“Hi! My name is William & I'm an
@AutismLifeDogs
who works with the children at Elysium's Rhodes Wood service. As its
#AutismAwarenessWeek
I’m going to share with you how I support children with
#autism
& the types of activities I do with them. Keep an eye out for my updates!”- W
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, raising hope and awareness for those affected by suicide - let's get to grips with how many that is.
How often do you think someone takes their own life in the UK?
#WSPD
This
#WorldMentalHealthDay
we joined
@mentalhealth
's Tea and Talk campaign and sat down with our staff to discuss mental health and find out what the day means to them.
See what they had to say about male mental health, their coping mechanisms and more:
Campaign veteran and motivational speaker
@andyreid2506
delivers a powerful and moving speech about using goal setting to reach milestones. “Disability doesn’t define me or tell me that I can’t do things. It’s about working out how I CAN do it”
#SuConf18
Andy Watson, director of
@GeeseTheatre
discusses the impact of using theatre in a secure setting to engage service users in their recovery. ‘Lucy’s story’ shows the feelings a service user experiences when arriving at a new care setting, created by Farndon Unit
#SuConf18
Gymnastic prowess means Wellesley Hospital are a strong contender in our Dance Challenge! They are also raising money for
@MindCharity
to raise awareness of Mental Health services and vulnerable people who may be going through a tough time during these difficult circumstances.
Phoenix House has been renamed Ty Solomon in remembrance of Elysium's first OSCE nurse Solomon Billa who tragically lost his life in a car accident in June. The site will now be a dedicated training centre for all future international nurses - CEO Joy Chamberlain cuts the ribbon!
Today is our 4th Birthday! We've grown from just 22 sites in 2016 to over 70 specialist services across five divisions, and are privileged to support our service users along their journey to recovery. Thank you to our staff for making Elysium what we are today!
Chadwick Lodge have decorated their entrance with a beautiful rainbow to make people smile as they enter the building. It was painted by staff member Emily who wanted to show appreciation for her colleagues and spread a little cheer. We think it definitely does the job!
#StayHome
Service users and staff at Healthlinc House have been busy celebrating Learning Disability Week this week. They held an Ice Cream Parlour Day, with a fantastic ice cream stand made collaboratively with service users, the Occupational Therapy & Maintenance Teams
#LDWeek2020
Our CEO Joy Chamberlain presenting the prizes for the
@UKABIF
Film Awards!
3rd - I speak
2nd - Jimmy’s Movie
1st - Edinburgh Headway
Well done everyone!
Dr Neel Halder, Medical Director and Lead Consultant at St Mary’s Hospital, has been named North West Consultant of the year 2020 by the
@rcpsych
.
Read more here about Dr Neel Halder winning this prestigious award:
In response to demand, we have opened a new unit for female patients at The Woodhouse, Staffs. The newly renovated Hawksmoor Unit is able to support women with a learning disability and/or autism who may have a secondary diagnosis of personality disorder or mental health issues.
PODCAST: Listen to
@KoestlerTrust
launch their new campaign surrounding the importance of creativity for young people in secure settings on
@BBCRadio4
:
Elysium Neurological are pleased to be sponsoring the
@UKABIF
Film Awards 2018. This year’s UKABIF Film Award will acknowledge, recognise and reward a short film, of no more than 30 seconds duration that enhances the understanding of Acquired Brain Injury.
Staff at Aberbeeg Hospital held Safewards training today, in a commitment to providing the highest level of care to our Service Users. Some of the attendees told us why they love being a Mental Health Nurse:
#MHNursesDay
We are extremely proud of our International Nursing programme which has recruited its 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th Nurse! Following completion of OSCE training earlier in the year they have now joined their colleagues and are settled into their new life in the UK.
Welcome aboard!
We are delighted that 28 pieces of service user artwork from across Elysium Healthcare have been selected to be exhibited in this year's
@KoestlerArts
exhibition held at HOME, Manchester. Learn more here:
#KoestlerArts
Today is
#mhnursesday
! The aim of the day is to encourage Mental Health Nurses to celebrate & promote their profession through local events, social media and meetings. Keep up to date with the conversation and activities from
@MHnursesday
:
The past few weeks have been difficult for everyone across the country and in the midst of the Coronavirus, communities and families are pulling together to get through this tough time. At Elysium Healthcare we are a family and each and every one of our colleagues (1/5)
Elysium’s First Staff Member Receives The COVID-19 Vaccine!
Congratulations and thank you to Jessica Taylor, Group Home Manager at Elysium Care Partnerships for being the first member of Elysium staff to receive the vaccine. Jess said:
Janine Strange, Development Director of Complex Care, discusses
#transformingcare
successes and future directions, and how our learning & disability services are helping service users in a community setting
#ElysiumSBP18
And that's a wrap! Our annual Service User Conference is over for another year! Thanks for joining us for our live tweeting, we hope you have enjoyed learning about the fantastic work happening at our services that is being championed by the people we support.
#SUConf19
Our staff are working tirelessly to ensure the health and wellbeing of those we support during this difficult time. If you find yourself looking for a new opportunity please click the link below to make a difference and join them.
CEO Joy Chamberlain declares our new recruitment and training hub in Hatfield officially open!
The hub will offer onboarding support to neighbouring sites as well as comfortable training facilities for Elysium staff. Thank you to all involved in bringing this together!
We are pleased to announce that we have acquired the specialist eating disorder centre, Cotswold Spa Hospital from The Huntercombe Group. The site provides specialist hospital care to young people and adults who have a serious eating disorder.
Read more:
We are holding a FREE online Masterclass in the Use of Observational Recording Measures in Neurological Services, delivered by
@ProfNAlderman
. The class will discuss the advantages of using standardised methods for recording behaviour in clinical services:
Senior Marketing Manager
@RebeccaLouHill
joined Chloe Hayward from
@UKABIF
to judge their short film competition this afternoon - a tough call with so many fantastic entries!
On the 1st day of Christmas! A big well done to the 1st winner of our annual Christmas design competition, from The Spinney in Manchester ☃️ ❄️
We’ll be posting a winning artwork every day from today until the 25th December, so make sure to follow our
#ChristmasCountdown
The Occupational Therapy team at All Saints Hospital recently presented 'Occupational Therapy In Mental Health Services For Deaf People' at the Occupational Therapy show in collaboration with
@cygnethealth
,
@GMMH_NHS
&
@NDCAMHSNorth
. Download the resource:
This
#MHNursesDay
we want to give thanks to all Mental Health Nurses for the incredible kindness, compassion and dedication you show on a daily basis, making a difference to the lives of those who need it most.
ICYMI: We're proud to present the Neurobehavioural Disability after Acquired Brain Injury: Recent Innovations in Clinical Practice and Delivery Conference in partnership with
@SwanseaUni
to be held in November. See here for more information:
Thank you to
@NovumLaw
from the staff at The Avalon Centre for their lovely gift to celebrate the opening of the service! Staff were delighted with the very kind surprise.
Everyone across Elysium would like to wish our Chief Executive Officer Joy Chamberlain good luck for this evening’s Health Investor Power 50 Awards, where she is a finalist in the Outstanding Leader category.
Professor Quazi Haque, Elysium's Executive Medical Director and President of IAFMHS, welcomes members to the
#IAFMHSConference2022
and introduces the first of three days of diverse and inspiring presentations.
We're looking forward to hosting a special celebration to mark
#WorldEncephalitisDay
on Feb 22nd at the Bridge Neurological Centre in
#Middlesborough
which will include a talk by Prof Nick Alderman on
#Encephalitis
. It's a FREE event- get your tickets here
We're attending the
#Kemsley40
Neuro Conference in Nottingham today, where Clinical Director of Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation
@ProfNAlderman
has presented on the Cornerstones of Neurorehabilitation.
DVDs of 'Let the Light In', a short production by residents at Arbury Court in collaboration with
@GeeseTheatre
, are on their way to the service users for them to share with their friends and family.
#ArtsForAll
#ArtTherapy
What do you do when there's only one day to go until your London to Paris Cycle Ride? Try on your cycle gear!
Our cyclists will be setting off tomorrow in aid of
@dpt_nhs
and
@heads_together
- there's still time to donate here:
#ElysiumLondon2Paris
Every day until Christmas day, we'll be bringing you some fantastic artwork by Elysium service users. Today's artwork is by a resident at Bradley Complex Care.
#ElysiumAdvent
LGBTQ+ youth face unique challenges with their
#mentalhealth
. A report from
@JustLikeUsUK
finds that twice the amount of LGBTQ+ school pupils have been bullied in the past year compared to non LGBTQ+ pupils with profound and long term effects. This needs to change.
#PrideMonth
Everyone at Elysium express their deep sadness on the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Queen Elizabeth II led our country for more than 70 years and we remain forever indebted for her service. We extend our deepest condolences to the family of Her Majesty. May she rest in peace.
We will be joining the
#ClapForOurCarers
campaign at 8pm tonight and we are encouraging all of our followers to do the same!
Please join us in giving all nurses, doctors and carers a massive round of applause to show our appreciation for their hard work 👏👏
#ThankYouNHS
"What's a Duchess without a G&T darling?"
@LauraNicholls90
, lead speech & language therapist at The Bridge reflects on the rehabilitative journey of her patient Angela on regaining normality following a lengthy admission in intensive care
@editorNRTimes
:
Tonight’s the big night! It’s the
@UKABIF
Annual Awards, of which we are proud sponsors. Four awards will be presented & we wish all the nominees the very best of luck!
A unique aspect of Ballington House is that care is provided in a domestic living environment that encourages people to be responsible for their own living space. Here, L explains how she feels about being given greater control and independence than in a more traditional setting.
Today we are proud to launch our
#EveryExpert
campaign to highlight how we deliver the very highest quality
#neurological
care services. Find out why the best care relies on a great team, with EveryExpert.
Today we have held a conference for our Wellbeing Champions across our services to get together and learn more about promoting our fantastic benefits and wellbeing opportunities internally, discuss new ideas and network with peers.
To coincide with the launch of our new values yesterday, our services held a series of celebrations including BBQs, parties, arts and crafts sessions and more. Here's what some of our sites got up to!
As Arbury Court family visiting has to take place outside due to current COVID rules, the site are making visiting as comfortable as possible and have brought the inside outside with these festive marquees situated next to the café for visitors to grab a hot drink.
Hello! My name is Marmite and I'm a therapy dog at St Neots Hospital. Click here to read my first guest blog about how my companionship provides significant benefits to the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of our patients:
Jason Bonney, Elysium’s Mission Fit lead is joined by service users in discussing the benefits of our Mission Fit programme in improving physical and mental wellbeing. Viewing it as a lifestyle change instead of a diet helps improve positive outcomes!
#SuConf18
This week is Learning Disability Week with this years theme the importance of friendships during lockdown. We'll share ways we're helping the people we support in our learning disability services to stay connected to loved ones to reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness.
We’re holding a private viewing of the
@KoestlerArts
exhibition this evening at the Southbank Centre. ‘The I and the We’, curated by Camille Walala and Sarah Ihler Meyer, showcases the talent of those in secure services.
We are extremely proud of our International Workforce Team who have been shortlisted as finalists in the 'Best International Recruitment Experience award' in the
@NursingTimes
Workforce Awards 2020:
It’s day two of the
#iafmhsconference2022
in Berlin. We’re starting the day with a keynote from Prof. Dr Brigit Vollm on ethical issues in forensic psychiatry, striking the balance between control and autonomy.
Aberbeeg Hospital is delighted to launch Elysium’s first
#radio
station, available online for service users, staff, family and friends. They'll be creating
#podcasts
and music shows, available on-demand or via a scheduled audio stream (1/3)
You do the hokey cokey and you turn it around! Assistant Psychologist at Bradley Complex Care, Kerenza MacLennan, discusses the future of
#forensicpsychology
, the Makaton communication system and her career in
#healthcare
with
@psychmag
Read more at
Farmfield Hospital is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of a brand new male acute service. Due to open in July it will support men in a crisis to manage their mental health and prepare for life back in the community:
Hello humans! My name is Ciro and I am a PAT dog in training at St Neots Hospital - I am in training as I am still a bit young to be a fully fledged PAT dog. I have blogged all about my first visit to the hospital. Click here to read it!
We are getting ready for our annual Sharing Best Practice Conference taking place tomorrow - looking forward to a day of learning with colleagues and peers surrounding the theme 'The Importance of Good Communication'
#EHSBP19
Stanley House in Herefordshire has been reaccredited as a
@HeadwayUK
Approved Provider for 2018-2020. Learn more about Stanley House here:
#braininjury