WISMS News

12 April 2011Local NHS to pilot radical approach to drugs recoveryNHS Wakefield District is one of eight sites selected by the Government to pilot innovative new ways to help drug addicts recover and achieve a sustained recovery.  The Payment by Results (PbR) scheme means that those providing substance mis...
31 March 2011Spectrum Community Health - The first social enterprise to come from the NHS in the Wakefield districtWakefield district residents are set to benefit from a new social enterprise delivering healthcare services in the Wakefield district from 1 April 2011. Spectrum Community Health is Community Interest Company (CIC).  It will deliver high qua...
25 March 2011Local NHS workers singled out for praise NHS Wakefield District staff and volunteers, who have gone that extra mile to make a difference to the health of local people, have been recognised for their amazing work.  Three individuals and four teams have picked up accolades for their d...
11 March 2011Don't let alcohol ruin your lifeHow much of a role does alcohol play in your life?  How easy is it or not, to do without out? We use alcohol in so many different ways - to celebrate, commiserate, boost confidence, wind down, give us ‘Dutch courage’ and sometime...
19 January 2011RCN awardsYour vote could help local well being nurses scoop top award
15 November 2010NTA report on injecting drug useThe NTA has recently (11.11.10) published a report on injecting drug use, showing that the number of people coming into treatment who use needles and syringes to inject illegal drugs (mainly heroin) has dropped to its lowest level since 2005. ...
1 November 2010Street Dance workshop opens in KnottingleyA free Street Vibez class was organised by the Crime Reduction Initiative\'s young people\'s substance misuse service - AKA the Rebound Team - to stop teenagers in the area turning to drink through boredom. Castleford Tigers\' players Richard Owe...
25 October 2010Keith Challen Excellence AwardsLocal people who have turned their lives around after substance misuse will be celebrated at a ceremony this month in memory of a local hero. The Keith Challen Excellence Awards are held annually by NHS Wakefield District’s Substance Misuse...
12 October 2010Tackling young people‘s alcohol misuse during alcohol awareness week Is alcohol damaging childhood?
30 September 2010National Treatment Agency visits WISMSPractitioners and managers from WISMS (NHS) and Turning Point hosted a visit from Rosanna O'Connor, Director of Programmes from the National Treatment Agency last month, accompanied by the lead for the National Drug System change pilots, Megan Jon...
9 September 2010Spectrum Community Health - RecruitmentSpectrum Community Health CIC are recruiting a Chair and 2 non-executive directors for their inaugural board. These appointments are being made through the Appointments Commission, please see attached information pack for more details.
25 August 2010Warning - Fake Benzos"We have been made aware that in some other parts of the country warfarin is being supplied illegally to unsuspecting purchasers as 'foreign benzos'. We do not have any evidence that this is happening locally. However we are choosing to cir...
25 August 2010Turning Point staff and Service Users climb Mount Snowdon Turning Point have been in the local news recently for their fantastic achievement of climbing Mount Snowdon, this was completed by both staff of Turning Point and Service Users. They have raised over £2000 a
10 August 2010NTA 2010-11 business plan published - aimed at getting more users off drugsThe NTA has set out plans to get more users off drugs, giving a strong message to treatment providers that the long-term ambition for addicts seeking help is successful rehabilitation. The 2010-11 NTA business plan which is published today (06 Aug...
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
5 June 2009Airedale teenagers launch new magazines on alcohol awarenessAn innovative new range of photo-story style magazines produced by teenagers on the dangers of alcohol are being launched in Airedale. As part of Airedale and Ferry Fryston Neighbourhood Management Pilot NHS Wakefield District working with Aireda...
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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