This week is SAS Week, an opportunity to celebrate the specialty and specialist doctor workforce (SAS) and raise its profile as a rewarding career and a much valued part of the health and social care workforce.
Congratulations to our Neuropsychiatric teams at Cygnet Brunel and Meadows Mews on being named finalists in the Neuro Rehab Times Awards 2023.
Our Experts by Experience help ensure the opinions of service users are heard and considered across the organisation and that feedback is actioned upon to improve our services. In the summer, the NHS Confederation visited two of our services – Cygnet Alders Clinic and Cygnet Hospital Taunton, to meet two former service users who have gone on to become Experts by Experience.
Natasha, a former service user from Gloucester, has returned to Cygnet Alders Clinic, the hospital which oversaw her treatment, in order to help other women struggling with their mental health.
We recently held our second Chef Development Day at our food supplier Brakes in Reading. A total of 21 Cygnet chefs from across our health care and social care services took part on a day themed around ‘Cuisines of the World’.
Stephanie Coxon has completed an epic challenge in memory of her dad who died of lung cancer and scattered his ashes on the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales whilst completing the National Three Peaks Challenge.
This October marks Cygnet’s 35th anniversary and we are delighted to be celebrating this significant milestone throughout the month with events at our services and we will be taking the opportunity to look back on our many achievements over this time.
The European Day of Languages takes place on the 26th of September every year. This year Cygnet Hospital Sheffield's Phoenix School decided to celebrate some of the culture and languages of the different countries that make up Europe.
On 27th September Cygnet Hospital Taunton extended its ongoing partnership with Taunton Town Football Club by attending the official opening of the new Cygnet Health Care Stand that the hospital is sponsoring.
Congratulations to Vicki, a service user at Cygnet Elms in Birmingham, who has won the Hope and Positivity Award at this year’s National Service User Awards. Vicki was nominated for her Makaton Training for staff and service users.
We are delighted that two Cygnet Group staff members have been shortlisted for a Great British Care Award. The Great British Care Awards pay tribute to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of work.
Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke recently held its inaugural “Kewstock” Festival, a music festival for the ages. The event merged the annual “Kewstoke’s Got Talent” and the idea of a music festival.
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