Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News on 10th September, 2024
There were more than 6,500 deaths by suicide recorded in the UK in 2022, including around 100 people each year in Devon. The majority — around 73% — had no contact with mental health services. Suicide has a devastating impact not just on the family and friends of the individual,...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Mental health, News, Recovery and wellbeing on 9th September, 2024
World Mental Health Day takes place on Thursday 10 October and this year’s theme is “it’s time to prioritise mental health in the workplace.” To mark the occasion, the Devon Wellbeing Hub are hosting two webinars during the week. Keeping Well at Work: To start the week, Anna Croucher, Senior Colleague Wellbeing Practitioner,...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Learning disability, News on 6th September, 2024
A name has now been selected for our new £20m unit at Langdon in Dawlish, which will support people with mental health needs and a learning disability or autism. We have also selected names for its three patient areas. Our selection panel comprised a small number of people with lived experience,...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News on 5th September, 2024
Wildlife cameras, which are part of the Langdon Hospital Hedgerow and Orchard Project, have captured more wonderful footage recently. Alex Watkins, Technical Instructor, said: "Over the past six months, we have utilised wildlife cameras to document a rich variety of local wildlife, including badgers, foxes, deer, rabbits, dormice, rats, dragonflies, pheasants,...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News on 5th September, 2024
An innovative project simulating the effects of dementia to care home staff in Bristol has won the regional Excellence in Mental Health Care Award in this year’s 2024 NHS Parliamentary Awards. The project now goes through to the national final in October. The “Empathy Experience” which is run by the Bristol...