Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Learning disability, News on 27th June, 2022
Earlier this year our Prison Mental Health Team celebrated Autism Acceptance Week across our three local prisons: HMP Channings Wood, HMP Dartmoor and HMP Exeter. This national event was held throughout the week of Monday 28 March – Sunday 3 April to raise awareness, increase acceptance and support people with...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News on 24th June, 2022
Our final article for Learning Disability Week focuses on a new collection of co-produced elearning for stopping the over-medication of people with a learning disability and autistic people (STOMP). The elearning courses have been launched by Health Education England, NHS England and NHS Improvement, Experts by Experience and MindEd. Our Learning Disability...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Charity, News on 24th June, 2022
This Sunday we have three incredible people running the Torbay 10K to raise money for our DPT Charity. There donations enable our charity to provide support to the organisation over and above what the NHS is able to fund. This has included musical equipment for therapies, garden benches to enjoy...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News on 22nd June, 2022
This week is Armed Forces Week and today is Reserves Day. Reserves Day highlights and recognises the valuable contribution Reservists make to our Armed Forces. We would like to take this opportunity to celebrate and thank the Reservists that work within our organisation. On Saturday 25 June we celebrate Armed Forces Day, which...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Learning disability, News on 20th June, 2022
This week we mark Learning Disability Week. The theme set by Mencap this year is Living Life with a Learning Disability. We spoke to Steve Garland, Senior Practitioner with the Torbay Learning Disability team about his career. "I started my NHS career in 2001 after visiting a friend who was admitted to...