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Care Trust says “Hello” to Dr Kate Granger
Dr Kate Granger, MBE visited staff at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust today to share the story of her ‘hello my name is’ campaign and the importance of good communication with patients and their families. Kate, a doctor at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust who has a terminal cancer, started the campaign two […]
Read moreCare Trust to lead NHS staff well-being initiative
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust will lead the way in improving the health and wellbeing of health service staff in England in a new £5million initiative. The Care Trust was announced yesterday by NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens as one of ten health organisations across the country to deliver workplace initiatives aimed at […]
Read moreMinister sees local response to mental health crisis
Today the Department of Health released information about its national programme to improve care for people experiencing mental health crisis. Figures show that the use of police cells as a ‘place of safety’ have more than halved thanks to the Crisis Care Concordat- a programme to drive up standards in mental health crisis care across […]
Read moreDementia Assessment Unit opens
A £2.5 million state- of- the- art Dementia Assessment Unit (DAU) was officially opened in Bradford today. The unit based at Lynfield Mount Hospital will welcome patients from across Craven, Airedale and Bradford from Thursday. Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust designed the 22 en-suite single bedded DAU in line with best practice and sought […]
Read moreCare Trust environment gets patient approval
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust has received high scores from patients for the third year running in the system that assesses the quality of the hospital environment. Figures released today shows the Care Trust has scored above the national average in four areas of the PLACE (patient-led assessments of the care environment) assessment. 11 […]
Read moreInvite to view Dementia Assessment Unit
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is inviting the public to view their state-of-the-art Dementia Assessment Unit at Lynfield Mount Hospital. The £2million unit has been designed in line with national best practice and reviewed by independent experts. Annie Pollock, Architect and Director of Landscape Design at the University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre will […]
Read moreSmile! It’s play time
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s community dental service will be joining national play days across the district to bring healthy smiles to families. Bradford and Airedale District has the poorest oral health in the region, with just over 46 per cent of five-year-old children having tooth decay, compared with 33.6 per cent across Yorkshire […]
Read morePatient advice liaison and complaints team join together
Our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) and Complaints Team have combined into one team; ‘Patient Advice and Complaints’. You told us that you wanted a single place where you can raise a concern or access patient advice. We listened to your feedback and the two teams have now merged. You can still access all […]
Read moreFree health talk: intensive therapy for personality disorder
Health experts from Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s new Intensive Therapy Centre will be giving a free talk about the types of therapy and treatment available for people with a personality disorder. Research suggests that up to 13% of the population may have a personality disorder. There is growing evidence that Schema Therapy is […]
Read moreTackling peaks and mental health stigma
Four intrepid explorers from the Trust are climbing the national three peaks this weekend for two mental health charities. Pulling on their boots is our Chief Exec Simon Large, Medical Director Andy McElligott, Director of Finance Liz Romaniak and Cathy Wright Allied Health Professional Lead and CAMHS Occupational Therapy and Participation Lead. The team will […]
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