the top of the agenda', features a number of video testimonials by experts by experience, including Raf, talking about their experiences of detention under the Mental Health Act.
Mental Health Awareness Week – What is stress?
This week it is Mental Health Awareness Week and the focus this year is on stress. In the first of two articles, Pam Palfreyman, Cygnet’s Occupational Health Group Lead, looks at what stress is, work-related stress and signs and symptoms of stress. Check back later this week for a follow up from Pam, looking at strategies for how you can manage your own stress levels.
The Chair of Health Education England visits Cygnet Hospital Derby
Sir Keith Pearson, the Chair of Health Education England, recently visited Cygnet Hospital Derby to find out more about the education opportunities that Cygnet offer to their staff, especially the HCA student Nurse sponsorship, Cygnet’s new preceptorship programme and the trainee nursing associate scheme.