The Retreat York
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Naomi unit to pilot new standards 06/06/2012
The Naomi unit has been selected to pilot the Quality Network for Eating Disorders Adult Inpatient Standards (QED).
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We are your emporium 22/03/2012
‘We are your emporium’ is the first collective of social enterprises to take over a shop in the country, offering opportunities for vulnerable people to gain work experience on their road to employment.
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Eating disorders awareness week 2012 20/02/2012
The Retreat is backing this week’s eating disorders awareness campaign run by beat, the eating disorder awareness charity, to encourage people to break the silence and speak up about their eating disorder.
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Orchard planting 12/12/2011
Patients planted trees to remember relatives or friends who had died, or simply to mark their own recovery.
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Open day - The Retreat Strensall 04/10/2011
Older Adult Services are holding an Open Day on Thursday 10 November.
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New unit -The Retreat Strensall 05/09/2011
We are pleased to announce The Retreat York will be opening a new unit on 5th October 2011. The Retreat Strensall is a community based hospital promoting social inclusion and independence.
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Volitional Questionnaire Training 01/09/2011
Sue Parkinson (lead author of MOHOST) is delivering training on the Volitional Questionnaire which is an observational assessment used by OTs to assess a person's volition (motivation) during occupations on Friday 16th September
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New unit - The Cottage 24/08/2011
The Retreat York has opened a new unit, The Cottage, for older adults with severe and enduring mental health problems
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Open days - Older Adult Services 01/07/2011
Older Adult Services are holding open days on 26/27th July to launch Care Pathways and celebrate the opening of The Cottage.
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Time for action 14/10/2010
Badminton and aerobics were offered to people with a mental health condition by City of York Council and The Retreat as part of a national, week-long campaign.
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Staff travel far to keep city car-free 02/10/2010
Staff at The Retreat in York cycled 15 miles and travelled more than two hours by public transport, in support of York's Car Free Day.
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The Retreat York opens new extension 23/09/2010
The Retreat celebrated the official opening of a £230,000 extension and redevelopment of The Tuke Centre, on Wednesday 22 September. The Centre provides counselling, psychotherapy and specialist services for trauma, personality disorder and eating disorders.
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Visitors' Day - The Acorn Progamme 02/09/2010
The Acorn Programme is holding a Visitors’ Day on Wednesday 29 September 10.00 am - 4.30 pm for healthcare professionals. Click here for further details
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New Director appointed 24/05/2010
The Retreat, in York, is delighted to announce that Roland Woodward has been appointed as its new Director of Clinical Services.
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Naomi Unit Open Day 07/05/2010
The Naomi unit is a 14 bedded specialist service for adults using a treatment approach informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in a modified therapeutic environment which promotes recovery from a range of problems.
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Morale Booster 09/04/2010
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor John Galvin, proved he was game for anything after receiving an invitation from patients at The Retreat in York.
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An uplifting experience for all 12/10/2009
The Retreat and York and District Mind celebrated World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October with an open event in the grounds of The Retreat. Andrew Waller, leader of City of York Council, opened the event at which approximately 150 people attended.
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Sensory Garden provides haven of tranquility 23/09/2009
A sensory garden has been created at The Retreat in York to help older people recover, thanks to a special £3,000 donation from the family of a former patient.
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Making a Difference and Positive Practice Awards 2009 24/07/2009
Making a Difference and Positive Practice Awards 2009
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People who make a difference 24/07/2009
People who make a difference. Awards ceremony with Harry Gration. 3 June 2009
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Resource Centre opens its doors 16/03/2009
A state-of-the-art mental health learning and resource centre is opening its doors to the public next week at The Retreat in York.
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Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, visits patients and staff at The Retreat 12/03/2009
The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, visited patients and staff at The Retreat in March after receiving a personal invite from patients.
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Tributes to former boss of Retreat 09/01/2009
Tributes to former boss of Retreat
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New Alcohol detox programme in York 29/12/2008
New Alcohol detox programme in York
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Christmas comes early as patients cook cakes for therapy 18/12/2008
Making Christmas cakes is not only fun, but it is proving to be good therapy for people at The Retreat, a specialist mental health provider in York.
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Improving older people's mental health 21/11/2008
A consultant clinical psychologist is proving that group analysis work with older people with mental health disorders can be successful.
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New dual diagnosis service 29/09/2008
People with both addiction and mental health problems are benefitting from a ground-breaking new inpatient service at The Retreat.
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Former patient puts on art display 26/09/2008
Spending the day strapped to a hospital bed in Spain was not what Julie Bagwash had in mind for her fortieth birthday.
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Patients and staff work together 21/08/2008
An artist specialising in stained glass has put the finishing touches to a stunning new room being designed and built at The Retreat in York.
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Successful work with older people 30/06/2008
Consultant clinical psychologist Garry Brownbridge will be speaking to a packed audience at a British Psychological Society conference in York this week, highlighting his successful group analysis work with older people at The Retreat in York.
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Patients get therapy in drama and movement 02/06/2008
Staff were frozen to the spot at The Retreat in York in a bid to promote therapy through drama.
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Italian visitors share practice experience 28/05/2008
An Italian mental health team is in York this week sharing best practice and learning with independent mental health provider The Retreat
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York Striding Out project gets official launch 28/05/2008
The work of patients and staff in creating a 1500-metre historic walk around the grounds of a 200-year-old York building, will be recognised this week with an official launch.
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Design of therapeutic space highlighted at USA conference 23/05/2008
The unique design of therapeutic space at a York mental health provider is being highlighted at a USA conference
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Naomi Open Day Friday 13 June 2008 07/05/2008
Naomi is a 14-bedded inpatient unit using CBT informed interventions to provide a therapeutic environment that promotes recovery from a range of problems
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How green is The Retreat? 24/04/2008
Staff and patients at The Retreat are becoming greener, with the help of a host of new initiatives to recycle waste and help the environment
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New learning centre opens 22/04/2008
A state-of-the-art new Learning Resource Centre and Training facility is set to open at The Retreat in York on Wednesday 30 April to provide information and learning resources on mental health
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Mental health nurse in pod cast 09/04/2008
Mental health nurse David Harty from The Retreat in York will be sharing his experiences of his working life in a new on line pod-cast
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Chief executive appointed on governing body of University of York 13/03/2008
The chief executive of York-based specialist mental health provider, The Retreat, has been appointed to the governing body of University of York
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Therapy in the open air 18/02/2008
Imagine a day when you are free to talk and think about your work while walking in the Yorkshire Dales
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Patients give mental health unit thumbs up 15/02/2008
Patients who helped design their own survey have given a York mental health unit top marks
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New Laundry investment reduces infection risks 29/01/2008
A new £100,000 laundry at The Retreat in York will reduce the chance of infection, using state-of-the-art technology
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Retreat commended in Investors in People report 21/01/2008
A mental health care charity which draws on 200 years of experience has been commended for its special and unique culture
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Scans may aid mental health project 28/12/2007
Brain scans on people with personality disorders could shed new light on improving their lives, experts in Yorkshire say
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From outsider to insider. Experiences of joining a York residential therapeutic community programme 10/12/2007
From outsider to insider. Experiences of joining a York residential therapeutic community programme
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Garden developed at The Retreat to help patients 19/11/2007
Gardens developed by staff and patients at The Retreat, in Heslington Road, York, are helping patients recover from mental illness
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Medical director joins experts from around UK to speak at eating disorder conference 31/10/2007
The Retreat's medical director Chris Holman will be joining experts from around the UK who have international reputations in the field of eating disorders
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York mental health experts share knowledge with USA colleagues 22/10/2007
Consultant psychiatrist Chris Holman and director of clinical services Steve Trenchard from The Retreat in York are flying out to meet the Ivy League psychiatric hospital group
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The Retreat celebrates World Mental Health Day 08/10/2007
The Retreat is celebrating World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 10 October
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The Retreat celebrates a glowing inspection 03/10/2007
The Retreat is leading the way in providing high quality mental health services
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A First for the Acorn Programme 03/07/2007
The Acorn Programme is the first place to achieve accreditation by the Community of Communities
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The Retreat's Acorn Programme features in the recent NHS Confederation's Publication: Independent providers...making a difference in the NHS 06/02/2007
Independent providers...making a difference in the NHS
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'A Life Worth Living.' Interviews of a Difference. 06/02/2007
To tie in with the BBC series, The Secret life of a Manic Depressive, which addressed the stigma surrounding mental illness, Andrew Barton interviewed people at The Retreat in York. These interviews were subsequently broadcast on BBC Radio York.
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Traumatic Memory: Is it All in The Mindfulness? 06/02/2007
A paper by Mark McFetridge, Carol Morton and Julia Berg, entitled “Traumatic Memory: Is it All in The Mindfulness?”...
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'Beyond Belief' Religion and Mental Health 06/02/2007
The Radio 4 Programme 'Beyond Belief' broadcast on the 15th January focused on Religion and Mental Health
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