Like minds winter 2014

WINTER 2014

for the people of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cook and Eat cook books published

Five ways to wellbeing in Calderdale

Admiral Nurses supporting families in Kirklees

Stop smoking services help people quit for New Year

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Welcome

to Like Minds; our membership magazine that offers just a snapshot into the work going on in our Trust, enabling people to reach their potential and live well in their local communities.

Enabling people to live well means we must always listen to what they are telling us. In the past year we have had some fantastic opportunities to connect with people who use our services, carers, our staff and partner organisations.

We have been holding many conversations as we continue with a programme to review the way we deliver our services – this is known as our ‘transformation’ programme.

We were delighted that over 450 people shared their opinions and ideas at a number of special events - helping us shape the detail of how we transform what we do. The feedback we received focussed on six key themes which we then shared at a further series of events towards the end of 2013. This helped us build on our dialogue with local people, as over 500 people joined in these conversations. At these events we built on the key themes, for example: • Services that keep individuals in the centre and focus on potential – people welcome the opportunity to take charge of their own health and wellbeing, they want to be more in control and support a recovery approach • Increased use of technology – people asked for online peer support, more online information and access to selfmanagement and support tools • Organisations, big and small, to work together – people want to see stronger networks, joined-up care plans, access

to care navigators and health champions and for us to include friends and family in care plans • Support as soon as it’s needed – people want assessment and help at the first point of contact, no waiting times and the ability to re-refer quickly and easily. Raising awareness of services through information and education was seen as key • As much choice as possible and explain all the choices available – people were positive about Recovery Colleges which are open to all, a central point of information and provide a wide range of courses in non-stigmatising environments • Support for family and carers – more support groups for carers, access to advice and peer support and appropriate involvement in care planning.

more about our transformation programme in the next issue of Like Minds.

All this valuable feedback is now influencing the detailed work taking place in our services and we will continue to test out future visions and plans against them, so we stay true to what people told us is important.

Every day I am privileged to work with staff who not only uphold the mission of the Trust and live our values but also do it in a truly compassionate and caring way. I hope you enjoy this issue of our magazine - please do let us have your comments, read how to do this on page 16.

We aim to transform our services to make sure that when people need to access them, they have the best experience they can and have access to the latest treatments and technologies. Our plans have a recovery focus, with people retaining control over their own health and wellbeing. It’s essential we continue to involve people who are important to us in influencing the planning of future services - so we’ll tell you

The Trust provides a range of mental health, learning disability and community services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide specialist services to the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber.

This magazine is produced by the Trust’s communications team.

Since the last issue of Like Minds we have also had an opportunity to reflect on the ways our staff continue to provide excellent care every day.

We held our Excellence awards - where we formally recognised staff, services and projects. It was a fantastic night and you can read more about it on pages 6-9.

One of the categories in our Excellence awards was ‘compassionate care’ - fittingly dedicated to the memory of our former director of nursing, Noreen Young. Noreen was truly committed to compassionate care and this is reflected in the dedication of our staff too. We were therefore very pleased when one of our services was nationally recognised this January by NHS England and the Nursing Times for providing compassionate care.

Read more on page 11.

With very best wishes,

Steven Michael Chief executive

We are authorised as a Foundation Trust, a different type of NHS organisation based on membership. This means we have the freedom to run our own affairs while remaining fully within the NHS. We are accountable to local people and to an independent regulator, called Monitor. Anyone who lives in our area and is over the age of 11 can become a member.

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Inside Stroke Rehabilitation Unit holds official opening Spotlight on our year Excellence 2013

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Halifax gallery welcomes Ralph Steadman Compassionate care recognised Care navigation partnership Excellent care in memory services Cricket coaching with Newhaven Celebrating commitment

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Promoting the work of our Forensic CAMHS team Help prevent infection Cook and Eat cook books

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Members’ views are used to influence future Trust decisions.

This is through the Members’ Council who make sure that the Board of Directors, which retains responsibility for the day to day running of the Trust, is accountable to the local community. Public and staff places on the Members’ Council are filled following an election process where members vote for a representative.

22-23 Supporting people with dementia 23 Help shape Barnsley health services 24 Read your way to mental wellbeing 25 Could 2014 be your year to quit?

26-27 Strumming their way to wellbeing 28 Catering service brought back in-house 29 Make a difference via JustGiving 30 Five ways to wellbeing

Regular features Members letters

5 minutes with …..

Inspiration

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Official opening for Barnsley’s Stroke Rehabilitation Unit The Mayor of Barnsley, Cllr Ken Richardson and his wife Nadia Richardson paid a special visit to Barnsley’s new Stroke Rehabilitation Unit to host its official opening.

The unit relocated from Mount Vernon Hospital to Kendray Hospital and cost just under £2 million. The move meant that the new unit could further enhance the care for stroke patients by offering new and innovative technology. The unit’s surroundings offer overhead hoists in each of the 16 bedrooms, en-suite bathrooms and a large physiotherapy area to help with the rehabilitation of patients.

The Mayor made a short speech before cutting red ribbon and declaring the unit officially open. He said, “It’s a great privilege to have been asked to come along to this event. Everyone knows someone who has suffered a stroke. The unit is a welcome investment to the people

of Barnsley.” The Mayor and his wife were given a tour of the unit to see how the new facilities will further improve the care offered to stroke patients from the Barnsley borough.

dedicated teams and the fantastic new facilities on the unit go hand in hand. People on the unit receive fantastic quality care which is a real credit to our staff.”

The opening event was attended

by Trust staff, service users and their carers and Members’ Council representatives.

Mandy Black unit manager said, “The Stroke Rehabilitation Unit is a really positive asset to the people of Barnsley and will further improve the facilities available for stroke patients.

We’re really pleased that the Mayor and his wife came along to celebrate its opening.”

Sean Rayner, Trust district director for Barnsley and Wakefield was also at the event and said, “The opening of the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit shows that it’s not just about what we do, it’s also about how we do it. Our committed and

Guests at the official opening of the stroke unit

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Trust increases recycling Introduction of new recycling procedures within the Trust have produced some successful results with over two thirds of the organisation’s general waste being recycled and no waste going to landfill.

As part of the procedures, staff separate waste into special bins. The Trust is also working with contractors who provide eco-friendly services to further improve on sustainability.

Since the launch of the programme in 2012, significant progress has been

made with 68% of general waste now being recycled.

Dawn Stephenson, Director of corporate development said, “We’re extremely proud of our recycling figures. Being sustainable helps us to make our own solution for a better future and save money which can be put back into providing services for local people.”

The remaining 32% of general waste, unsuitable for usual forms of recycling, is used to generate electricity and/or heat meaning that 0% waste from the Trust is sent to landfill.

You can find out more about the Trust’s sustainability approach at www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/ sustainability

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The Trust’s annual members’ meeting is a chance for local people to find out more about the organisation’s achievements from the year and plans for the future. Our latest meeting, ‘Spotlight’, took place Annual members’ meeting at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield and was a chance for us to formally shine The also marked the special With all of us inmeeting mind a light on the Trust’s performance premiere of the Trust’s new overview and plans. film, which received some great feedback (find out more about this The event was attended by around below).

100 people who came along to hear about our work to support local people, discussions about past and future plans and updates on our financial performance. Guests were also entertained by arts and health organisation HOOT, who provided a sing along guitar session and dance performance.

Spotlight on our year

For those interested in becoming more involved in the work of their local NHS, the annual members’ meeting gives them an opportunity meet the Members’ Council and find out how they could make a difference to services in their area.

If you would like to find out more about becoming a Trust member, contact our membership office on 01924 327567 or email membership@swyt.nhs.uk.

HOOT played a few songs to the audience

Have you seen our latest films?

The use of film as a way to effectively reach and communicate with people continues to grow, and the Trust is keen to ensure we make best use of this opportunity.

Two new films about the Trust have recently been launched:

An overview of the Trust This short film explores what the Trust does and why we do it. It includes interviews with our chief executive, Steven Michael, and also with our chairman, Ian Black. It also includes short interviews with staff and service users. The films are featured on the homepage of our website to give people a quick and easy introduction to our organisation.

To view our films, visit the Trust website at www.swyt.co/films or go straight to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/swypft

films explores just some of the ways we deliver the six Cs. Speaking about our films, Steven Michael, chief executive, said, “I really hope readers of Like Minds will take the time to watch our films; they’ve had great feedback so far. Film brings our mission and values to life in way that, often, written words just can’t do. In our films you can really see and hear the difference we are making to people’s lives.”

The Trust’s equine therapy project is featured in the films

Compassionate care – delivering the six Cs of nursing In 2012 the Department of Health launched a new strategy that aims to build a culture of compassionate care for nursing, midwifery and care staff.

The work is based around six values known as the six Cs - compassion, communication, commitment, competency, courage and care. Our

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Recognising the efforts of our staff and empowering them to deliver high quality care l Every day our staff work together, striving for quality so that the Trust can deliver its mission of enabling people to reach their potential and live well in their community. l Every day our staff find innovative ways to enhance the services we provide; working in partnership and involving people. l Every day our staff deliver excellence.

In recognition of the hard work and dedication of our staff, working in both clinical and non-clinical support services, we host the Excellence awards to celebrate their achievements.

In November 2013, teams from across the Trust, as well as Trust Board, representatives from the Trust’s Members’ Council, partners, service users and carers attended a special celebration evening to find out who the winners were! Over 100 teams made an entry into this year’s awards – all of which showcased the high quality and patient centred services our teams provide.

Five entries were shortlisted in each category at a special judging day – which involved staff, service users, members council representatives and non-executive directors reading all

the entries and ranking those that they felt met the criteria for each category.

Trust chairman Ian Black, who hosted the celebrations in November, along with chief executive Steven Michael, said, “Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s awards and congratulations to all the shortlisted teams. The celebration event was an opportunity to learn more about the fantastic work that goes on in our Trust every day and I hope everyone enjoyed it.”

Details about all the winners and runners up and the work that they were shortlisted for is available on the Trust website – www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/ excellence

Thank you A big thank you to all the teams who entered this years Excellence awards. Feedback from the event was really positive and highlights the impact a nomination can have on a team.

“Fabulous night…really made me feel part of the organisation and rewarded my team for their well deserved hard work.”

“The celebration event was an opportunity to learn more about the fantastic work that goes on in our Trust every day and I hope everyone enjoyed it.”

Winner of winners The winner of winners award was chosen by the Chair of the Trust, Ian Black, from the six winning entries.

Knit-a-thon challenge Wakefield health & wellbeing development worker team

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Excellence 2013 Excellence in clinical care Recognising clinical excellence in Trust services Winner: My physical health Trinity 1 & Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Wakefield ‘My physical health’ allows staff to monitor the basic physical health needs of service users and shares these with staff so everyone is aware of an individuals needs. Since undertaking this project all aspects of physical health monitoring have improved significantly. This person centred approach has seen waiting times reduce and improved the support and education that the service user receives.

Highly commended: Raising awareness and building stronger bones Falls and bone health service, Barnsley

Commended: Epilepsy transition clinic Paediatric and Adult Epilepsy Services, Barnsley

Partnership working & involvement Recognising effective partnership working and/or involvement Winner: Knit-a-thon challenge Wakefield health & wellbeing development worker team Groups and individuals were invited to community venues to knit the longest scarf in Knottingley which was then turned into a blanket for a Castleford night shelter. Older people’s health promotion has been challenging in this area but this new approach promoted important winter health messages, as well as offer the opportunity for social interaction. The challenge was a low-budget, simple idea but had a high impact, reaching well beyond the 70 people directly involved. It taught people a new skill, created partnerships and took place in the heart of the community. Three blankets were created as well as 72 pairs of mittens and it opened up countless conversations about health.

Highly commended: Outside in wellbeing theatre project Children, young people & families wellbeing, priority action group, Barnsley

Commended: Women’s centre satellite clinic Calderdale substance misuse service Runner up: Maximising service efficiency and eliminating waiting lists Children’s speech and language therapy service, Barnsley

Runner up: Excellence in service accessibility Focus Team, Forensic Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, Wakefield

Runner up: Safe scoot Wakefield health & wellbeing development worker team

Runner up: Community café lunch club Newhaven occupational therapy team and Wakefield community food & health team

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Excellence 2013 Compassionate care Recognising a team or service who show a real commitment and dedication to person-centred care This award is dedicated to the memory of Noreen Young, former director of nursing, clinical governance and safety at the Trust Winner: Family contact DVD Paul Dews, music and arts practitioner, Newhaven A family contact DVD was created for an inpatient service user who was experiencing difficulty describing his surroundings and feelings to his family.

The DVD showed the unit and was voiced over and filmed by the service user with the aid of Paul. The DVD has had a positive impact on the service user’s behaviour on the unit and brought a degree of reassurance that he could communicate appropriately with his family and show them his present circumstances in a DVD. This is an example of putting a service users needs at the centre of a problem and finding a solution to it. (Read more about this on page 11)

Quality Academy Recognising a non-clinical corporate team or service who are consistently achieving excellence Winner: Performance on a page: electronic team dashboards Performance & information team This innovative tool uses a range of charts, indicators and ratings to help services improve mental health clustering. This shows the performance against all the mental health currency data and quality outcome measures available on a single page in an easy to use format.The dashboard allows managers to easily recognise where improvements need to be made and the immediate availability of the underlying data enables them to concentrate efforts in the right places.

This tool is essential to assure commissioners that the Trust is meeting the needs of service users, meeting quality outcomes and standards and is achieving best use of resources.

Highly commended: Making quality research happen Research and development team

Highly commended: Fostering attachment group Barnsley Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service Commended: Clinical pathway with mental health currency Clinical pathway with mental health currency team

Commended: Caring for carers project Ward 18, Priestley unit, Dewsbury & District Hospital

Runner up: Supporting young people in the criminal justice system Kirklees Youth Offending Team

Runner up: School nursing team Hoyland school nursing team, Barnsley

Runner up: Right first time, every time initiative The right first time initiative team

Runner up: Fieldhead labyrinth Pastoral and spiritual care team

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Excellence 2013 Creative Minds Recognising a project carried out as part of Creative Minds Winner: The Summit Insight early intervention team, Calderdale This ten week rockclimbing course was to develop confidence and skills to enable individuals to become instructors.

This has led to the group becoming self sufficient with the more competent individuals helping others who have struggled to put a lesson plan together. The project has challenged individuals to identify their own resources and it has provided a framework in which self development can be processed safely with clear guidelines and time limits to ensure effective progression. It has empowered the service user by instilling self belief and enhancing communication. This has encouraged friendship and broken down barriers.

Highly commended: Equine therapy Wakefield older people’s services

Innovation Recognising innovation in either clinical or support services Winner: Sports sessions in forensic services Newhaven occupational therapy service, Wakefield Service users came up with the idea of the external sports sessions which included rugby and cricket sessions.

These sessions motivated people and gave them an opportunity to integrate with other service users from different parts of the forensic business delivery unit. The rugby sessions were led by Paul Dooley from Castleford Tigers and the cricket sessions were led by the Yorkshire Cricket Club.

The activities provided opportunities to access sport for a disadvantaged group of service users who have limited access to community facilities. This empowered the service users and improved social skills. This project also shows the success of working in partnership with third party agencies.

Highly commended: Cook and Eat cook books Therapy services, Horizon centre, Wakefield

Commended: The Dales challenge Pathways and Active for Life

Commended: Therapy garden Joint therapy team, Mount Vernon hospital, Barnsley

Runner up: Arts train exhibition Holme Valley Sharing Memories

Runner up: MultiProfessional Diagnostic Forum (MPDF) Barnsley dementia service

Runner up: Packhorse gallery Support 2 Recovery

Runner up: Reducing double handed care in the community Equipment, adaptation and sensory impairment team

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Sharing best practice To promote partnership working, staff who support people with learning disabilities within forensic services have launched the forensic learning disability network.

The network focuses on issues directly relating to the practice of working together with service users and their care. Staff who took part in the network included those based at Chippendale and Appleton wards at Newton Lodge and Newhaven.

Anne Todd, advanced nurse practitioner, helped to set up the networking group alongside Mary McSharry, practice governance coach, and explained, “Following an audit of staff opinions and ideas, we decided to set up a learning disability network. It’s open to everyone working within a forensic learning disability setting and aims to develop positive links between wards as well as giving people the opportunity to share

examples of best practice.

“We recently held our first meeting which was attended by 35 members of staff, the day involved presentations and discussions around relevant care issues including transitions between wards. These discussions will lead to smaller practical project work to develop ideas; directly enhancing care delivery.

Halifax Gallery welcomes Ralph Steadman

Above: Crowd enjoying the opening night.

Left: John Ross from The Artworks, Ralph Steadman, Debs Taylor and Trust chief executive Steven Michael

A special retrospective of the work of British cartoonist Ralph Steadman has been shown at The Artworks 1830 Gallery, in Halifax.

The Trust’s chief executive Steven Michael got the chance to meet him at the opening night together with Debs Taylor, who uses Trust services and has benefitted from the Trust’s Creative Minds partnership with The Artworks.

With a career spanning seven decades Ralph Steadman’s work ranges from political cartoons and painting to children’s books and advertising. The ‘Steadman@Once A Ralph Steadman Retrospective’ ran from October to December 2013. Among his political cartoons, Vietnam War drawings and collaborations with Hunter S. Thompson the exhibition also

included a selection of his children’s book illustrations.

Wellbeing class, an experience that she credits with saving her life.

The Artworks on Shaw Lane, is an independent art school in Halifax.

The Artworks offers a supportive environment along with skilled arts tutors who can (re)introduce people with health problems to a range of creative arts. It runs the Arts for Wellbeing programme which gives people the chance to access art classes in a supportive environment.

Participants are often excluded from such opportunities due to stigma, social isolation, lack of motivation and resources to maintain or seek out such activities.

Debs said, “It was December 6 2011- that’s the day my life changed.

People cannot believe how much I have changed, how confident I have become (I cannot believe it myself) but thanks to the support and wonderful tutors at Artworks I have my life back; I no longer stay in all day unable to get out of bed let alone the door, I want to face the world, I want to see what else I could draw or paint. I want to live. Thanks to The Artworks/Creative Minds my daughters have their mum back and I have my life back.”

One Halifax resident who has taken part in the programme is 46-year-old Debs Taylor. Debs had been taking medication for depression for 20 years and was taking 21 tablets a day when she started the Arts for

Read more about Creative Minds at www.creativemindsuk.com You can read more about Debs on her website thedebseffect.weebly.com

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e in Wakefield…

“We received some great feedback about the event. People at the network said that it was great to meet staff from other wards and that they enjoyed sharing ideas.

“Following the success of the first event, we’re now hoping to hold them three times a year and are currently working on possible ideas for the next one.”

The compassionate work of Paul Dews, a music and arts practitioner in Wakefield has been rewarded by winning the national 6Cs Live Story of the Month competition The competition aims to encourage and recognise compassionate care in practice and has been developed by NHS England and the Nursing Times.

Each month, an expert panel of judges choose a story from the entries received which best reflects the 6 Cs in practice.

Paul, who has already picked up an Excellence award (see page 8) helped a service user at Newhaven, a learning disability unit in Wakefield, to communicate with his family. Paul explained, “One of our service users was finding it hard to talk to their family about their surroundings, which had a real affect on their mood and behaviour. To help, we worked with them to produce a DVD which showed footage of the unit and the service user talking about their feelings.

Staff at the launch of the forensic learning disability network

Appleton and Chippendale Wards at Newton Lodge and Newhaven provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities.

Arts practitioner compassionate care recognised nationally What are the 6 Cs? “It’s the first time we’d used technology in this way but it really paid off. It helped the service user to take control and gave their family reassurance.

It had a real positive impact on the service user’s mood and behaviour – so much so that they now get involved in other activities.”

The service user said: “This process has made me feel so much better, knowing people know what it’s like where I am.”

Tim Breedon, the Trust’s director of nursing, commented, “I am delighted that Paul’s compassionate care has been recognised in this way.

It’s a great example Paul and colleague Ash Mahmood recording a voice over

The 6 Cs stand for l Compassion l Commitment l Courage l Competence l Care l Communication

of an imaginative, tailored approach and demonstrates the importance of working in true partnership with people who use our services.”

Birte Harlev-Lam, head of maternity and children’s services at NHS England commended Paul on “going the extra mile” and added, “the panel felt that his approach demonstrated compassion and care in aiding this service user to communicate and express his feelings.

“Congratulations Paul!”

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Award-winning artwork

 Don’t just take our word for it!

The service has helped transform the lives of hundreds of Barnsley people. All these people had different illnesses or conditions but they all had one key thing in common – they wanted to be in control of their condition.

We were privileged to hear some of their stories and are delighted to share them in specially made series of films. You can view these, and more information, at www. takecontrolBarnsley.co.uk

Contact the service Call the freephone number 0800 612 1976 or email carenavigators@nhs.net Paul (centre) picks up his silver award from Tim Robertson (right), chief executive of the Koestler Trust along with Paul Dews (left)

Service users at Newhaven – a low secure learning disability unit – had a special visit from the chief executive of the Koestler Trust to celebrate their awardwinning artwork.

The Koestler Trust awards, exhibits and sells artworks by offenders, detainees and secure patients.

Each year, they run the Koestler Awards programme which offers an opportunity for entrants to win a prize for their creative work as well as having it seen by others and showcased at an annual arts exhibition.

The Koestler Awards receive around 7,000 competition entries each year, and two service users at Newhaven were lucky enough to be selected for their creative work. One service

user, Paul, received the Silver Award for his Carlos the Cat work, which was exhibited in London – and bought by a member of the public.

Service users worked alongside Paul Dews, art and music practitioner, to create their artwork. Paul explained, “The awards are a great way of inspiring creativity, providing a sense of purpose and boosting self esteem.

“It’s fantastic to see that two of our service users have been recognised for their artwork – they were beaming when they found out they’d won an award.”

For more information on the use of creative approaches to healthcare within the Trust, visit our website at www.creativemindsuk.com Read more about Paul Dews’ work on page 11.

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New phone support service A pilot project is offering Barnsley people who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer a unique level of support, over the phone.

The pilot project aims to improve an individual’s quality of life as well as providing advice and information.

The pilot, which will run until July 2014, is provided by the Trust’s care navigation service - a specialist service for people who have long-term conditions.

The service is working in partnership with Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s colorectal specialist nurses who offer the service to patients as a further way to help manage their condition and promote recovery.

Following surgery, discharged hospital patients who are identified as having a long term condition are being offered a series of telephone consultations.

These are undertaken by qualified nurses known as nurse care navigators.

The navigators are trained to work closely with people to help bring about positive health behaviour changes.

Terry and Barbara Potter had help from the service following Terry’s treatment for bowel cancer

Could the Barnsley care navigation and telehealth service help you?

Through self-awareness and selfmanagement Barnsley people are able to take control of their ongoing illness or long term condition.

The service is led by a dedicated team of NHS nurses. It’s totally free and it’s quick, easy and convenient to use. Help can be provided over the phone or face-to-face.

As the name suggests, the service can help you navigate care and provide support, so you feel more in control of your health condition.

There are a range of ways to do this; providing free, confidential information, advice to people living with a range of long term conditions.

The service will discuss your individual circumstances and then tailor their care and advice to best suit you.

Following an initial assessment, patients receive telephone support for three to five months.

Paul Hughes, care navigation service lead for the Trust, explained, “Cancer survivors may suffer from a range of ongoing psychosocial and physical problems including depression and anxiety, lowered self-esteem and body image, fatigue, pain, nausea, reduced cardiovascular and pulmonary function, and muscle weakness. Our care navigation service provides information and advice and focuses on a person’s wellbeing by changing the relationship between patients and care providers. The service empowers patients to maintain and improve their own health rather than focusing on the specific illness.”

It is expected that the pilot project will help cancer patients:

This includes: l Personalised information and advice about your condition l Support to help you identify things that could help improve how you feel l Help to access local services that would help and suit you l Monitoring and observing your condition using a special piece of electronic equipment in your home, provided free. l Helping you spot early changes in your condition that require medical attention, to prevent things from getting worse l Motivating you to work towards and achieve any goals – we’ll even help you set your goals and give you regular, friendly encouragement!

l experience improved quality of life, health and wellbeing and be more independent l feel supported and empowered to care for themselves l have active involvement in decisions about their care and support l have access to high quality health and social care services to support their individual needs l reduce the need for multiple appointments with health care professionals Jane Parker, clinical nurse specialist at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said, “The pilot provides the opportunity for clinicians from both acute and community healthcare providers in Barnsley to develop the patient pathway. It has also enabled community based staff to undertake our training on the enhanced recovery programme.”

To find out more, contact Paul Hughes on 01226 433281 or paul.hughes@swyt.nhs.uk

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Recognising excellent care in

memory services Calderdale’s memory service has been recognised by the Royal College of Psychiatrists for the care they provide to people with memory problems or dementia and their families.

The service applied for accreditation by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP), which works with services to assure and improve the quality of memory services.

Beginning the journey to accreditation in 2013, the service and all staff involved have worked to demonstrate how they meet the standards required for accreditation and embody the overarching principles set by the Royal College: l People with memory problems/ dementia should have fair access to assessment, care and treatment on the basis of need, irrespective of age, gender, social or cultural background, and are not excluded from services because of their diagnosis, age or coexisting disabilities/medical problems. l People with memory problems/ dementia and their carers should receive a service that is person-centred and takes into account their unique and changing personal, psychosocial and physical needs.

Andrew Stapley, team leader in the Calderdale memory service explained, “We applied for accreditation in respect of our assessment and diagnosis of dementia and for our services in providing psychosocial interventions for those with dementia.

“In 2012 the Government’s ‘action on dementia’ policy included the recommendation that the early diagnosis and treatment of dementia should include accreditation of services, so that people could be assured of the quality of the service.

“We also wanted to apply for the accreditation so we could review our service in light of a number of

improvements that we have made to the care pathway. These improvements included a reduction in time people have to wait for an assessment after referral and the introduction of groups which allow those who have used the service to contribute to its development.”

The accreditation process is in three phases.

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Stage 1 - services carry out a self review This includes reviewing activities, case notes, local procedures and practices and asking those who have used the service to share their views on the care provided.

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Stage 2 – visit by external team The external team who visit the service include two professional or clinical reviewers from other MSNAP member services, a service user and/or carer representative and a member of the MSNAP project team. They look at the evidence from the self review and speak to both staff and service users.

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Stage 3 – Accreditation committee decision The evidence collated by both reviews is then submitted to the Accreditation Committee as part of the final phase, who recommend whether a service should be accredited.

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Feedback that informed the accreditation committee’s decision included: l The service users and carers are very satisfied with the service and were complimentary about the staff. l Service users and carers have a lot of confidence in the service. l The team work really well together despite operating over a number of different sites.

Andrew continued, “Taking part in the accreditation process has been a very positive experience for the Calderdale memory pathway services. It has highlighted examples of good practice within the community mental health teams and the memory service, who together provide the service locally.

Getting fit and healthy in Wakefield …with a little help from the Trust Local people in Wakefield who are in touch with adult and older people’s inpatient mental health services are benefitting from a new exercise referral scheme.

The scheme, which is the brain child of Margaret Freeburn, principal physiotherapist and Paula Rylatt specialist practitioner at the Trust, offers people the opportunity to join a Wakefield council supported gym or leisure centre when they are discharged from the service, at a discounted rate.

By providing services in this way, we are able to deliver high quality care in the community, visiting people in their homes when they are first referred to us and working closely with partners such as the Alzheimer’s Society.

Margaret explained, “While people are using inpatient services they are encouraged to take part in physical activity to boost their wellbeing as well as improve their physical health. This scheme will allow them to continue with this, supporting them to join a local leisure centre where they can go to the gym, take part in activity classes or go swimming.

“The positive feedback from service users and other stakeholders was a real boost to the team as it highlighted the care provided really does make a difference.

“Being a member of the gym is also an opportunity for people to meet others in the community and take part in a social activity that is not associated with the Trust or mental health services.

“Working towards accreditation was also a way for the service to measure how it was doing - against other services doing a similar job, and in a collaborative manner, with the people who use the service.

“The process allowed time for reflection and helped the team understand what they do well and where they might improve. It is a supporting and positive process, an attempt at partnership working with the people who rely on the service.

“We hope the scheme will empower people and feel confident to get involved in social activities and take control of their lives by doing something independently that will boost their wellbeing.”

The scheme is being run in partnership with Wakefield Council and people will have the opportunity to meet sport and active lifestyle practitioners when they join the gym to develop a programme that will meet their goals. Staff will refer people to this scheme if they’ve expressed an interest in improving their physical activity levels or have it identified as a goal in their care plan.

“Being subject to review can feel daunting but it is an opportunity to show good practice and receive positive feedback just as much as it is about suggesting improvements; it is therefore an encouraging and energising exercise that helps teams move forward.”

The memory pathway services in Calderdale will hold accreditation for the provision of assessment and diagnosis of dementia and accreditation for the provision of psychosocial interventions for dementia until July 2015.

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H WZ AT! People at Newhaven - a low secure learning disability unit at Fieldhead in Wakefield - have been taking part in cricket sessions led by professional coaches from Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

The cricket sessions were just one of the external sports sessions set up after service users on the Newhaven advocacy group came up with the idea. It was felt that these sessions would help motivate individuals as well as being an opportunity to include other people from across the Trust’s forensic service, such as the Bretton Centre and Newton Lodge.

Occupational therapy (OT) staff including Antony Pickering at Newhaven, Paula Thompson an OT student and Arshad Mahmood OT assistant were then instrumental in approaching external providers to facilitate the session and managed to get Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) involved.

YCCC provided a structured 10-week course of cricket coaching that focused on improving bowling, batting, fielding and understanding cricketing techniques, with key emphasis on communication and teamwork.

Staff at Newhaven are always looking for different activities that can motivate and engage residents. The cricket sessions gave people the chance to try their hand at brand new activities, learn new skills or develop existing ones. The group have been able to benefit from using the new Newton Lodge sports hall, which meant that come rain or shine the sessions could still go ahead and that more service users from across the forensic service could take part together. Having a variety of wards involved in the sessions was a huge positive as it increased social interaction between different service users and helped to build confidence.

For the 10th session individuals were invited to Yorkshire’s Headingley Carnegie coaching facility. People who regularly attended the on site sessions had the chance to train and play cricket using the professional facilities and were able to take on the bowling machine - firing cricket balls at full pace towards their waiting bats - a real test for their cricket skills.

OT Anthony Pickering said, “It’s great that we have been able to work in partnership with Yorkshire County Cricket to deliver new experiences that can lead onto future opportunities. The sessions have helped improve their physical health as well as their social and emotional wellbeing. Being able to go to the Headingley training facilities was absolutely fantastic and a once in a lifetime opportunity! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we’d welcome the chance to have more cricket sessions with them in the future.”

Cricket session in action

We’d love to hear from you Do you have feedback you’d like to share about this issue or past editions of Like Minds? Would you like to tell us about being a Trust member or do you have any general comments about wellbeing issues? Then we’d love to hear from you!

Your letter may be printed in the next issue of Like Minds or displayed on our website. Please include your name or membership number and tell us if you do not want us to publish your full name with your letter. Due to space limitations, we may need to shorten or edit letters and emails.

Email the editor at likeminds@swyt.nhs.uk or write to The Editor, Like Minds, Communications, Block 10, Fieldhead, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3SP. If you want to contact the Trust about an individual or service issue, please contact us on 0800 587 2108.

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Celebrating commitment Alex Farrell and Ian Black thanked staff in Wakefield for their dedication

The Trust greatly values the contribution of our staff and we believe it is important to formally recognise their achievements and commitments. Our Long Service Awards are just one of the ways we do this.

In November, the Trust held a series of events, which honoured staff who have worked for 25 years or more in the NHS. The events are an opportunity to celebrate the commitment of staff and present them with a gift voucher and certificate to mark their achievement.

Staff from Calderdale and Kirklees pick up their awards

Trust chief executive Steven Michael said, “This event is a great opportunity for our Trust to thank our long serving staff for their remarkable contribution to the NHS. Their hard work and dedication helps to improve the lives of so many people in our local community. I was delighted to present the awards as a token of the Trust’s appreciation of the commitment and dedication shown by these members of staff.”

A full gallery of photographs taken at each event is available on the Trust website at www.swyt.co/longserviceawards

Staff in Barnsley celebrate their achievement

Sharing the news The dedication of our staff was celebrated both internally and externally, with a number of local papers covering their achievements. News of the Trust’s long service awards was covered in: l Halifax Courier l Wakefield Express l Huddersfield Examiner l Dewsbury Reporter l Barnsley Chronicle

A wealth of experience Our staff have totted up decades of experience between them. In total, a group of 283 Trust staff received their long service awards across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, amassing a huge 6176 years service between them!

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Promoting Forensic CAMHS To share their good practice and learn about developments in the sphere of forensic child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), a Trust team attended the annual Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry conference in Edinburgh.

Three members of the Trust’s Forensic CAMHS team in Wakefield joined over 200 delegates from professional backgrounds across the country. During the conference delegates had the opportunity to take part in sessions that explored different topics within the sphere of child and adolescent psychiatry.

psychosexual history (without blushing)’.

Service manager and clinical nurse specialist Paula Phillips, Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Kraam and senior social worker Helen Purdy delivered the workshop together.

Paula explained, “I think it’s really important to highlight that we work as a multi-disciplinary team at national platforms such as this conference and promote the benefits that this has for the people using our service”.

The team also presented a clinical case using role play to demonstrate what kind of questioning may be used in taking a history. The workshop

Dr Abdullah Kraam, consultant psychiatrist with the team said, “All the sessions that we attended over the three day conference were interesting and informative. Of particular interest to our team were those focusing on the mental health needs of young offenders and the subject of attachment and trauma in the development of antisocial behaviour.”

The team also facilitated a workshop at the conference titled: ‘How to take a good

What is Forensic CAMHS? The Wakefield forensic child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) team provide support for young people who have mental health problems in contact with the criminal justice system and/or who display serious offending behaviour.

The service provides a consultative model of delivery, following referral consultation is provided, this may lead to assessment and/or evidence based mental health treatments/ interventions if appropriate. encouraged delegates to consider key questions about development which generated intense debate and feedback.

Paula continued, “Although our workshop focussed on a particularly sensitive subject matter, the discussions and debates that it generated were very interesting and we will be considering the feedback received within our team.

“Attending the conference was also a great opportunity to network with other professionals and learn about developments and good practice that others are implementing across the field.”

Paula, Helen and Dr Kraam at the conference in Edinburgh

It’s my health day Local people with learning disabilities and their carers from across Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield were invited to a special event in November to explore the support available in their local area.

‘It’s my health day’ is an opportunity to meet staff in health and social care services who can support those with learning disabilities in a range of ways including managing conditions such as epilepsy and diabetes, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and joining social activity groups.

At this year’s event there was also a special demonstration of the Cook and Eat cook books, which can be used to help people with learning disabilities cook independently. You can find out more about Cook and Eat on page 20.

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How you can help prevent infection Preventing and managing infections when they occur is everyone’s responsibility – whether you’re a member of staff, service user, carer or visitor to the Trust.

To raise awareness of the importance of infection prevention practices the Trust’s infection prevention and control (IPC) team hosted a series of awareness sessions during

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international IPC week.

During the awareness events the team shared their work plans for the coming year. There were also a number of information stands, showcasing new initiatives within the IPC agenda.

Adele Watson, IPC nurse at the Trust said, “Service users,

minutes with Jan Kitchen

carers and staff have the right to expect care to be delivered in an environment where risks are proactively reduced and the prevention and control of infections is seen to be a high priority throughout the Trust.”

Find out more about the events at www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/ likemindsextra

Falls co-ordinator/ physiotherapist, Mount Vernon hospital, Barnsley

How would you describe what you do?

What’s your top tip for wellbeing?

My job is split into two halves; part as a falls coordinator for the falls and bone health service and part physiotherapist. Working as a falls coordinator involves delivering training to staff, managing the day-to-day running of the scanning service alongside the osteoporosis nurse specialist and working closely with colleagues to share best practice.

My top tip for people who are able to get around is to make sure they have a good healthy diet and adequate exercise. I’d recommend choosing something that you enjoy doing to motivate you into taking part some form of physical activity.

This way you’ll probably do it more often and have fun doing it!

For those who are more restricted, I’d also suggest a healthy diet and make sure you move around - take part in light activities such as housework to keep as mobile as possible.

My role as a physiotherapist involves looking at the treatment of people at risk of falls and fractures. I advise them on healthy living and exercises to help movement as well carrying out assessments on people’s medical needs to refer them to the appropriate services. My main aim is to prevent people from falling and allow them to live independently, giving support and equipment to do so.

What’s a typical day like?

Hectic! You’ll always see me rushing around. My days are really varied; I never know what’s going

to come up. I often carry out home visits and care for patients referred from A&E. Some of my days are spent training staff or linking up with colleagues in meetings about patient safety. I also provide support and advice for other people such as Trust staff and care home managers, so I could be answering enquiries.

What’s the best bit about your job?

Visiting people who have lots of problems and being there to offer solutions. I get to help people enhance their quality of life and see them improve which is the best part of the job for me.

Shortlisted for excellent practice The falls and bone heath service were highly commended for their work to raise awareness and build stronger bones at the 2013 Trust Excellence Awards. The service ensures education and early detection is at the forefront of what they do by providing regular GP updates, care home training and mandatory training for Trust staff. The service also delivers a number of public events in town centres and supermarkets to raise awareness of bone health.

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Cook and Eat cook books - helping people enjoy a healthier diet and cook independently A series of four cook books developed by the Trust help people cook independently and enjoy a healthier diet. The books are now available to buy.

There are four books in the cook and eat series: l Small meals things you might eat at lunchtime – i.e. a bacon sandwich

l Big meals things you might eat at tea time – i.e. a sausage casserole

l Cooking from scratch - meals you might make if you enjoy cooking – i.e. shepherds pie

l Baking - easy and hard recipes for baking – i.e. an apple crumble

The books have been created to enable people with learning disabilities to follow the recipes and make meals on their own or with help from another person. All methods are written in an easy read style, include step by step instructions and feature lots of pictures of ingredients, utensils and people carrying out the instructions.

The cook books were created by Kerry Delaney, a specialist occupational therapist who works for the Trust,

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initially with the aim of helping people with learning disabilities to cook.

Kerry explained, “Occupational therapists have skills in activity analysis, which allows them to make adaptations to increase independence through changing the activity, environment and/ or the skills of the individual.

“I was aware that a lot of my clients were eating a very unhealthy diet and when I discovered that this was because they didn’t know how to cook for themselves, use kitchen appliances or follow recipes, I decided to create a resource that would enable them to.

“There are many reasons why people with learning disabilities cannot follow written recipes and cooking instructions on food packaging. For example they may have a limited reading ability or are unable to use judgement skills, problem solve or multi-task - which are often required when following traditional recipes.

“The recipes in the Cook and Eat books have been specifically written to avoid these challenges. For example the methods aim to reduce the need for executive skills by stating the specific number of ingredients to use rather than being vague e.g. “use 2 carrots” not 2-3 carrots and “turn the hob to 5” instead of “cook on a medium heat.”

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“The books include recipes that are set out as a step by step guide, with pictures of ingredients, cooking implements and timings included so that people can focus on doing the instructions one at a time, without having to guess what they should be doing next.”

The books were developed with input from a group of people with learning disabilities who helped to decide which recipes were included, the books title and the colours that are used in them.

They also tested out the recipes to check that they were easy and fun to follow.

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k and Eat Launch event

The cook books were launched at a special event which was attended by over 200 people.

During the event attendees had the opportunity to taste a recipe from the books, watch people cooking using one of the recipes and see a film highlighting why and how the books were made.

The film features interviews with Kerry, as well as those who helped her to make the cook books and their families. It showcases the impact that the books have had on people’s lives and demonstrates how they can be used.

You can watch the film at www.cookandeatmeals.co.uk

Kerry Delaney with Neal, Adyn and Nicky at the launch event

Join us at the Great Barnsley cook and bake off

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Join Kerry and her team on the 27th February 2014 at Barnsley College to have a go at making some of the recipes from the cook books for yourself. The event, which everyone is invited to will be an opportunity to have a chat with those who have used the books already and taste some goodies made from them.

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Following the launch event, Kerry has received enquiries about the books from far and wide, across the Yorkshire region as well as further afield including from people in Manchester, Cheshire and Croydon!

As well as being used by people with learning disabilities, the books are also being used by people who have difficulty reading and in schools with children who have English as their second language.

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How to buy a book The books are £10 each, plus postage costs. You can order a book by completing an online order form – available at www.cookandeatmeals.co.uk The books can be posted to you or you can collect them in person from the Horizon centre at Fieldhead in Wakefield.

Feedback about the books

As the books have been developed and since their launch, we have asked for people’s feedback about them and we’ve included some of their comments below:

“This project will be brilliant, it gives everyone a chance to do cooking. I enjoyed it because it got me doing cooking that I’ve wanted to do for years. It got me involved with a project that would help a lot of people.

I’m proud of the project” “I love Cooking, I’m a chef” “Excellent” “It’s delicious can I make it again?”

“It’s better than microwave meals” “It’s very easy. You can just get on with it” “Easy peasy!”

“Actually, not much to wash up!”

If you’d like to come along, contact Kerry or her colleague Louise Toth on 01924 327518 or email kerry.delaney@swyt.nhs.uk

A recipe inside the Cooking from scratch cook book – with clear instruction and pictures for each step of the process.

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Empowering staff for organisational change The Trust’s transformation programme will make sure that, as an organisation we continue to deliver services that meet local need, offer the best care and are value for money. This will mean many challenging changes for Trust staff.

To support staff to manage and embrace these changes, a new training programme – empowering staff for organisational change (ESOC) – has been developed by the Trust’s pastoral and spiritual care team.

The programme, which will be run as a three day residential placement, will utilise elements of the staff retreats – which evaluated as being very helpful for staff in building their resilience and personal support systems.

The ESOC programme aims to equip staff who have managerial duties with the skills to embrace the current and future changes within the organisation.

The training in the programme aims to give staff the skills to:

l Engender and maintain positive

attitudes to life and work l Embrace organisational change with

confidence and enthusiasm l Enable and encourage the use of

personal creativity to face challenges of new thinking l Manage their own stress l Positively identify and challenge self limiting personal belief and values Mike Gartland, head of pastoral and spiritual care explained, “The organisation is committed to ensuring staff have good wellbeing. With this aim in mind the ESOC training programme will give staff with managerial responsibilities the skills to engage and utilise self care strategies and increase their personal resources for creativity through periods of organisational change. They will be encouraged to use the skills to positively motivate others in their team, empowering them to take responsibility through periods of change and give them the confidence of knowing that they will be supported by their managers.”

The first programme will be run in March 2014.

“I felt very alone and wondered how I would cope?

The information from the programme was great as most of us have the same problems and difficulties. The Positive Steps Programme has been wonderfully positive for me.”

For those who have been diagnosed with dementia in the Kirklees area, help and support for them and their carers is available from the Admiral Nurse team.

Admiral Nurses work with families and carers of all ages and backgrounds to support their needs as they look after someone with dementia. A successful partnership with Dementia UK and Kirklees Council enables the Trust to provide a team of Admiral Nurses in Kirklees.

To enable carers to develop coping strategies and understand more about the condition, the team have been running a family-focussed training programme, initially developed by Admiral Nurses Matthew Burns and Karen Pickup. The programme runs over seven weekly sessions and offers

Five ways to wellbeing The Five ways to wellbeing are a set of realistic, achievable actions that anyone can adopt in day to day activities to help boost your wellbeing and feelings of happiness.

To help people of all ages and backgrounds in Calderdale boost their physical and mental wellbeing, the Trust’s Calderdale health improvement service have launched the five ways to wellbeing campaign. The service have produced materials and are holding training days that anyone can attend to find out how they can apply the principles of the Five ways to wellbeing to their lives.

The Five ways to wellbeing and reasons why they are important are detailed opposite: The Calderdale health improvement service can also provide free information and advice to help you improve your overall wellbeing. Their services include support to lose weight, be more active and quit smoking. To find out more contact them on 01422 281529 or text C4L to 81025

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Supporting those with dementia …and the people who care for them

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information about the condition to enable carers to understand the complexities of dementia, help to develop coping strategies and provides advice on legal and financial implications that can come from a diagnosis of dementia.

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team leader explained, “This project is unique and person-centred as both the person living with dementia and their carers who have their own distinct needs, are given appropriate information and support. The project also brings together key partners in the Kirklees area to raise awareness of the

support available, in addition to the services provided by the Trust.

“We’ve had excellent feedback from carers that have completed the training – who highlighted that it not only gave them the information to deal with the diagnosis but it also introduced them to a peer support group, enabling them to develop new friendships which have continued outside of the training group.

“It is really important that the needs of carers, as well as those who have been given the diagnosis of dementia are considered by services. This training course will hopefully empower carers, improve their mental health by giving them the tools to reduce stress and ultimately improve the care they are able to give to the person with the condition.”

For more information about the training course, contact the Admiral Nurse team on 01484 434638.

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– making you and those around you feel better Connect...

Quality relationships with our family, friends and colleagues, as well as positive connections to a wider network in our communities, give us the support and wellbeing boost we need.

Be active...

Being active is vital to our physical health and even the smallest lifestyle changes can have an important impact. Just 10 minutes a day of gently raising our heart rate and breathing rate benefits both your physical and mental health.

Take notice...

Curiosity about our environment keeps us alert and interested in our daily surroundings.

Taking a moment to reflect on your feelings and thoughts about what happens during your day will help you reflect on what matters most to you.

Keep learning...

Find something that interests you and give it a go! Lifelong learning impacts positively on your wellbeing. It encourages you to be social, to have a more active life and enhances self-esteem.

Give...

Do something nice for someone else. Simple actions such as smiling or paying a compliment help you feel good. Helping, sharing and giving can increase our feelings of self worth and confidence. Giving is a two-way process. Accepting what another person gives to you is good for their wellbeing as well as your own.

Full details about the five ways to wellbeing including training dates and booking information is available at www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/fivewaystowellbeing You can test out what your strengths are now and areas where you might want to improve your wellbeing habits using a special app created by #nhssm. Visit the webpage above to find out more and access the app.

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Help the Trust to develop health and wellbeing activities in Wakefield that will meet your needs Knitting groups are just one of the social activities the health and wellbeing development team support in Wakefield

The Trust’s health and wellbeing development worker team in Wakefield are asking for help from local people aged 50+ and those of any age with a physical or sensory impairment to develop future services.

The team want your views on the social groups, activities and support that you currently access and what services you think need to be developed to help you maintain your independence and lead a healthy lifestyle.

As well as inviting people to focus groups, the team will be visiting local groups they already work with and asking members of the public for their views.

The health and wellbeing development team work to promote health and wellbeing in older adults and adults with a physical and/or sensory impairment. The information that you give will be used to help the team develop the strategies they use to promote important health messages and organise preventative activities that help people to live well in their communities.

and identify any unmet needs that we can tackle in the future.

“The feedback gathered and our analysis will enable us to maximise older adults independence in Wakefield and improve the health and wellbeing of our 50+ population.”

For more information about this project, contact Laura on 01977 705473 or email laura.ford@swyt.nhs.uk

Laura Ford, health and wellbeing development worker explained, “We are gathering feedback to inform our work plans for the coming year. We want to ensure that the services we provide are meeting individuals’ needs,

Would you like to help shape Barnsley health services?

Are you interested in helping Barnsley services provide the best care to pregnant women and young families? The Trust is looking for people to become Pregnancy and Early Years Champions.

Working on a voluntary basis, people interested would be given training and the ability to share their views on what is good about local health services and what could be improved.

The Barnsley Pregnancy & Early Years

Champion Project supports local people to work alongside health care practitioners from a range of settings to improve services and tackle health issues.

Steven Michael, chief executive said, “We really want to encourage people

in Barnsley to get involved and help others make positive lifestyle changes with the support of health services available to them. Being a Pregnancy & Early Years Champion is a great way of helping to improve local health services whilst boosting your own confidence and self esteem.”

If you’re interested in becoming a Pregnancy & Early Years Champion, call the project team on 07833 047134 or email rebecca.bibbs@swyt.nhs.uk

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Lodgefest 2013 Newton Lodge got into the festival spirit when they hosted the return of the annual Lodgefest 2013; a celebration event with a variety of activities on offer.

The day-long event included an inter-ward football tournament, zumba, music and stalls such as splat the rat and hook a duck.

Trevor Jones, senior clinical practitioner at Newton Lodge helped to organise the event and said, “The events are a great way of encouraging service users to have fun and socialise with people from other wards. The day was a huge success enjoyed by all - we’re already planning for Lodgefest 2014!”

The power of reading An exciting partnership between Pathways and Mirfield library has resulted in the development of a regular bibliotherapy bookchat group being set up for those who access mental health services in Kirklees.

Pathways functional therapy service is jointly run by the Trust and Kirklees Council adult services.

It helps people with mental health problems develop skills and boost their mental wellbeing through engaging in creative, vocational and therapeutic activities.

To give people a taste of bibliotherapy and the benefits that reading can bring, a bibliotherapist from Mirfield library was invited to come along to Pathways creative writing group to run a series of sessions. The sessions were fun, friendly and encouraged informal discussions about items the group had ready to hand including books, magazines and newspapers.

John Butler, service manager at Pathways explained, “It is widely recognised that creative activities, such as reading are beneficial for people as they can improve

What is bibliotherapy?

Bibliotherapy is an expressive therapy that uses an individual’s relationship to the content of books and poetry and other written words as therapy.

concentration and communication skills – which they can utilise in their everyday activities. The library also offers a welcoming and relaxing environment, which is open to all.

“This gives those who use our services the opportunity to take part in a group that is run in a community venue and mix with others. Libraries are free to join and we hope people will be confident to carry on attending and reading after they have finished using our services, and making the most of this opportunity to socialise with others in their local community.”

The success of the taster sessions led to the development of a regular bibliotherapy bookchat group at Mirfield library. Those who attended have shared that the group has helped them to manage symptoms of anxiety and depression as they have the opportunity to socialise in a supported environment, reducing their feelings of isolation and loneliness as well.

For more information about the bookchat group, contact John Butler on 01924 326540.

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Time to go smokefree – Stoptober is a success again Following its launch in 2012, Stoptober returned in October 2013 and the Trust did its bit to show its support. Staff and people in our communities were encouraged to sign up and take part in the 28 day challenge to stop smoking during October.

Figures show nearly a quarter of a million people signed up to the challenge which started with a

nationwide roadshow featuring over 30 awareness-driving events at towns and cities across the country.

Below is a quick round up of how our Trust stop smoking services supported the Stoptober challenge in their area:

People who signed up to Stoptober were supported with a number of resources and help from the Trust’s own stop smoking services in Barnsley, Calderdale, Sheffield and Wakefield all offering help every step of the way to local people. This included a number of special events to keep people motivated.

Barnsley The Stoptober roadshow visited Barnsley and Rory Coleman, who beat his ten year 40 a day habit to go on to complete over 760 marathons, brought his inspirational story to local people.

Calderdale Members of the Calderdale service held special dropin sessions to help people who took on the challenge throughout Stoptober.

They also ran a Stoptober display competition, which asked anyone with a special display for Stoptober to send in a photo.

Rory and soldiers from the 34 Field Hospital Regiment with stop smoking advisers at the Metrodome

Sheffield Sheffield stop smoking service teamed up with Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (SWFC) to help people quit smoking by offering free match tickets.

Stop smoking adviser Maggie Milne and SWFC goalkeeper Arron Jameson

Wakefield The Stoptober roadshow visited Wakefield town centre and representatives from Castleford Tigers were on hand to help advisers from the Wakefield stop smoking service encourage local people to sign up.

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– helping people to quit Is 2014 your year to quit?

Is quitting smoking at the top of your New Year’s resolution?

campaign which delivers a powerful message about the damaging effect that toxins from smoking have on the blood, lungs, heart and brain.

If so, help is on hand! The Trust’s stop smoking services are offering hope to people who want to quit with free tailored support and friendly teams who have experience in helping many people to go smokefree.

Smoking still remains the biggest cause of premature death in England, accounting for 80,000 deaths a year with half of all long-term smokers dying prematurely from a smoking related disease.

To encourage people to make 2014 their quit year, the Trust’s stop smoking services are supporting the new NHS Smokefree Health Harms

Sue Jones, specialist stop smoking adviser in Calderdale said, “68% of smokers tell us they want to stop smoking. We really want to

encourage people to make a fresh start in the New Year. Figures show that you’re four times more likely to quit smoking for good if you use NHS stop smoking services, so we urge local people to access the free support and advice provided by the Trust.”

Get help The Trust provides stop smoking services in Barnsley, Calderdale, Sheffield and Wakefield. The Kirklees stop smoking service is provided by Locala.

Barnsley stop smoking service: 01226 737077

Did you know if you can stop for 28 days you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good!

Calderdale stop smoking service: 01422 281505 Kirklees stop smoking service: 01924 351498 Sheffield stop smoking service: 0800 0684490 Wakefield stop smoking service: 01977 465449 Find out more about all of these services on our website, www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk where you can also find tips and guidance for anyone looking to stop smoking. Alternatively, call the NHS stop smoking service on 0800 022 4332.

You can also access a range of free support tools online including a smartphone app, Quit Kits and supportive daily emails and text messages. To find out more, visit the NHS Smokefree website at www.nhs.uk/smokefree.

Research shows that stopping smoking for 28 days can extend your life by up to one week if you remain smokefree.

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Strumming their way to wellbeing

The guitar group practicing

People who use services provided by the Trust in Calderdale are learning new guitar skills thanks to the Trust’s Charitable Funds.

Funding has enabled Calderdale Insight support worker Alex Walker and Steve McGreavey at the Lyndhurst unit to share their own passion for guitars and help people who use these services build on existing talents or learn a totally new skill. The scheme provides basic music lessons with a guitar and teaches participants the theory and practical skills to play music, whilst also teaching basic guitar maintenance.

As well as providing the opportunity to learn a new skill, the guitar sessions act as a tool to encourage social interaction. Appropriate support is given to help service users complete identified outcomes, but the sessions are also peer led, with other service users sharing their skills with the group. Advice is also available to any service users wanting to purchase a guitar to continue their own personal development outside the group.

Participants take part in an 8 week course and depending on the ability of the group sessions can include learning a few basic chords to tuning a guitar to learning a full song.

Charitable Funds money has enabled the purchase of three electric guitars packs. Members of the group can either bring their own along or use the equipment available.

Benefits for members include improved self esteem, helping with anger management and encouraging social interaction through the love of a shared hobby. An added benefit is being able to influence members in an activity which rewards practice and hard work, which may even lead to service users exploring other hobbies and possibly undertaking music courses in the future.

Charitable funds Each year the Trust’s charitable funds committee gives out money to support projects across the Trust.

They are not used to fund NHS services, but enable us to provide extras we could not otherwise do. Read more on page 30.

Alex Walker said, “We’ve only be running for a few weeks, but you can already see the progress. It has helped boost the confidence of people who attend, both for those who already know how to play guitar who are able to share their skills with other members of the group, and those learning to play guitar for the first time and benefiting from learning

new skills and progressing each week. It’s great to be able to share our passion for music and guitars to strum up the same enthusiasm in our service users and give them an alternative therapeutic activity to take part in. The group is all about sharing skills and learning together- in fact I was taught by Steve so it’s just paying that forward and helping other people.”

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Catering facilities for service user food at Fieldhead and the Priestley Unit at Dewsbury District Hospital has been brought back in-house to improve the quality of the provision.

The food is now provided by a cook and freeze service, which is then packed and moved to wards by the in-house team. This is a massive achievement for the catering service and the move has enabled the Trust to provide permanent contracts to staff in the team.

The new arrangements have resulted in a reduction in the amount of waste food left over at each meal as services can now specify exactly how many meals they need each meal time. For example if they know a service user won’t be on the ward for a meal, or if they are having a takeaway night, they can reduce the numbers accordingly. Previously a set number would be delivered and therefore wasted. The changes also mean people are getting more choice and flexibility.

Catering brought back in-house Service users are also being given more control of what they eat by being part of the service user menu group. Alongside representatives from catering and clinical services, service users and dietitians look at the menu choice and ensure different tastes are catered to whilst ensuring a balanced diet. The group meet regularly to make sure the system is working and to address any concerns.

The catering service was awarded the Eatwell award in September 2013, which is issued by the Wakefield community food and health team in partnership with Environmental Health for meeting food hygiene standards and offering healthier choices on the menu.

Speaking about the changes Joanne Bastow, support service manager, said, “The new provision is enabling us to improve the quality of food we provide and give people more control over what they eat and when. The teams led by catering manager Joanne Eaton, at Fieldhead and Dewsbury District Hospital have worked really hard to implement the changes and the results are already paying off.”

Developing a unique collection at the Mental Health Museum The Mental Health Museum is a unique museum in the heart of the Fieldhead site in Wakefield.

The museum houses a remarkable collection of mental health related objects that span the history of mental health care from the early 19th century through to the present day.

The museum is currently going through an exciting programme of development and is changing as we go to press! The displays are being re-designed, their programme of educational visits is being developed and temporary exhibitions are being created.

We will be opening the museum in May 2014, during Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May) and inviting those who use our services, their carers, staff they work with and members of the public to come in and explore.

You’ll be able to read more about the museum in the next issue of Like Minds but in the meantime, if you’re on Facebook then keep up to date with developments by liking the Mental Health Museum.

WAKEFIELD

MHM

M E N T A L H E A LT H M USEUM

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Make a difference

by JustGiving To enable the Trust’s Charitable Funds to continue to support innovative projects it requires a continued flow of donations.

To make it easier for people to make a donation the Trust has set up a page on the national charity giving website JustGiving and also an account on JustTextGiving.

JustGiving is the world’s leading platform for charity giving and since its launch in 2001 it has enabled over 21 million people to raise £1.5 billion for over 13,000 charities. It supports charities by providing access to online and mobile technology so that people can make donations straight into the charities account. Charities are charged just a small fee on donations, but in the UK an extra 25% can be reclaimed on each donation in Gift Aid, meaning more money for the charity.

The Trusts head of financial accounting Susan Baines said, “Both our staff and people who use Trust services have lots of ideas how investment could support new innovative projects, but without the continued funding some of these can’t be followed through. The Trust’s staff lottery has already made it easier for staff to donate to the fund each month directly out of their salary, but by joining JustGiving everyone now has a quick and easy way to make their own donation. Whether it be donating money from a cake sale or simply making a one off gesture to our charitable funds, our JustGiving page will hopefully boost our funds and enable us to continue to support projects above and beyond NHS funding.”

“The beginning is always today.”

Find out more about the Trust’s Charitable Funds at swyt.co/ charitablefunds or to donate via JustGiving visit www.justgiving. com/southwestyorkshirepft

JustTextGiving To make giving even quicker you can now donate to the Trust’s Charitable Funds via JustTextGiving simply by sending a text message. This is a free service provided by JustGiving and Vodafone to enable people to make text donations. Whatever network you’re on JustTextGiving lets anyone donate to the Trust’s Charitable Funds simply by sending a text message. Just text our unique code to make a £2 donation to Charitable Funds.

1797 - 1851

Text the unique code SWYP13 £2 to 70070.

inspiration

Your donation will then appear on the Trust’s JustGiving page where you can still add Gift Aid to a donation to boost the funds. www.justgiving.com/ southwestyorkshirepft

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English novelist,

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In a typical month,we: Have more than 750 people stay in our hospitals

Provide psychological therapy to nearly 3,400 people

Visit over 27,000 people in their own homes or local community

See nearly 12,000 people in our clinics

Provide care, advice or treatment to over 36,000 people - that means we make contact nearly 94,000 times

Work over half a million hours between all our staff

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Support nearly 1,500 people with long term medical conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy or Parkinson’s

Enjoy working over 800 times with service users and carers who are involved in Trust activities

Provide care, advice or treatment to over 1,850 children and adolescents, this means we make contact over 3,000 times

Support nearly 2,000 people to increase their wellbeing through things like losing weight, stopping smoking or doing more exercise

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