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First event for commissioners at Nottingham Brain Injury and Neurological Care Centre
Nottingham held its first event for commissioners and referrers on 6 November 2019. The event, which coincided with the launch of our new brochure, was well attended with good representation from local commissioners with some having travelled over 100 miles. There were presentations from each of our three…
Two wins for Cedar House at the Great South East Care Awards
On Saturday 9th November a team from Cedar House attended the award ceremony for the finalists of the Great South East Care Awards. The event, at The Hilton Hotel in Brighton, is part of the Great British Care Awards, a series of 10 regional awards celebrating excellence across…
How health psychology helps people with learning disabilities
Health Psychologists apply their knowledge of psychology, the latest research and interventions to promote general good health and well-being and to understand physical illness. They promote healthier lifestyles and try to find ways to encourage people to improve their health. They also use their skills to improve healthcare…
Kerrina’s story of career progression from a Rehabilitation Assistant (RA) to obtaining an MSc in advancing Healthcare Practice
Whilst Kerrina had wanted to be a nurse since childhood, she initially found herself working in Hospitality Management. Although it was enjoyable enough, it just didn’t fulfill her desire to help others and make a difference. The starting point of this journey was an Access to HE course…
Fund raising firewalk at Pathfields Lodge
Pathfields Lodge are hosting a Firewalk at the centre on 6 January 2020. From 5.30pm, 40 people including staff, family, friends and work colleagues from across Huntercombe will be walking on fire to raise money for the Pathfields Lodge Wish Tree Project 2020. Working with our residents we…
Cedar House – what we’re doing to manage a healthy weight
Our ability to meet CQUIN targets set by NHS England and NHS Improvement is one of many factors commissioners consider when deciding to use our services. CQUIN is short for Commissioning for Quality and Innovation and is a measure used to encourage evidence-based good practice and innovation. The…
Moorpark residents design wall hanging for school in Namibia
Our residents at Moorpark Place designed a wall hanging as a gift for the staff and children at a wildlife santuary/ school in Namibia. The wall hanging was presented to the school by Catherine Edwards, Occupational Therapy Assistant and Paul Brown, Support Worker who spent time as volunteers…
Our first national Huntercombe Heroes Awards
The day did not quite dawn brightly as we’d hoped on the morning of our first annual Huntercombe Hero Awards on 24th September! However, by the time the 120 finalists arrived at Shendish Manor near Hemel Hempstead at lunchtime, the sun was breaking through! Earlier in the year,…
Huntercombe Hospital Cotswold Spa school wins “outstanding” Ofsted rating
Our school for young people with eating disorders in Broadway, Worcestershire wins ‘Outstanding’ rating amid praise for its ‘inspirational’ leadership. Huntercombe Hospital Cotswold Spa’s school helps to ensure young people undergoing treatment for eating disorders (often Anorexia or Bulimia) do not fall behind in their academic studies. Ofsted’s…
Stafford patients raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society
On Wednesday 11th September, Huntercombe Hospital Stafford ran a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Society. The event involved a bake and craft sale and tombola, and also had a raffle with seven amazing prizes! Across the wards, young people helped by baking and making crafts to sell, and also helped…
Frenchay BIRU re-accredited by Headway, the Brain Injury Association
We’re really thrilled and incredibly proud that Frenchay BIRU in Bristol has passed their re-accreditation with Headway, the Brain Injury Association. Frenchay BIRU has been an approved provider with Headway for nearly 10 years when the scheme was launched and was one of the first pilot sites…
Citizens not patients: community living at Oakwood House
Treat people as patients and they will behave as patients, responding passively, potentially grudgingly or aggressively to an imposed regime. Treat people as citizens, with rights and responsibilities, and they have the opportunity to make considered, meaningful choices about whatever behaviour works best for them and the people…
A day in the life of a nurse team leader
Kiran Jhanzaib, RMN, works as a Team Leader on Tamar Ward, a general adolescent unit in Maidenhead. She tells us what it’s like to walk a day in her shoes at Huntercombe. An interest in psychology I’ve always been interested in psychology; my brother’s a doctor and I…
New team members at Huntercombe Hospital Stafford!
Huntercombe Stafford have welcomed some new team members: Maddie and Bracken our PAT Therapy dogs. Maddie is a beautiful seven year old Black Labrador, who loves fusses and can also do tricks such as sit, paw and lie down (she is still working on stay). Bracken is a two…
Huntercombe award winners at Blackheath
Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre recently celebrated their local Huntercombe Hero awards with an impressive afternoon tea hosted in the centre’s dining room. The awards were presented by John Huntley, Hospital Director at the centre. The winners were as follows: Patient First – Awarded to Christine Nicholls for…
Huntercombe award winners at Sherwood
On Thursday 25th July we held our local Huntercombe Hero award ceremony at Huntercombe Centre Sherwood. We gave out 17 awards to both residents and staff. Michelle Rope, Molly Ellis-Scafe, Lucy Stafford, Sophie Weatherson, Sharon Haney, Donald McCauley and Lauren Burgin were the winners of the Huntercombe values…
Huntercombe award winners at Cotswold Spa
Huntercombe Hospital Cotswold Spa recently held their local Huntercombe Hero awards. Young people staying at the hospital were given the opportunity to nominate staff for the following seven categories. Winners of the awards were as follows: Towards Excellence Award – This was jointly presented to Sarah Powell, Senior…
Huntercombe award winners at Huntercombe Stafford
We recently held our local Huntercombe hero awards ceremony at Huntercombe Hospital Stafford. Well done to all our winners and good luck with the national awards in September 2019.
Huntercombe award winners at Nottingham Brain Injury and Neurological Care Centre
We held our local Huntercombe Heroes Awards celebrations recently at our brain injury rehabilitation centre in Nottingham. Congratulations to all our winners ! We’re looking forward to the national awards now in September.
Summer BBQ at our newly opened Oakwood House Community Housing Service
Staff and tenants at Oakwood House had a fantastic BBQ in the recent sunny weather. Staff members organised the BBQ and bought food. The tenants really enjoyed it and said how much they enjoyed all eating together communally with staff. “I really enjoyed this”, “this felt like a…
Huntercombe Sherwood receives “outstanding” rating for going the ‘extra mile’ for residents
Huntercombe Sherwood in Nottingham cares for adults with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. The centre has received praise for its ‘exceptionally kind and person-centered support’ from the Care Quality Commission (the body that inspects and regulates the quality of care in England) following an inspection of its…
Hothfield Recruitment open day (24 July 2019)
Are you looking for a job where you can really make a difference, working with multi-disciplinary therapists and friendly work colleagues? If so come along to our recruitment open day at Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre near Ashford in Kent on Wednesday 24th July 2019…
A joined-up approach to diabulimia
Managing type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes is hard enough without having to worry about your weight. That is the day-to-day reality for many diabetics, though, particularly if they are young, female and prone to habitual media distortions around body shape and image. Some type-1s try to square this…
Frenchay BIRU recruitment open day (20 June 2019)
Come along to our recruitment open day at Frenchay BIRU in Bristol on Thursday 20th June 2019 from 10am until 7pm . We’re looking for both nurses and rehabilitation assistants. At our open day you’ll find out what it’s like to work with our fantastic multi-disciplinary team and…
Fun day at Moorpark Place
Many Moorpark Place residents, staff, family members and friends had great fun over the recent May bank holiday. Moorpark opened their doors to host a family and friends’ fun day to celebrate all their achievements over the last few years. This included a Moorpark Exhibition, face painting, raffle,…
