Research, create and deliver five impactful changes to inequalities faced by our population in accessing and benefitting from our autism, learning disability and mental health services as part of our wider drive to tackle inequality (the RDaSH 5).
a phone screen shows two notifications on it. The first says reminders, you can now manage talking therapies appointments on your phone and online. The second one says Download the SystmConnect or NHS app to book, manage or cancel appointments in the palm of your hand. You can also contact our admin teams through your app, instead of calling.
📱We've made it easier to access Talking Therapies and manage any future appointments! You can now self-refer via the SystmConnect or NHS App.
What does it mean for you?
💬Faster decisions around your care
💬Contact us via app/web
💬Cancel appointments online
💬Quicker to self-refer
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Plan your day: When you know there will be fireworks, being prepared can help. Know what you are going to do, whether this is staying at home or going out. Know your triggers: Smells, sounds and flashes caused by fireworks can act as strong triggers. You can reduce the impact of this by having sensory aids such as essential oils or music, or noise cancelling headphones and blackout blinds. Use coping skills and ground yourself: Take a look at the photo of breathing and grounding techniques from Op Courage - the veterans mental health and wellbeing service. They can help to reduce distressing feelings and remind yourself that you're safe. Talk to others: It can be helpful to connect with friends and loved ones. You could ask family or friends to be with you during Bonfire Night. Finally, remind yourself: This is temporary. This will pass.
Box breathing. Breathe in for 4, hold for 4, release for 4, hold for 4, repeat. Grounding - name things you can see, touch, hear, smell and taste. Stop skill: Take a step back, don't react. Stay in control. Take a deep breath. Don't let your feelings make you act impulsively. Observe - what is going on around you, what is the situation, what are your thoughts and feelings. Proceed mindfully. Act with awareness and think about your goals. TIP skill: tip the temperature, ground yourself by splashing your face with cold water. Intense exercise, to calm your body down when it's revved up. Paced breathing if your breathing needs slowing down and pair it with muscle relaxation by tensing and releasing.
🎆Many people look forward to Bonfire Night, but for some veterans, it can be a really challenging time.
Sudden loud noises, flashes of light and the smell of fireworks can trigger traumatic memories or PTSD.
🪖Take a look at this advice from Op Courage, the veterans mental health service.
Trust Matters is ready to read now, please take a look and we hope you enjoy it. #NHS #Doncasterisgreat #Rotherhamiswonderful #NLincsisgreat
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Young people, With Me in Mind and Rotherham Utd have come together with one goal in mind, to encourage young people to talk about their wellbeing and ask for help if they have mental health worries or needs. Read more: www.rdash.nhs.uk/news/one-goa... #NHS #Rotherhamiswonderful
Deliver the NHS green plan and match commitments made by our local authorities to achieve net zero, whilst adapting our service models to climate change.
Thank you to Louise, a Peer Support Worker in the Learning Disabilities & Forensic Directorate who has kindly donated ‘fidget twiddle muffs’ to support people with #anxiety. They've been successful supporting people with learning disabilities by distracting them during having bloods taken #NHS
A graphic of 3 people with speech bubbles and text that says Are you struggling with sleep? Avoiding stuff you would usually enjoy? Are you feeling snappy or irritable? Getting muscle tension, aches and pains? Do you want to be able to relax more and challenge negative thoughts? Our Talking Therapies Stress Buster course can help you!
Be less stressed by Christmas...🎄(yep, we've used the C word!🎅)
Our next online 6-week Stress Buster courses start soon, so you can enter the festive season feeling like yourself again.
📍Doncaster, 30/10, 5.30-7
📍North Lincs, 29/10, 5.30-7
📍Rotherham, 12/11, 6-8
Sign up online, link in bio.
at the top of the image it says 'what some people think OCD is' and underneath this are four grey boxes, with text to the side of them which say 'being organised, tidying often, enjoying order, liking things to be clean'. Below this in bold letters it says ' what OCD actually is'. Underneath are 12 colourful boxes in rainbow colours, each with a description of what OCD can feel like. These are "obsession themes, overt compulsions, intrusive thoughts, mental rituals, avoidance, reassurance seeking, feelings of guilt shame and doubt, impaired functioning, unwanted sensations, mental images, feeling stuck, distress and having to face fears.
💬What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
This #OCDAwarenessWeek, we'll be shining a light on the condition.
There are lots of misconceptions around what OCD is – or isn’t. That’s despite almost 1 in 50 people in the UK being affected by it.
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This #OCDAwarenessWeek we're bringing back Allan to tell his story.
Allan would constantly count, check and repeat things. He came to us for support with his OCD symptoms after his wife and employer urged him to get help.
🎥: youtube.com/watch?v=6LN3IfEQ6wQ
A green background has a dark blue design on top which includes lines on the top left and bottom right corners, a talking therapies speech bubble to the bottom left and stars to the top right. In the centre, a quote says I have OCD - untreated and undiagnosed for more than 40 years. This lead to severe anxiety and depression. I cannot speak highly enough of Talking Therapies at RDaSH, they were brilliant and I don't think I would be here now without them. Everyone is brilliant and so empathetic. I had 20 hours of CBT with a therapist who got my depression score from 90% down to about 10%.I now feel confident in handling my OCD and know I'm in control of it. Now, I'm a volunteer for Talking Therapies and want to tell as many people as I can that help is out there. Go to Talking Therapies - they saved my life. They can help you too, they really can!
✨ It was only right that we showcased this incredible story on Feedback Friday for #OCDAwarenessWeek!
💬Struggling with symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)? Talking Therapies can help you: rdash.nhs.uk/services/nhs-talking-therapies
Flu is circulating. The best time to have your vaccine is as early as possible. Jason Kerry from the Infection Prevention and Control team is urging you to not delay in being vaccinated. Listen to this important message #DejaFlu #NHS #Doncasterisgreat #Rotherhamiswonderful #NLincsisgreat
We're on a roll with our #flu campaign💉#DejaFlu #NHS #Doncasterisgreat #Rotherhamiswonderful #NLincsisgreat
It’s our conference today at #Rotherham @NewYorkStadium for our fabulous Health Care Support Workers, more photos to follow #NHS #Rotherhamiswonderful #Doncasterisgreat #NLincsisgreat
at the top of the page is writing in an arch that says mental health mythbusting. below this are two blue speech bubbles and an image of an older adult male wearing glasses. In the first speech bubble it says 'if I say I'm struggling with my mental health they'll think I'm crazy the second says 'struggling with your mental health is very common and does not make you 'crazy'. Our team of therapists are understanding and on-judgemental. We would never think a person is 'crazy'.
at the top of the page is writing in an arch that says mental health mythbusting. below this are two blue speech bubbles and an image of an older adult with a thought bubble and tangled up string in it. The first speech bubble says"what does depression or anxiety look like?" the second says "depression and anxiety can affect a person for many reasons, and there can be a range of different symptoms. common symptoms include: *feeling unhappy or hopeless *worrying frequently *losing interest in things you once enjoyed *feeling exhausted or restless *sleeping too much or too little"
at the top of the page is writing in an arch that says mental health mythbusting. below this are two blue speech bubbles and an image of two older adult females power walking together. The first speech bubble says 'i'm just frustrated because of my long-term health condition. The second says 'It's completely understandable that a long-term health condition, or health changes, may affect the way you feeling mentally, too. Our teams can support you to live well mentally with your health condition. We also have a dedicated long-term conditions team in Doncaster!
at the top of the page is writing in an arch that says mental health mythbusting. below this are two blue speech bubbles and an image of two people talking about treatment. The first speech bubble says 'i'm too old to be getting any support' and the second says 'that’s absolutely not the case! in fact, research suggests that older adults with depression are even more likely to benefit from psychological therapies than younger people are. you don’t have to keep feeling down or worried, talking therapies can help you."
🌧️"I'm just feeling a bit under the weather, that's all"
👐"I'm not depressed, that's a thing the younger generation struggles with"
🧠"I'm too old for any help for my mental health"
👆They're just a couple of things we hear when we're out and about speaking to older adults about mental health.
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Actively support local primary care networks and voluntary sector representatives to improve the coordination of care provided to local residents, developing services on a hyper local basis.
Take a look at this week's vlog from our CEO
#Rotherhamiswonderful #NLincsisgreat #Doncasterisgreat #NHS
@mydoncaster.bsky.social
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This week was our Board meeting. Here our Chair, Kathryn Lavery gives us a summary of some of the topics discussed. Why not take a listen? #NHS #Doncasterisgreat #Rotherhamiswonderful #NLincsisgreat
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More #flu vaccinations were done today at our Board of Directors meeting #dejaflu #Doncasterisgreat #Rotherhamiswonderful #Nlincsisgreat
A quick message from England's greatest ever batsman. Lets knock #flu for 6. #dejaflu #Doncasterisgreat #Rotherhamiswonderful #NLincsisgreat
We can help you to feel more like yourself again before Christmas!
🕸️No need to visit your GP first, you can sign up online: rdash.nhs.uk/services/nhs-talking-therapies
🍂A new season is officially here (just a reminder in case the autumn equinox, crunchy leaves and pumpkin-spice-everything, everywhere, wasn't making it clear enough!)!
🍁If you've been struggling with low mood or worry, make this autumn the time to turn over a new leaf.
Take a look at this week's Voice of RDaSH, Cheryl Gowland, GP Liaison and Co Chair Carer's Network #Rotherhamiswonderful #NLincsisgreat #Doncasterisgreat #NHS www.youtube.com/watch?v=fltC...
Employ peer support workers at the heart of every service that we offer by 2027.
Come along to our Fibrosis Awareness Day event on Thursday 25 September, meet and chat to our Respiratory Specialist Nursing Service. Full details can be found here:
rdash.nhs.uk/news/fibrosi... #Doncasterisgreat #Rotherhamiswonderful #NLincsisgreat
Fancy volunteering as a driver? We’re looking for volunteers in North Lincolnshire to drive patients to and from their appointments and to help their families visit them in hospital. Read more here: www.rdash.nhs.uk/news/fancy-v... #NHS #NLincsisgreat #volunteer
This morning New Beginnings held their Recovery Milestones and Mentor Graduation coffee morning. Guest speakers shared their recovery journeys and mentors who have just completed their course to become fully qualified mentors graduated and received their certificates #NHS #Doncasterisgreat
#recoverygames colour festival! Recovery Games
A big thank you to the Civic Mayor of Doncaster Cllr Tim Needham for supporting #recoverygames
Join us at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre & Campsite for free family fun and lots of #recoverygames
