We're focusing on the importance of recognising what makes you happy when looking after your mental wellbeing.

Staff have shared their ‘happy places’ at home, something they enjoy doing to help reduce stress and manage negative emotions.

#MentalHealthAwanrenessWeek

Have you heard of our Pillow Partners?

They're a CPR training device developed by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to enable those without access to manikins the chance to practice hands-only CPR on a pillow.

Email [email protected] to order yours.

There's currently no cure for hay fever and you cannot prevent it, but you can do things to ease your symptoms when the pollen count is high.

Find out more on the NHS website ➡️ nhs.uk/conditions/hay…

All set up and ready to deliver our new activity for Team Modeshift schools. This session is aimed at teaching pupils how to deal with real life accidents & injuries when playing out or travelling actively. A big thankyou to Yorkshire Ambulance for helping us develop this project

Angela has been a nurse for 36 years and during her career has spent time working in Emergency Departments and a GP practice.

She now works as a Specialist Nurse in Urgent Care and works alongside Paramedics to provide care to patients.

#InternationalNursesDay

Struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress or obsessions and compulsions? NHS Talking Therapies can help.

Your GP can refer you or refer yourself at nhs.uk/talk

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Mands, who qualified as a nurse 36 years ago, is a Service Development Officer and works on projects for our clinical staff to improve patient care. Here she offers advice to those thinking about entering the profession.

#InternationalNursesDay

We're celebrating the work of our nursing staff this #InternationalNursesDay .

Praxi, who has been a nurse for 20 years, is one of our Mental Health Practitioners and provides help and support to patients in a mental health crisis.

We're discussing the 'elephant in the room' this #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek by encouraging discussions on death and asking colleagues where their preferred place of care would be at the end of their life.

We are encouraging communities to have honest and timely discussions about death and dying which can transform the end of someone’s life and give family and friends clarity over what to expect at a difficult time.

#DyingMattersAwarenessWeek
#ConfrontTheElephantInTheRoom

If someone has suffered a cardiac arrest and needs a defibrillator, our Emergency Operations Centre staff can direct 999 callers to their nearest device.

Our Pillow Partners allow you to practise hands-only CPR on a pillow.

If you'd like to place an order for a donation of £2, email [email protected]

🏞️ Lace up your boots and conquer the Yorkshire Three Peaks with us! Join our charity event for a memorable adventure and support a great cause.

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We have two Palliative and End of Life Care (PEoLC) Leads – Claire Marsh and Claire Craft – who work with a team of PEoLC Champions to boost the knowledge, competencies and confidence of our clinicians attending patients nearing the end of their life.

#DyingMattersAwarenessWeek

Whooping cough cases are rising in England.

If you are pregnant, it's important to get the whooping cough vaccine to protect your newborn baby, as they are at greatest risk.

Find out more. nhs.uk/pregnancy/keep…

Fairfield students enjoyed taking part in some first aid awareness and life-saving training with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Yorkshire Ambulance

Breast cancer can cause a number of signs and symptoms. Get used to checking regularly and be aware of anything that’s new or different for you.

For more info: nhs.uk/breast-cancer

We've been confronting the ‘elephant in the room’ by starting conversations with our colleagues about where their preferred place of care would be at the end of their life.

#DyingMattersWeek

The Kirkwood Overgate Hospice Wakefield Hospice ForgetMeNotChildren

Think and Act F.A.S.T. if you see any signs of a stroke:

Face – has their face fallen on one side? Can they smile?
Arms – can they raise both arms and keep them there?
Speech – is their speech slurred?
Time – even if you’re not sure, call 999.

Some local pharmacies may have different opening hours over the bank holiday.

To find an open pharmacy near you visit nhs.uk/service-search….