For the last six months at Cygnet St Teilo House, Gareth from the service's maintenance team has facilitated an ‘apprenticeship’ scheme for a service user with a keen interest in this field.
We are delighted to announce two new members of our Executive Management Team. Pam Wenger joins as Board Secretary and Samantha Dunlop as Director of Risk Management. Both bring a wealth of experience in their respective fields that will further strengthen Cygnet’s leadership.
Congratulations to Vicky and the staff team at the Excel and Exceed Centre at Cygnet Hospital Bury after the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted following the latest inspection. Inspectors praised staff for being ‘determined that pupils receive every opportunity to succeed’.
Cygnet is launching a new Smoke Free policy for health care as part of the Smoke Aware Initiative. Our new Smoke Free policy for health care will reflect an innovative and least restrictive practice, combining access to safety tested e-cigarettes for use in inpatient bedroom areas, in addition to awareness workshops and a free app.
Cygnet Health Care is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted in two categories at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2022, recognising its outstanding contribution to healthcare – in what has been an exceptional and challenging period across the sector.
The team at Cygnet Appletree recently held a Staff Wellness Day to focus on staff wellbeing and what support is available to staff. All staff were given the opportunity to visit a number of stands including a physical health station, sleep hygiene station and a self-care / lifestyle station.
Cygnet Adarna House, our new rehabilitation service in Bradford for men with mental health needs and a secondary diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, is now open and accepting admissions.
Adele Cottage, our specialist residential service in Rainworth, has been rated ‘Good’ across all categories by the regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with inspectors praising the service for being homely and empowering.
We are delighted to announce that, following their first inspection last year, Gledholt Mews and Coach House has been rated ‘Good’ in four key lines of enquiry and ‘Outstanding’ in the ‘Well-Led’ category by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
An online quiz event with teams of staff and service users from almost 20 Cygnet services has raised £1,100 to be split between two charities.
After much deliberation from the judging panel, we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Great Cygnet Christmas Cake Off! In total we received 64 fabulous entries from across 37 Cygnet's health and social care services. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and made this such a fun and accessible activity for all.
Cygnet Hospital Blackheath in Greenwich, London has been upgraded to a ‘Good’ rating across all five lines of enquiry by the regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with inspectors praising staff for their “compassion and kindness”.
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