The manager of a school for young people who have been admitted into hospital due to their mental health has spoken about why she felt compelled to become an ambassador for speaking up and create an open environment where people felt safe and encouraged to air concerns.
Cygnet Victoria House recently welcomed a visit from its local MP who wanted to learn more about the services on offer and how it supports men suffering with their mental health to return to community living.
To mark the sixth Annual Speak Up Month, Cygnet Group held a celebration day to recognise the contribution of the organisation’s almost 200 Freedom To Speak Up Ambassadors, volunteers across Health and Social Care services, who champion the message of Speaking Up being business as usual at Cygnet.
In our latest episode of Music 2 Empower we meet Jake, a former service user at Cygnet Hospital Wyke, who speaks of the positive difference music made to his recovery whilst at the hospital.
Congratulations to Lloyd Francis, a team leader at Long Eaton Day Services, who has been named a finalist in the Dignity in Care category in the Great British Care Awards.
Last week Cygnet Hospital Harrow’s Recovery College was given a stunning makeover by adding a gaming zone/social hub featuring games consoles, arcade machines and adjustable sensory lighting.
This week is SAS Week, an opportunity to celebrate the specialty and specialist doctor workforce (SAS) and raise its profile as a rewarding career and a much valued part of the health and social care workforce.
Congratulations to our Neuropsychiatric teams at Cygnet Brunel and Meadows Mews on being named finalists in the Neuro Rehab Times Awards 2023.
Our Experts by Experience help ensure the opinions of service users are heard and considered across the organisation and that feedback is actioned upon to improve our services. In the summer, the NHS Confederation visited two of our services – Cygnet Alders Clinic and Cygnet Hospital Taunton, to meet two former service users who have gone on to become Experts by Experience.
Natasha, a former service user from Gloucester, has returned to Cygnet Alders Clinic, the hospital which oversaw her treatment, in order to help other women struggling with their mental health.
We recently held our second Chef Development Day at our food supplier Brakes in Reading. A total of 21 Cygnet chefs from across our health care and social care services took part on a day themed around ‘Cuisines of the World’.
Stephanie Coxon has completed an epic challenge in memory of her dad who died of lung cancer and scattered his ashes on the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales whilst completing the National Three Peaks Challenge.
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