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.
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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.
Cygnet Hospital Bury opens new general adolescent service
We are pleased to announce that Cygnet Hospital Bury's new Tier 4 general adolescent acute service will open on Monday 12 October 2015. The new service, which replaces one of the PICU wards, will complement the remaining CAMHS PICUs at Cygnet Hospital Bury, thus extending the short-stay care pathways on site.
Cygnet Lodge Brighouse to become an all-male service
We are pleased to announce that from the end of this year Cygnet Lodge Brighouse will become an all-male service. This move is in response to a clear need for male mental health rehabilitation beds, as seen by the number of referrals to the service over the past twelve months.
Cygnet Hospital Beckton’s Fun Week
To mark the transition to a new therapy timetable, and to give service users a break from their usual weekly therapy routine, the Occupational Therapy department at Cygnet Hospital Beckton recently held a Fun Week.
Cygnet Health Care announces the acquisition of Alpha Hospitals
We are delighted to announce that Cygnet Health Care has completed the acquisition of Alpha Hospitals. The acquisition brings 305 additional beds at the Alpha Hospitals in Bury, Sheffield, and Woking into the Cygnet family.
Moving towards smoke free services
Cygnet Hospital Beckton and Cygnet Hospital Blackheath are aiming to be the first Cygnet hospitals to provide care and treatment in a smoke free environment and plan to become smoke free in November this year.