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Care Trust celebrates decade of helping to create connected communities
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its ‘Champions Show the Way’ scheme, which gives people places to gather and connect, be inspired and creative, to support their emotional wellbeing. Champions Show the Way is a community programme where volunteers run free social groups for people who are recovering from […]
Read morePsychiatrist’s travel transforms the mental health of children in Nepal
Whilst some people see travel as a means of escape, Dr David Sims, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust sees it as an opportunity to help others and heal wounds. Working on child and adolescent mental health training projects in Nepal and meeting people overseas has long been a passion […]
Read moreCare Trust receives certificate of excellence for sustainability reporting
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for excellent sustainability reporting by NHS Improvement, the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). The Care Trust received a certificate of excellence following an assessment of its annual report. High quality reporting on sustainability is recognised as a fundamental way in […]
Read moreCare Trust to share insight into Shadow Board
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is planning to share an update on its ‘Shadow Board’ and how it supports leadership development at the organisation. At its upcoming Board meeting on Thursday 28 February, leaders at the Trust will discuss recent learnings from its ‘Shadow Board’ scheme. This is a staff leadership development scheme which […]
Read moreCare Trust eating disorder service launches during Eating Disorder Awareness Week
A new children and young people’s community eating disorders service, Freedom Team, is set to launch during national Eating Disorder Awareness Week, 25 February – 3 March 2019. Twenty-two-year-old Hazel welcomed the launch of the new service run by Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; she knows what it’s like to struggle with an eating […]
Read moreCare Trust and communities develop long term plan
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is today (11 February) launching its five-year plan that has been developed with the help of local communities, that sets out its approach for delivering services to 2023. The long-term plan follows the biggest community-wide conversation that the Trust has ever done, with almost 7,000 comments and ideas from […]
Read moreCare Trust gets people sharing their recipes for wellbeing on Time to Talk Day
One in four of us are affected by mental health every year, and many of us have experienced low moods, anxiety and stress at some point in our lives. Award-winning mental health provider Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust will be getting behind Time to Talk Day, on Thursday 7 February with a series of […]
Read moreKayley Gregory – from young carer to assistant ward manager
Twenty-two-year-old Kayley Gregory has been caring for her mum with bi-polar disorder since the age of seven. Kayley knows what it’s like to be a young carer and has welcomed Young Carers Awareness Day, a national day aimed at identifying and raising awareness of the thousands of young carers across Britain who are caring for […]
Read moreCare Trust to hold free healthcare event
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is inviting members of the community to a free healthcare event on Wednesday 30 January at the Polish Community Centre. The event will bring together teams from across the Trust who will be offering free advice and healthcare checks for attendees. Some of the teams who will be there […]
Read moreCare Trust to share plans to grow health research
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Board is inviting people to its public Board meeting, where it will share information on its research strategy, on Thursday 31 January. The Care Trust’s dedicated team of research professionals has ambitious plans to develop a regional hub for research, building upon its existing activities to continue to support […]
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