Monthly Archives: February 2012

Building Relationships with Eastern European Communities

Eastern European families in Bradford, Craven and Airedale are getting better access to speech and language therapy (SLT) services in the area. Staff in the SLT team at Bradford District Care Trust have taken a number of steps to make … Read More

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Children and Families to Benefit from Investment in Health Visitors

Bradford District Care Trust is offering nurses and midwives in the area the chance to pursue a career in health visiting. The trust is creating 31 new posts over the next three years as part of a national drive to … Read More

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Trust Board members to ‘buddy up’ with frontline staff

Trust Board members at Bradford District Care Trust are working closely with clinical staff as part of an innovative project to improve quality of services. Under the Clinical Buddying Programme, they’ll be teaming up with consultants to get an insight … Read More

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Eating Disorder Service Improves Lives

To mark Eating Disorder Awareness week, Bradford District Care Trust explains how a new service in Bradford is improving the lives of young people with eating disorders. The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence suggests 1.6 million people in … Read More

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Trust Board members to ‘buddy up’ with frontline staff

Trust Board members at Bradford District Care Trust are working closely with clinical staff as part of an innovative project to improve quality of services. Under the Clinical Buddying Programme, they’ll be teaming up with consultants to get an insight … Read More

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Trust is People’s Choice

A local health trust has been recognised at a national event for making improvements to its in-patient ward for people with learning disabilities. Bradford District Care Trust received the People’s Choice Award at the Lean Healthcare Academy Awards after presenting … Read More

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Better Care for Diabetes Patients

A Bradford project aimed at improving the health of people with diabetes has been recognised as a national example of good practice and innovation. Altogether Better Diabetes, run by Bradford District Care Trust, is helping patients to learn how to … Read More

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Donation Helps Dementia Ward

A ward providing specialist assessment and treatment for people with dementia has received a boost thanks to a surprise donation from Keighley Soroptimist Society. The Bradford District Care Trust unit, based on ward 24 at Airedale General Hospital in Steeton, … Read More

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Seniors Celebrate Third Year

Community Health Champions across the district have been recognised at a celebratory event for making a positive difference across Bradford. Seniors Show the Way, hosted by Bradford District Care Trust, recognised more than 150 of their 1433 Community Health Champions … Read More

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Trust Recognised for Improving Health Services for People with Learning Disabilities

Bradford District Care Trust has been recognised for improving health services for patients with learning disabilities. Our Health Facilitation team received a silver award from Bradford People First (BPF) at their recent Healthy Living event. BPF is a self-advocacy group, run by people … Read More

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