It’s been a busy week on Silk ward Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT promoting #FallsAwarenessWeek and #FallsPrevention We’ve done exercise groups, falls bingo, seated football, made falls pledges, and invited carers to our Falls Prevention themed afternoon tea! Keeping patients safe and happy 😊

1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England. Research helps to understand more about mental health conditions. #red4research Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍 Take that first step to getting help. Save and share this post and help us make sure there’s no mind left behind. You could also try 👇 PAPYRUS Hopeline: 0800 068 4141 Text SHOUT 85258 Shout Samaritans CALM The Mix

We raised awareness of #WorldMentalHealthDay on Silk Ward by talking about "what makes you happy?" and what can we do to support our mental wellbeing Kate Sharp Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT #WMHD24

We chatted about strategies to support and manage our mental health as we ate some green themed treats on Mulberry ward today #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD24 Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT

Today is National AHP Day 💙 As an AHP my pledge is to continue to be committed to the health and wellbeing of the people I support #AHPsDay2024 Tagging just a handful of my amazing AHP colleagues within @cwp Kate Sharp Rebecca Elliott SLT 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀 Gemma Ratcliffe Natalie Hewitt 💙

#Oliverscampaign As a country, we should all hang our heads in shame An autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years, starting when she was just seven years old, the BBC has learned bbc.com/news/articles/…

Celebrating pancake day on Silk ward today 🥞 🗣️ what's your favourite topping? #speechandlanguagetherapy #occupationaltherapy

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for two band 6 or experienced band 5s to join our MDT and support the development of a newly created speech and language therapy team working in our mental health inpatient services across Cheshire and Wirral 🗣️ careers.cwp.nhs.uk/latest-vacanci…

What a privilege to present our Burdett Trust 💙 for nursing project today, and thank you for an amazing event CANDDID

Starting off Nutrition and Hydration week on Silk Ward with The Big Breakfast - the most important meal of the day 🍳#nhweek

We’re proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025! Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek Neurodiversity Celebration Week

On Silk ward today, St Patrick's Day celebrations were in full swing. Irish dancing followed by a non alcoholic Guinness at the pop up pub ☘️#dementia #MentalHealth

Half way through nutrition and hydration week and we are celebrating on the ward with afternoon tea and also recognising swallow awareness day #nhweek2025 #swallowaware2025

Speech & language therapists (SLTs) are vital in addressing eating, drinking and swallowing (EDS) difficulties. SLTs work with a healthcare team to offer quality care. EDS problems may signal underlying issues, leading to severe health risks affecting individuals & their families

We showed cased our autism informed practice on Mulberry ward today, raising awareness about autism and how we support autistic patients #AutismAwarenessDay

Really enjoyed talking to speech and language therapy students about working in mental health #mysltday #sltsinmentalhealth

Today is the day! HAPPY NATIONAL SPEECH & LANGUAGE DAY! how many retweets can we get? Share your stories below ⬇️ #nationalSALTday #speechandlanguageday

This week is #DementiaActionWeek! SLTs support people with dementia to communicate, stay connected, and eat & drink safely. Check RCSLT 💙 resources: 🔹 Clinical info: rcslt.org/speech-and-lan… 🔹 Factsheet: rcslt.org/wp-content/upl…

🎉 Happy #LearningDisabilityWeek everyone! 😊 Check out our clinical resources for more information on how speech and language therapists can support people with learning disabilities and their families and carers. #SLPeeps #LearningDisability rcslt.org/speech-and-lan…