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Megaphone Online

In this issue:• MidSochostevent

• Yorkcollaborateswithchildren’shospice

• GreenImpactupdate

• Oldmobilephoneswanted

February 2017

the voice of Health Sciences’ staff and students

Graduating students awarded prizes

Some230studentsgraduatedfromtheDepartmentinJanuary.AftertheceremonyinCentralHall,areceptionwasheldforthegraduandsandtheirfamilieswhowerejoinedbystaffforrefreshments.KarlAtkinwelcomedthemandpresentedanumberofacademicprizes.

Judith Sandland –outstandingdissertationprizeatundergraduatelevel–SSPRD(SpecialistSkillsPostregistrationDevelopment).Bethan Goundry–outstandingdissertationprizeatundergraduatelevel–nursing.Molly Povey–outstandingdissertationprizeatundergraduatelevel–midwifery.Matilde Rahtz-outstandingdissertationprize-MNursing.Samantha Cowan-outstandingacademicachievementprize–nursing.Charlotte Needham–outstandingacademicachievementprize–midwifery.Matilde Rahtz–outstandingacademicachievementprize–Mnursing.Magdalena Mucha-outstandingacademicachievementprize-FoundationDegree.Seth Francis-Graham –outstandingacademicachievementprize–MasterofPublicHealth.Peter Roderick-outstandingacademicachievementprize-MasterofPublicHealth.Hannah MacAdam–outstandingundergraduatepracticeachievementprize–nursing.Hayley Dunbar–outstandingundergraduatepracticeachievementprize–nursing.Kate Hutt –outstandingundergraduatepracticeachievementprize–midwifery.Marta Marmaj-outstandingpracticeachievementprize-FoundationDegree.Karim Habib - Departmentalprize.Magdalena Mucha-outstandingacademicprogressionprize-FoundationDegree.

Above Karim Harib

Above Matilde Rhatz and below Seth Francis-Graham

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Student NewsFormer nursing student shortlisted for NHS Regional Leadership Recognition Award

RussellYateswrites:“TheLeadershipSummitandRegionalLeadershipRecognitionAwardssaw200HealthandSocialCarecolleaguesacrosstheregionconnectandbeinspiredbynewandemergingleadershiptalentataneventheldinSheffieldinDecember.

“MatildeRahtz,whocompletedherMNursingprogrammelastsummer,wasnominatedinthecategoryofExcellenceinPatientExperienceandwasoneofthethreeshortlistedcandidates.

“MatildeimplementedaserviceimprovementprojectaspartofherprofessionalinternshipwithaCAMHS(ChildandAdolescentMentalHealth)team.Sheapproachedtheprojectverymuchwithinthespiritofpatient-centrednursing.

Matildedidnothavepreconceivedideasabout

howthepatientexperiencecouldbeimproved,andconsultedpatientstounderstandhowtheyexperiencedtheservice.Inanalysingthepatientexperience,Matildeusedprocessmappingtoidentifyasmallchangewhichcouldbemadetotheservicetobringaboutthegreatestimprovementtothepatientexperience.Theoutcomewastheimplementationofapilotprojectwhichrequiredachangeintheworkinghoursofsomestaff.ThisrequiredverycarefulhandlingonthepartofMatilde.Afterextensivediscussion,sevenmembersofstaffagreedtoworkflexiblytoallowtheservicetooffersomeeveningappointmentsfortheten-week,pilotperiod.”

Thejudgessaid:‘aproactiveapproachwhichisajoytoseeinsomeoneatthebeginningofnodoubtaverylongandsuccessfulcareer.Longmayitcontinue.’

Russellsaid“theawardsaredesignedforexperiencedNHSstaffanditisveryunusualforastudenttobeshortlisted.”

MidSoc hold two-day perinatal loss and bereavement event

TheMidwiferySocietyrecentlyheldatwo-dayeventonperinatallossandbereavement.EachdayincludedtrainingaroundinfantlossandthegroupheardfromChantalLockey,ChiefExecutiveoftheFoundationforInfantLossTraining,whoisalsoabereavedmotherherself.

Theeventwasagreatsuccessandwasattendedbymidwiferystudents,staffandqualifiedmidwivesfromaroundtheregion.Thegroupalsoheardtalksfrom4Louis,anorganisationthatprovidesmemoryboxesforbereavedparents,Reflect-apregnancyandlosssupportgroupbasedinYork–aswellasTheLullabyTrustandSANDS(Stillbirthandneonataldeathcharity). Pictured left are Jade Entwistle,

Midwifery student, Chantal Lockey from the Foundation for Infant Loss Training and Jennifer Friel (MidSoc President)

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Career and Education Framework for Cancer Nursing

VanessaTaylorhasbeenChairoftheCareerandEducationFrameworkforCancerNursingsteeringgroupwhichhasdevelopedanewcareerandeducationframeworkforcancernursingfortheRoyalCollegeofNursingandtheUKOncologyNursingSociety.

Thepublicationcanbeviewedathttps://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/publications/pub-005718.

Teaching News

Mary Seacole awardsTheMarySeacoleAwards(MSA)arenowopenfornurses,midwivesandhealthvisitorsinEngland,inspiredbythelegacyofMarySeacole.

TheseprestigiousawardsarefundedbyHealthEducationEngland.SuccessfulMSAscholarsarefundedtoundertakespecificprojectswhichaimtoimprovehealthoutcomesforpeoplefromblackandminorityethniccommunities,whilstengaginginsignificantopportunitiesforpersonaldevelopment.MSAscholarscanbeworkinginpractice,educationorresearchcapacities.

PleasefeelfreetocontactHelenBedford,MSASteeringGroupmemberforaninformaldiscussion(helen.bedford@york.ac.uk01904321649).Theclosingdatefortheawardsis5May2017.

New diabetes book availableAnnePhillipswrites:“Thesecondeditionofthe‘PrinciplesofDiabetesCare:evidence-basedmanagementforhealthprofessionals’forallmembersoftheprimarycareteamhasjustbeenupdatedandre-published.

“Itisacollectionofchaptersforpractitionerstoaccesstodeveloptheirskillsandknowledgeindiabetescare.Idesignedthetextbooktobeuser-friendly,witheachchapterofferingexamplesforcaseapplicationofthechaptertheme.

“Manyclinicalcolleaguesandlecturercolleagueshavekindlycontributedtheirknowledgeandskillstothis2ndedition.Colleagueswithinthedepartmentcontributinginclude:ClareMacArthur,JeromeWright,RussellYatesandformercolleaguesCaroleGelderandGillFurze.“

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Research News

York collaborates with children’s hospice for major new venture

TheUniversityofYorkandMartinHouseChildren’sHospicelaunchedarevolutionarynewmulti-disciplinarycentrecommittedtoleadingresearchonthemanagement,careandsupportofchildrenwithlife-limitingconditionsandtheirfamilies.

TheMartinHouseResearchCentre,ledbytheDepartmentofHealthSciencesinaninnovativejointventurewiththehospice,willconductworkfocusingontheprioritiesoffamiliesandtheprofessionalswhocareandworkforthem.

TheCentrewillbringtogetherexpertsincludingacademicsfromtheUniversitiesofYorkandLeeds,whowillworkwithstafffromMartinHouseChildren’sHospice,healthandcareprofessionalsandresearchersfromtheUKandbeyond.

LaunchedonFriday,13JanuaryattheUniversityofYork’sKing’sManor,representativesfromnationalcharities,researchers,parentsandyoungpeoplegatheredtolearnaboutthecentreandhearfromnationalfiguresworkingwithinchildren’spalliativecare.Parentsandyoungpeoplewithlife-limitingconditionswillalsoleadasessionsharingtheirexperiencesandopinions.

DrLornaFraser,SeniorLecturerinHealthSciencesandDirectoroftheMartinHouseResearchCentre,said:“Thisisaveryexciting,much-neededinitiativewhichwillallowustoundertakehighqualityresearchonareasthatareimportanttochildrenandyoungpeoplewithlife-limitingconditions,theirfamiliesandtheclinicianscaringforthem.TheoutputsoftheCentre’sresearchshouldbetheevidencewhichwillhelptoensurethatallchildrenandfamiliesreceiveequitable,highqualitycare.”

AngelaMonaghan,ChiefExecutiveofMartinHouseChildren’sHospice,said:“Asahospicewithalong-standingcommitmenttoresearch,weareimmenselyexcitedaboutthelaunchoftheMartinHouseResearchCentre.Wearedelightedthatthisexceptionalnewinitiativewillenableustobuildastrongerevidencebasebydevelopingresearchinthischallengingarea,enablingustomakearealdifferencetochildren,youngpeopleandtheirfamilieswhoneedpalliativecareservicesandtothestaffwhocareforthem.”

Hematology project aims for faster, better care for patients with blood diseasesPatientsstrugglingwithblooddisordersmaylookforwardtomorerapidandefficienttreatmentfromtheoutcomesoftheHARMONYproject,aninitiativethataimstocreatearoadmapforbetteraccessandcareforpatientswithvariousblooddiseaseswiththeuseofbigdata.

TheEpidemiologyandCancerStatisticsGroup,ledbyProfessorEveRoman,isoneof51partnersfrom11Europeancountries,includingsevenpharmaceuticalcompaniestotakepartintheproject.HARMONYwillputtogetheranonymouspatientdatatounlockvaluableknowledgeonmultiplemyeloma,acutemyeloidleukemia,acutelymphoblasticleukemia,chroniclymphocyticleukemia,non-Hodgkinslymphoma,myelodysplasticsyndromesandblooddisordersininfantsandchildren.

HARMONYwillbuildonpre-existing,long-lastingcollaborationsbetweenacademics,clinicians,patientorganisationsandthepharmaceuticalindustry.Itwillfurtheradvancemanagementofthesediseasesthroughamoreefficientprocessoftreatmentdevelopmentandrapiddecision-making.Theexpectedoutcomewillbebetterprognosisandquickerimprovedtreatmentdecisions.

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Review shows limited progress in digitising NHS records

Healthscientistshaveshownthat,inthe25yearssincetheNHSwastaskedwithdigitisingpatientrecords,therehasbeenlimitedprogressmade.

Thereview,thefirstofitskindtoaddressprogressofelectronicrecordimplementationinNHSsecondarycareorganisations,showedthatlimitedguidanceonITimplementationandunderestimatingthelevelofchangetotheworkinglivesofstaffmembers,weresomeofthereasonswhylittleprogresshasbeenmadetowardsbecomingafullydigitisedNHS.

Researchersarguedthatthehighnumberofchallengesthatwereuncovered,whichalsoincludedconfusionoverhowpolicyambitionswouldbefunded,highlightedthescaleofthecomplexityinimplementingtechnologyinhealthcaresystems.

DrArabellaScantlebury,researchfellowattheDepartmentofHealthSciences,said:“ItisdifficultforthoseoutsideoftheNHSsystemtovisualisethescaleofthisproject;therearehundredsofdepartmentsandhealthcareorganisations,usingdifferentITsystems,tryingtoshareimportantinformationaboutapatient.

“Onewayofunderstandingthecomplexity,isifweimagineinvitinganumberoffriendstoaneventusingonesystem,atextmessageforexample,onlyforthemtoposttheiranswersbackonseveraldifferentportals,Facebook,voicemail,andsoon;thiswouldbecomeadifficultcommunicationsexercise.

“Andwhatifoneoftheportalsusedwasaportalyoudidn’thave?Addinthefactthatpermissionmightbeneededbeforeyoushareyourresponseanditstartstogetverycomplicated.Ifwescalethisproblemup

significantly,thenwegetsomeinsightintothedigitalcommunicationschallengesfacedbytheNHS.”

Theteamreviewedpolicydocumentsandevaluationstoexploretheextentofprogressthathasbeenmadeandtotryandunderstandwhethercommonmistakeswerebeingrepeated.

ThereviewshowedthatprogresswaslimitedtotheintroductionofITinfrastructure,suchasNHSSpine,whichprovidesnetworksupportforelectronicrecords,allowinginformationtobesharedacrossthemanydifferentsystemsusedbyNHSdepartments.

DrScantleburysaid:“Therehavebeenattemptstoimplementelectronicrecordssince1992,butassomanyhavefailed,itistimetoaskwhy?Hospitalsneedtomakeinformeddecisionsaboutintroducingnewsystems,butguidance,underpinnedbyresearchintotheprosandconsofsuchsystems,islacking.

“PreviousattemptstoimplementelectronicrecordshaveinvolveddecisionmakingateitheracentralNHSleveloralocalone,butthereisalsoanargumentfordecisionstobecontrolledatbothlevels.

“Ourreview,however,suggeststhatwecannotrecommendoneapproachorproduceguidancebecausethereisnorealunderstandingorrobustevidenceintotheprosandcons,aswellascost,ofdifferentimplementationprocesses.Rigorousanalysisoffuturepoliciesisneededandshouldbeconductedinatimelywaytoensuretheresultsarevaluable.

“Itcostsmoneyeverytimeapolicyfailstoachieveitspurpose,soitisessentialthatgoingforwardthesamemistakesarenotmade.ThemoreinformationandguidanceonITimplementationthereisavailable,themorelikelyhospitalscanstarttomakeprogressindigitisingpatientrecordstoimprovehealthcareprovision.”

Research News

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Research News

Society actually does want policies that benefit future generations

RichsocietiesliketheUKarechangingtheplanet–fortheworse.HumanlifeistakingaheavytollontheEarth,itsclimateanditsvariousecosystems.

Thisgenerationisconsumingtheplanet,butitisfuturegenerations–peoplelivingmanycenturiesfromnow,aswellasourchildrenandgrandchildren–whowillbearthegreatestcosts.ProfessorHilaryGrahamfromtheDepartmentofHealthSciencesandProfessorPiranWhitefromtheEnvironmentDepartmentdiscussthisintheirarticleforTheConversation.

Takeclimatechange,forexample.Currentestimatessuggestthattheinternationalsafe

thresholdsetbytheParisAgreement–ofamaximum2oCincreaseinglobaltemperature–willbebreachedby2050.Withoutdecisiveaction,temperaturesaresettorisebyatleast4oCby2100.

By2050,achildborntodaywillbeintheir30s,andislikelytobeaparent;inrichsocieties,manycouldanticipatebeingalivein2100.Theywillbetheoneslivingthroughthis.

Howfuturegenerationsarerepresentedinpolicy-makingisoneofthebiggestquestionsofourtime.Wemightexpectthatprotectingfuturegenerationswouldbeacentralconcern,butthestandardapproachtopolicy-makingistoprioritisetheinterestsofcurrentgenerations.

Readthefullarticleathttps://theconversation.com/society-actually-does-want-policies-that-benefit-future-generations-69481.

LEGO therapies study launches new child mental health centre

AnewchildmentalhealthcentrewhichusesLEGOtherapiestohelpchildrenwithautismhasbeenlaunchedbystafffromtheDepartmentofHealthSciencesandtheHullYorkMedicalSchool.

Mentalhealthproblemsrelatedtochildhoodphobias,socialisationissuesconnectedtoautismanddetectingautismindeafchildren,willbethefirstresearchareasoftheCentre,whichwaslaunchedinpartnershipwithLeedsandYorkPartnershipFoundationNHSTrust.

ProfessorBarryWright,fromtheDepartmentofHealthSciencesandDirectorofthenewCentre,said:“Traditionallychildandadolescentmentalhealthresearchisbasedaroundinterventionsthathavebeenusedinadultpopulations,butweaimtomoveawayfromthismodelwiththelaunchofthenewCentre.

“Wehavestronginvolvementfromyoungpeopleindesigningandrunningourresearch,andchildrenandfamiliesarerightatthecentreofourthinkingasweplanfurtherresearch.”

ThenewCentrewillaimtodeterminewhetherthebehaviouralcharacteristicsofautismaremanifestedinthesamewayinbothdeafandhearingchildren,withaviewtoadaptingcurrentscreeningandassessmentmethodstosuitdeafchildren.

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Research News

Trials Unit writing week Grand Prix on track

TheTrialsUnitFebruary2017writingweekfoundallsixteamsontopformfinelytuned.Inpreparationforwritingweek,KatChattertongaveanenthusiasticandinformativetalkanddemonstrationofQUALTRIXwhichwasmuchappreciated.

Goodplanning,teambondingandabitofcompetitivenessforthetrophy,resultedinanastonishingamountofwritingbeingachieved.Thisincludedworkingonpapersatvariousstagesofdevelopmentfromdraftingtorespondingtopeercomments,writinggrantapplicationsandtrialprotocolsandabookchapter.

Congratulationstoeveryonefortheirprogress,smallorlarge,andinparticulartoBrooklandswhocarriedoffthetrophyandsomeveryfetchinguniquebaseballcaps.

Picture shows Brooklands: (L to R) Illary Sbizzera, Sarah Cockayne (team captain), David Torgerson, Bella Scantlebury and Sarah Ronaldson (congrats also to Louise Elliot).

Putting mental health first

OnFriday12May,HullYorkMedicalSchoolwillhostanational‘mentalhealthinmedicalschools’conference.Theconference,whichwilltakeplaceintheARRCAuditorium,willbringtogetherrepresentativesfrommedicalschoolsacrossthecountrytoshareexperienceandbestpracticewhensupportingstudentswithmentalhealthproblems.

Recentyearshaveseenmuchhighernumbersofuniversitystudentsreportingmentalhealthproblemsacrossallsubjects,andmedicineisnoexception.Whilstthismayindicatereducedstigma,italsosuggestsstudentsexperiencearangeofchallengesintheirearlyadultlives,withanincreasingneedtoestablishhighqualitysupportiveprocesses.

Theconferencewillfeaturepresentationsfrom12ofthe21medicalschoolsinattendance,andanalysethetypesofsupportthatuniversitiesmustofferinordertomeetthechangingneedsofmedicalstudents.

Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactclaire.foster@hyms.ac.uk

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Staff NewsLord Mayor of York visits Department

TheRightHonourable,theLordMayorofYork,CouncillorDaveTaylor,recentlyvisitedtheDepartmentaspartofhiscivicduties.

TheMayorwasjoinedbytheLadyMayoress,SheriffofYorkandtheSheriff’sladyandmetkeyDepartmentalstaff,aswellashavingatouroftheclinicalsimulationunit.

Green Impact update

TheDepartmenthasreducedtheamountitspentonprintingandphotocopyingbyover£14kfromthepreviousyear

£62,961.77totalcostfor1August2014-31July2015£48,727.99totalcostfor1August2015-31July2016

Thisisgreatnewshelpingustosavemoneyandhaveapositiveimpactontheenvironment.TheDepartmentandGreenImpact’saimistocontinuetoreducetheamountofprintingandphotocopying,butweneedeveryone’shelptoachievethis.ThereducingdepartmentalprintingcostsdocumentcreatedbytheITTeamofferstipsonalternativestoprintingandphotocopying.

InJanuarytheDepartmentcollectivelyraisedover£387fortheYorkToiletTwinningcampaign!Themoneyraisedwillhelptobuildtoiletsinareasthatdonothaveaccesstopropersanitaryconditions.Weraisedenoughtoprovidetoiletsforawholeschoolblock,plustwoindividualtoilets(typicallysharedbetweensixpeople).CertificateswillbeappearingontoiletsaroundtheDepartmentshowingthelocationsofoursupportedtoilets.Thankyoutoeveryonewhodonatedtothecampaign.OuraimistotwineverytoiletintheDepartment,solookoutforfurtherfundraisingeventsinthefuture!

HelloWe wish a very warm welcome to new members of staff who have joined the department recently, these include: Steve Ersser, Jenny Parry, Christina McGlynn and Mark Wall.

GoodbyeWe also wish a very fond farewell to those who have left the department over the last few months, including: Clare MacArthur.

Good luckWe also with Emma Edmunds and Nicola Thomis good luck with their new central marketing roles. We’re sure we will continue to see them in the Department over the coming months though.

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Old mobile phones wanted

PennyBroadleywrites“TheDepartmentandHarrogateandDistrictSoroptimistsareworkingwithChildlineZimbabwetoimproveaccessforallchildreninZimbabwetotheservicesofChildline.AtarecentmeetingoftheHarrogateandDistrictSoroptimists,DrAmandaMason-Jones,SeniorLecturerinGlobalPublicHealthandStellaMotsi,NationalDirectorofChildlineZimbabwe,wereinvitedasguestspeakers.ThemeetingheardthatChildlineZimbabwecurrentlyreceives50,000callsamonthfromchildren,themajorityofwhom(70%)reportsexualabuse.

ChildlineZimbabwecurrentlyhastwocallcentres,oneinHarareandtheotherinBulawayoandtheyareveryawarethatthepoorerruralareasofZimbabwehaveverylimitedaccesstocommunicationchannels.ThismeansthattheyoungpeopleintheseareasdonothaveeasyaccesstoChildline.Inordertoimprovethis,ChildlineZimbabwearetryingtosetupmobilephoneaccessintheseareassochildrencanaccessanduseadedicatedmobilephone,freeofcharge,toringChildlineforhelpandadvice.

How YOU can helpInordertoimproveChildlineaccessforallchildrenintheyneedmoremobiletelephones.Doyouhaveanyunusedmobiletelephonesthatyouare

nolongerusing?Theydonotneedtobesmartphonesbuttheydoneedabatteryandcharger.Everytelephonetheyreceivewillbeprogrammed,freeofchargebythemobileproviders,toaccessChildline’sdedicatedtelephonelinestaffedbycounsellors24hoursoftheday,365daysoftheyear.Thetelephoneswillbedistributedtoschoolsandcommunityfacilitiesinruralareasforyoungpeopletouse.

IfyouhaveanyoldusablemobiletelephonesinyourcupboardathomeandyouwouldliketohelpwiththisinitiativethenpleasegivethemtoAmandaMason-JonesinATB/233,PennyBroadleyinATB/256orMariaHydeinATB/119.”

L-R Amanda Mason-Jones, Stella Motsi, Penny Broadley, Pat Shore President Harrogate Soroptimists

Staff News

Congratulations

CongratulationstoSamTemple(PCMIS)andRebeccaWoodhouse(TrialsSupportOfficer)whowererecentlymarriedatStCatherine’sChurch,Crook,Windermere.

CongratulationsalsogotoNatashaMitchellfromYTUwhohadababyboy,Ruban,on2February,weighing8lb1oz,SarwatShah,researchfellow,PublicHealthandSociety,gavebirthtoababyboy:Yusef.FinallyKarenCardy,AuditandResearchSecretarytoPatrickDohertygavebirthtoababygirl,FaithPippa(picturedright)on3February,weighing8lb.

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Staff News

IfyouwouldliketomakeasubmissiontofutureeditionsofMegaphone, pleasecontactJaneMilsom(jane.milsom@york.ac.ukortel01904 321392).

Mental Health First Aider - Danielle Simpson

DanielleSimpsonwrites:“IrecentlyattendedMentalHealthFirstAidtrainingandamnowtheDepartment’sMentalHealthFirstAider.MentalHealthproblemscoverawiderangeofissuesthataffectaround1in4peopleandhindertheirdailylife.Themostcommononesincludestress,anxietyanddepression.Theabilitytorecogniseearlywarningsignsandintervenewithanon-judgmentalapproachcanleadtofasterrecoveryandaccesstoothersupportservices.

“ThetrainingispartoftheUniversity’songoingHealthandWellbeingproject.Thistrainingisaneducationalcoursewhichteachespeoplehowtoidentify,understandandhelpapersonwhomaybedevelopingamentalhealthissue.AsamemberofthesupportstaffwithinStudentServicesIamindailycontactwithstudents.Mytrainingwillnowenablemeto:

• spottheearlysignsofamentalhealthissue• feelconfidentinhowtoofferandprovideinitialhelptoapersonwhomaybeexperiencingamental

healthissue• safeguardlifewhereapersonmaybeatriskofharmtothemselvesorothers• preventmentalillhealthfromgettingworse• promoterecoveryofgoodmentalhealth• guideanindividualtowardsappropriatetreatmentandothersourcesofhelp• understandandhelptobreakdownthestigmathatexistsaroundmentalhealth.

Ifyouareexperiencingemotionalorpsychologicaldistresstheuniversityofferssomeexcellentsupport.”

Staff provisionEmployeeAssistanceProvider-https://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hr/employee_assistance/WellOnline-http://www.well-online.co.uk/Well@York-https://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hr/well@york/StressManagementPathway-https://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hr/well@york/stress-management/MentalHealthFirstContactNetwork-https://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hr/well@york/mental-health-first-contact/

Student provisionForanoverviewofallresources-https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/student-support-hub/Forspecificmentalhealthsupport-https://www.york.ac.uk/students/health/mental-illness/Forinformationonthestudentsupportgroup-http://www.mindyourheadyork.org/

General information on mental health services in Yorkhttp://www.healthwatchyork.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Guide-to-Mental-Health-and-Wellbeing-in-York-issue-2.pdf

MentalHealthFirstAidEngland-https://mhfaengland.org/

Pleasegetintouchifyou’dliketoknowmoreaboutthetrainingorjustwantachataboutanyoftheabove.Emaildanielle.simpson@york.ac.ukortelephone01904321928or01904321540.”