WISMS News

23 February 2010We are supporting dignity action dayWe can make a difference The wellbeing nursing team at WISMS are offering the gift of time by taking a group of service users for high tea at All Saints church hall Pontefract on 25 February 2010 at 12:00 - 14:00. Service user volunteers have al...
4 February 2010'Alcohol Effects' campaign outline On Thursday 28th January, the Department of Health, in association with Cancer Research UK, the Stroke Association and the British Heart Foundation, will be launching a powerful new campaign about the health harms associated with alcohol. The...
19 January 2010Older drug users (over 50s) in treatment - on Channel 4 News, Monday 4 January 2010"No one should be written off in treatment because of their age," Paul Hayes has told Channel 4 News. In a pre-recorded interview with Channel 4 News before Christmas, Paul Hayes responded to the suggestion that the treatment needs of o...
19 December 2009Integrated Care Pilot Site News - December 2009 edition publishedThe December edition of the DH's Integrated Care Pilots newsletter has just been published. Download Integrated Care Pilot Site News - December 2009
20 November 2009WISMS achieves first-wave status in social enterprise bidWakefield's NHS Substance Misuse Services (WISMS) is one of a small group of projects in England to get the go-ahead for its first milestone in looking to become a social enterprise, under the "Right to Request" a Department of Health initiative....
17 October 2009Integrated Care Pilot Site News - October 2009 edition publishedThe October edition of the DH's Integrated Care Pilots newsletter has just been published. Download Integrated Care Pilot Site News - October 2009
12 October 2009Tackling 'de-stress drinkers' during alcohol awareness weekIs it time to rethink your drink? People in the Wakefield District are being urged to 'rethink your drink' during Alcohol Awareness Week, which begins on Monday 19 October. NHS Wakefield District and its partners is supporting the Government's K...
17 September 2009Integrated Care Pilot Site News - September 2009 edition publishedThe September edition of the DH's Integrated Care Pilots newsletter has just been published. Download Integrated Care Pilot Site News - September 2009
3 June 2009Don't let drugs rule your life! Drug treatment works. Users, their families and local communities can all benefit from users being in treatment. And, in Wakefield district we have a huge range of drug treatment and rehabilitation services available. Next week throughout Nati...
1 April 2009Wakefield District patients to benefit from new pilotWakefield Integrated Substance Misuse Services (WISMS) have been successful in their bid to run a new trial that will benefit patients across the district. The NHS Wakefield District commissioned service supports those tackling alcohol and substa...

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