The Governors of Wakefield Grammar School Foundation are delighted to announce that agreement (subject to planning) has been made with the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust for the purchase of the former Clayton Hospital site.
Research by a Trust occupational therapist will be presented at a prestigious UK conference.
Along with colleagues in the MY Therapy Team, Abby Daykin plays a pivotal part in enabling patients who’ve had a prolonged hospital stay to recover their mobility and independence.
Staff at Dewsbury, Pinderfields and Pontefract hospitals are caring and responsive and respect cultural differences, recognise mental health needs and show sympathy to the bereaved.
So says a major report released today (Thursday 3 December) by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which also highlights a huge decrease in overdue outpatients appointments at the hospitals.
Pinderfields Hospital is looking for sociable, committed and compassionate volunteers to befriend those patients who rarely - if ever - get visitors.
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust wants people to come into their elderly care wards in Wakefield and spend a few hours per week getting to know patients living with conditions such as dementia.
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is helping to raise awareness of babies who are born prematurely for World Prematurity Day on Tuesday 17 November.
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is appealing to kind-hearted members of the public to donate ‘dignity clothes’ for patients who may need support in hospital.
On 2 and 3 July, works will be taking place on theatre windows which will affect the access road leading to the Emergency Department at Pinderfields. The road will close at 6am on Saturday 2 July and will not re-open until 6pm on Sunday 3 July. Please click here to view the planned road closure and diversions.
Local people are invited to the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s Annual General Meeting (AGM).
This year’s meeting will be held on Thursday 1 October, at Trust HQ and Education Centre, Pinderfields Hospitals, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG.
A new suite of rooms is to be opened at the Trust to enable families or carers of patients who need family support to stay with them.
Students from New College Pontefract have helped Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust to develop and film two training videos to be used across its hospitals.