Posted by Devon Partnership Trust on 17th September, 2024
Today is the World Health Organisation's (WHO) annual World Patient Safety Day. World Patient Safety Day presents an opportunity for organisations to pause and focus on the crucial role that patient safety plays across all NHS organisations. This year’s theme is: ‘Improving diagnosis for patient safety’ The theme aligns with many of the priority...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust on 17th September, 2024
In Devon there are a number of services to help support people who are experiencing mental health distress or a crisis including crisis cafes. Crisis cafés generally provide out-of-hours support for people struggling with their mental health, in a non-clinical setting with a safe, calm and structured environment, where individuals can...
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,...