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Issue 4
ple Matters
What’s happening in Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
In this issue:
Members’
Festive Evening
Complementary
Therapies
Infection Control
campaign takes to the road
Focus on CAMHS
Our new women only acute 
How can we
mental health ward opens
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for the better?





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achieve a 
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interview:
welcoming 
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homely 
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atmosphere 
whilst 

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maintaining 
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Name: Sue Green
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Job title: Administrator at Mill Lodge in 
high clinical 
from the Chair and Chief Executive to 
Kegworth
standards”
the Spring edition of People Matters.
What is an Administrator?
My role involves managing support services 
in the areas of finance, personnel, materials 
and property, housekeeping, catering, laundry, 

2010 is set to be a busy year for the Trust 
security, transport and maintenance.
with the final stages of our Foundation Trust 
application coming ever closer. External 
How long have you worked with 
factors in recent months delayed applications 
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust?
but we were pleased to submit ours to the 
18 years.
Department of Health on 1st March. We 
In this issue of People Matters, please take a 
now await their approval before passing our 
look at the pictures of the new Heather Ward 
What are your main duties, what do you 
What do you like most about your job?
application on to Monitor, the Foundation 
Tony Harrop obe
– our first women only inpatient ward that 
do in your day-to-day role?
The variety. Everyday presents a different challenge. I enjoy the contact 
Trust regulators, for the final stage of the 
Chairman
opened in December. I’m sure you’ll agree the 
I work at Mill Lodge, a 35-bed inpatient 
with clients, relatives, the multi-disciplinary team, contractors, suppliers 
process.
team have done a fantastic job making it a 
unit providing care for people with enduring 
and numerous NHS support services. I like to see projects through to 
peaceful, safe and welcoming environment. 
mental health problems and Huntington’s 
completion. We have had a huge refurbishment at Mill Lodge providing 
2010 and the following few years are also 
Disease (HD). As Administrator of the unit 
single sex lounges and upgrades of ensuite bathrooms to name but a few. 
going to challenge us from a financial point 
You can also read about the international 
I administer the financial systems including 
It really has made a difference to the environment, but more importantly 
of view. You may know that across the 
research funding awarded to our eating 
patient’s monies and monitoring non-pay 
to patients, relatives, visitors and staff.
country NHS budgets are being squeezed 
disorders service to test an innovative new 
budgets. I manage the admin team who 
and we expect to see no increase in our 
treatment for anorexia nervosa. This is a 
provide a comprehensive administrative 
If you could have three dinner quests for a dinner party at your 
funding – however our costs, many outside 
marvellous opportunity to develop the service 
service, including inputting and maintenance 
home, who would they be and why?
our control, will continue to increase. There is 
Antony Sheehan
and meet the needs of people in our care even 
of health record and information systems, for 
I would anticipate a hilarious, down to earth, evening with Paul 
no doubt this presents serious challenges for 
Chief Executive
better. 
the inpatient unit, HD community service, 
O’Grady’s quick wit and Jo Brand’s dry humour. Paul suffered from 
us, but we have solid achievements to build 
Northampton HD Advisory service and HD 
depression and was recently recognised for championing ‘breaking down 
on and, thanks to the work in preparing our 
There’s exciting news for new starters with 
research office. I manage the ancillary staff who 
the stigma of mental health’, whilst Jo in the ’80s worked as a psychiatric 
Foundation Trust application, we have plans 
the Trust as part of a regional employment 
as a team develop and maintain a clean and safe 
nurse and is co-writing a satire on the state of the NHS set in a geriatric 
to deal with this.
scheme that LPT is leading. We’re 
environment for patients and unit personnel 
ward. Alan Titchmarsh with his wicked sense of humour and easy 
encouraging employers to welcome people 
and provide high quality nutritious food, 
manner would hopefully advise on designing and restocking our gardens at 
These plans still include service improvements 
with mental health conditions and learning 
including texture modified meals in line with 
Mill Lodge. None are renowned for their culinary skills - so no pressure!
and while it may be harder or take a bit 
disabilities into the workplace – and setting a 
the needs of our HD client group. We aim to 
longer, we remain committed to our goals. 
good example by doing this ourselves. 
achieve a welcoming homely atmosphere whilst 
What film would you recommend to our members and why?
A lot of what we want to achieve is about 
In this edition we also focus on our child and 
maintaining high clinical standards in an effort 
I would recommend Robin Williams’ Patch Adams, a true story 
working in different ways and more closely 
adolescent mental health services, to explain 
to enhance the experience for patients, relatives, 
illustrating the need to work at the whole hospital experience, easing 
with partners and communities and this 
a bit more about the wide ranging services 
carers and staff. Rarely are two days the same.
anxiety and recognising the importance of laughter and compassion not 
doesn’t have to cost more money.
they offer for young people throughout our 
just the clinical aspects.
communities. 
Why did you want to do the job you do?
The support we receive from our members 
“The support 
I have worked as a Registrar of Births, 
Who would be your dream passenger and who would you leave 
continues to motivate and encourage us and 
We’re always looking for more members to 
we receive from 
Deaths and Marriages, Occupational Therapy 
stranded in a lay-by?
so it was wonderful to see so many of you 
join LPT and would love to hear from some of 
Assistant and in catering management. This 
I would pick up DCI Gene Hunt of Life on Mars, it makes me wistful 
at the Festive Evening in December. I hope 
our members 
our younger readers who want to get involved 
role, whilst administrative, seemed to make use 
of a time when I was a special constable; political correctness didn’t exist 
you enjoyed the informative and fun-filled 
and have their say about what we do. If you 
continues to 
of all my skills whilst continuing to maintain 
and the police did the job they were paid for and protected the public. I 
evening as much as we did. Our thanks go 
are 14 or over and would like to join LPT then 
motivate and 
optimum job satisfaction. I never get the chance 
would leave Alastair Campbell stranded in the layby and wave as I drove 
to everyone who took part and helped us to 
please complete the membership form on 
to get bored!
off – need I say more!
make it such an enjoyable occasion. 
encourage us…”
page 11 and help us to hear your voice. •






Sir John Brigstocke, LPT Chairman Tony Harrop, Heather Ward Matron Rachael Eldessouky and 
LPT Chief Executive Antony Sheehan
behaviour techniques to alter patients’ 
£300,000 for Eating  attitudes towards compulsive exercise and 
provides alternative coping mechanisms. 
Disorders Therapy
The study, a ‘world first’ in evaluating the 
effectiveness of an exercise enhanced therapy, 
will aim to recruit 200 patients with anorexia 
nervosa (100 from UK and 100 from Australia) 
4
Our Eating Disorders Service has been 
“ If this research 
to take part in the trial. Dr Jon Arcelus, 
5
jointly awarded £300,000 from the Australian 
Consultant Psychiatrist in Eating Disorders 
shows that LEAP 
National Health and Medical Research 
with LPT’s Eating Disorder Service said:
Council to undertake a four year research 
is an effective 
project with Loughborough University and the 
“We are very excited about this research project. 
therapy it wil  
Sydney Eating Disorders Service. 
Prior to LEAP there have been no focused 
have a significant  attempts to reduce a patient’s use of exercise. 
The research will test the effectiveness of an 
impact on the 
This new therapy is designed to work alongside 
innovative treatment for anorexia nervosa 
current treatments and is intended to alter the 
lives of people 
called LEAP. 
patient’s compulsive habits, change their belief 
suffering 
system and behaviours, and provide alternative 
Loughborough Eating Disorders Activity 
coping strategies. 
First look at new Heather Ward
from anorexia 
TheraPy (LEAP) was developed by the 
nervosa…”
Loughborough University Centre for Research 
“If this research shows that LEAP is an effective 
We were delighted to open our doors to patients on our first women-only acute 
into Eating Disorders, and tackles the use of 
therapy it will have a significant impact on the 
extreme exercise by patients with anorexia 
lives of people suffering from anorexia nervosa, 
mental health ward.
nervosa as a way of preventing weight gain. 
and will be a huge step forward in the treatment 
The new treatment uses enhanced cognitive 
of this severe illness.” •
Heather Ward – an 18-bed ward based at 
“…this is a 
Helped by the new ward design, staff will 
the Bradgate Unit – was opened by Sir John 
offer specialist care for women patients 
stunning 
Brigstocke, Chairman of NHS East Midlands 
who are particularly vulnerable including: 
Strategic Health Authority in a special 
refurbishment 
women who are pregnant, women from BME 
ceremony to mark the occasion on 16th 
communities with a cultural need for a single 
…special y 
December 2009.
sex ward, women with histories of abuse 
designed 
or violence and those who are assessed as 
As you can see from the photographs this is a 
to enhance 
vulnerable with regard to sexual behaviours. •
stunning refurbishment which was specially 
the patient 
designed and redeveloped to enhance the 
patient experience by providing a better 
experience…”
25 per cent of people with mental health 
therapeutic environment and improved 
Working for Wellness 
conditions are in employment, while only 10 
privacy and dignity. 
per cent of people with moderate or severe 
in the East Midlands
learning disabilities have a job. This inequality 
Service users, carers and staff worked closely 
is not acceptable, and the Working for 
with the building contractors Interserve to 
We have joined forces with NHS 
Wellness campaign aims to tackle it.
design the décor and layout of the ward, 
organisations across the East Midlands to sign 
and thinking. Having a sustainable impact on 
“This inequality 
which offers an increase in space for 
up to the Working for Wellness in the East 
LPT is championing this campaign and our 
these issues can only be achieved by multi-agency 
is not 
patients, more therapeutic activity areas, 
Midlands campaign. This aims to create job 
Chief Executive Antony Sheehan is leading 
partnerships, communities and individuals 
lounges, quiet areas and internet 
opportunities in the NHS for socially excluded 
the regional network which brings together 
working together.”
acceptable, and 
access. 
people, particularly those with mental health 
representatives from the Government Office 
the Working 
conditions and learning disabilities, whilst 
for the East Midlands, the Department of 
We’re proud to be leading the way for other 
for Wel ness 
The Department of Health 
also promoting the health and wellbeing of 
Health and all 33 NHS organisations in the 
organisations and we were the first in the 
supported the £2.5 
the existing NHS workforce in the region.
East Midlands. 
network to appoint two job seekers from the 
campaign aims 
million refurbishment 
programme into administrative roles here 
to tackle it…”
with money allocated 
People with mental health conditions and 
Antony said: “The link between individual 
at LPT. We are currently going through the 
specifically to improve 
learning disabilities still face a huge amount 
well-being, employment, positive mental health 
second phase of the recruitment process and 
privacy and dignity in 
of discrimination when job hunting and 
and prosperous and cohesive communities has 
hope to have further applicants in post by the 
adult mental health wards.
during employment. Nationally, fewer than 
increasingly been recognised in national policy 
end of March. •





Let’s Talk About Health
Membership News Update
•  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: 
Elections and Foundation 
A Beginner’s Guide
Monday 17th May
Peepul Centre, 28 Orchardson Avenue, 
Trust Update
We are working in partnership with NHS Leicester City to provide 
Leicester LE4 6DP
talks for our members on a range of health issues. A list of these 
Tuesday 25th May
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We are pleased to be able to inform our 
Members are an extremely important 
upcoming events is provided below.
St Peter’s Health Centre,
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members that we recently moved successfully 
community of influence and we want 
Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester 
through to the second stage of the Foundation 
to ensure that in the period before the 
•  Learning Disabilities & Parenthood
Trust application process and our plans for 
elections we continue to engage and 
Wednesday 14th April
•  All Eyes Ahead: Sight
the next five years are being considered by the 
work with you in order to improve our 
St Peter’s Health Centre Sparkenhoe Street, 
June Date, venue and time to be confirmed
Department of Health. In the final stage of 
plans for the future and the delivery of 
Leicester 
the process our application will go to Monitor, 
services for local communities.
Wednesday 28th April
•  Alternative therapy: Fitness Cognitive 
the regulator of Foundation Trusts, who make 
Peepul Centre, 28 Orchardson Avenue, 
Behavioural Therapy and Nutrition 
the final decision on our application.
With this in mind we are developing a 
Leicester LE4 6DP
July Date, venue and time to be confirmed
‘Prospective Governors Forum’ where those 
During the time that Monitor consider 
members who are interested in standing for 
Further dates for 2010 are currently being arranged and will be available in the Summer edition 
our application we are required to run the 
election as a Governor can begin to work with 
of People Matters and on the LPT website at www.leicspt.nhs.uk •
elections for the Council of Governors. All 
us to take forward areas for development. 
of our members will automatically be sent 
Those members who feel able to commit 
nomination forms as well as ballot papers in 
to forum meetings, will be encouraged to 
the post so there is no need to have to request 
voluntarily represent the views of our service 
The De Montfort Gospel Choir.
them from the membership office. You just 
users, carers, public and stakeholders by 
Women’s Managed 
need to remember to vote when the time 
looking at our plans for strategic and service 
Network
comes.
developments. •
Members’ Festive 
The Women’s Managed Network has 
Evening 2009
been set up to look at issues relating to 
women, in particular around mental 
It feels like just yesterday but the 2009 
health. The network has regular meetings 
Listening and Working Together
Members’ Festive Evening took place 
that include topics and activities such as: 
back in December at the Ramada Jarvis in 
Leicester. Over 90 members joined us 
·  The work of the Network
We are keen to develop strong links with 
are taken on board and used in 
and were able to meet staff from 
·  Meeting LPT staff and voluntary groups
both organisations and individuals so that 
future developments. 
all five of our services areas, 
·  Issues and concerns about women’s 
we can learn by “Listening and Working 
namely services for adults, 
mental health
Together”.
If you are interested in any of the themes 
children, older people, people 
·  Sharing ideas for future working, 
below, then please contact us to book a place. 
with a learning disability and specialist 
including how best to involve Trust 
We want to help our members, service users 
Most of these events take place between 
services. 
members
and carers to get to know us and our services 
10am and 2pm and include lunch and 
better and to help us to make improvements 
refreshments.
Members were able to find out about 
All meetings take place at the Herschel 
to the services we provide.
recent and planned service improvements 
Prins Centre (Glenfield Hospital site) 
Date 
Subject
and had the opportunity to quiz the teams 
from 10am to 12.30pm and the meetings 
So, we’ve arranged a series of workshops for 
on various aspects of their work. We were 
dates for 2010 are: 
us all to get together.  These workshops are 
12th May 
Peer Review
joined by the spectacular De Montfort 
interactive and involve two-way discussions - 
25th August 
Child and Adolescent
Gospel Choir, who gave an amazing 
Friday 14th May
in small, facilitated, working groups - so that 
 
Mental Health Services
performance of festive singing. Our thanks go 
Thursday 8th July
we can each share ideas and information. 
17th November 
Adult Mental Health
to them and everyone involved for making the 
Thursday 9th September
We can then ensure that these discussions 
 
Services
evening very special indeed. •
Thursday 11th November
If you would like to book a place at any of these membership events or want more information, please either contact 
We are currently building up our contact database and would like to have members email contacts. This would mean we 
Samantha Quinn, Partnerships and Community Involvement Manager, at xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx or call 
could send you all the usual updates, newsletters and information electronically. If you would like us to update your record 
freephone 0800 0132 530 and leave us a message so we can get back to you.
with your email address them please contact Sam at xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx






Complementary Therapies on 
to be able to provide the patients with more 
one-to-one interaction and engagement like 

Making more time 
this. It really does create a more calming 
atmosphere and decreases boredom, 

for patient care
Ashby Ward
aggression and irritability levels amongst 
the patients.”

Last year, LPT introduced Releasing Time 
to Care (RTTC) on seven wards covering a 
Funding for this pilot phase was secured 
range of specialties. RTTC is an improvement 
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Patients on Ashby Ward at the Bradgate Unit are 
from the Bradgate and Bennion League 
Clarendon Ward 
project which helps nurses to increase the 
9
benefiting from a range of complementary and beauty 
of Friends with support from Volunteer 
before (above) and 
amount of time they are able to spend on 
Manager Mary Dewis and Modern 
after (below)
direct patient care by redesigning key ward 
therapies now available on the ward.
Matron Lynne Ward. Based on this 
processes – the aim of the project is to 
success, Sharon is hoping to extent 
improve the experiences of service users, 
this three month pilot to other 
carers and staff.
Sharon Lusk, a LPT sponsored student, set 
women on the ward. 
wards – which would require 
up this initiative as part of a Learning and 
the support of more volunteer 
The project starts with an opportunity for 
Improving in Partnership course being run 
Sharon is delighted with 
therapists.
the ward team to think about their vision 
jointly by LPT with De Montfort University 
this success and says “The 
for patient care and to gather information 
and the East Midlands Development Centre. 
treatments are very relaxing and 
If you are a qualified 
about key outcomes, such as patient and staff 
we have had good responses from 
Complementary or Beauty 
wellbeing and safety. They then reorganise 
Sharon and her colleague Jean Forster, both 
most patients. It really does help patients 
Therapist, and have two hours or 
the ward environment so that everything they 
experienced and qualified Complementary 
to feel better about themselves and increase their 
“It really does 
more to spare to take part in this 
need is accessible and ready to go.
Therapists, are volunteering their services 
self confidence.”
initiative please contact Sharon at 
help patients to 
each week to offer a range of therapies to 
xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
 
The project has already achieved impressive 
the patients. Treatments that Sharon and 
The staff on Ashby ward have supported 
feel better about 
results. 
Jean offer include manicure and pedicure, 
Sharon and Jean to ensure the success of 
For details about the Learning and 
themselves and 
reflexology, facials and body massage. The 
the project. Nicholas Higham, Therapeutic 
Improving in Partnership course contact 
•  Cedar Ward will be installing a drinks 
increase their self 
treatments have proved popular with patients 
Liaison Worker on the ward is pleased with 
our improvement project office on 
room for service-users (non alcoholic of 
and are being taken up by both men and 
the impact of the scheme, “It’s definitely good 
confidence.”
0116 295 6038 •
course!). Not only will this encourage 
independence, it will also free up staff 
from having to make the drinks and give 
them more time to spend with service users 
instead – saving 28 hours per month, or 
Infection Control Campaign
336 hours a year
•  By introducing linen trolleys – one for 
“…the message 
The Hand in Hand Challenge road-show 
featuring 
male and one for female patients – staff 
recently visited the Bradgate Unit along with 
LPT’s Dawn 
on Barnsdale Ward have saved time by 
about good 
a special true/false quiz machine. Staff, 
Illiffe who 
Dawn Illife, 
having everything to hand to change the 
hand hygiene 
patients and visitors enjoyed testing their 
works with 
face of the Hand in 
beds when at a patient’s bedside; saving 
knowledge on the machine by answering 
our hotel 
Hand campaign.
time, energy and the risk of cross infection. 
and preventing 
six randomly selected questions on a range 
services team 
Left: Antonia 
This has saved nearly 8 hours per month 
the spread of 
of infection topics including, correct hand-
at the Herschel 
Garfoot with the 
(91 hours per year).
infections is 
washing, MRSA, Clostridium Difficile and 
Prins Centre. 
true/false machine
general cleanliness in hospitals. 
She filmed the advert 
•  Staff on Clarendon Ward have 
being heard.”
alongside colleagues from other local NHS 
significantly reduced the amount of time it 
The good news is that over 80% of the 
organisations. 
takes to do all the paperwork for a patient 
questions were answered correctly which 
admission – saving 124 hours per year.
clearly shows that the message about good 
The TV ad will appear across the region this 
hand hygiene and preventing the spread of 
Spring. The campaign, now in its third year, 
All seven wards have now finished the 
infections is being heard.
is spearheaded by the NHS East Midlands 
foundation stage of the project and the teams 
Strategic Health Authority, and is in response to 
have moved on to look at specific processes 
TV Advert
recent polling amongst East Midlands’ residents 
they would like to redesign. •
A new TV advert is also being shown as part 
which revealed that cleanliness is still a top 
of the regional Hand in Hand campaign 
concern for 37 per cent of the population. •





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years of age, offering a wide range of different care and support 
services throughout Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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What services do we provide?
14 and older in the early stages of a psychotic 
Telephone:
We have multidisciplinary teams made up 
illness. In addition we have an experienced 
of psychiatrists, psychologists, community 
clinician specifi cally to work with young 
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nurses, occupational therapists, primary 
people who self harm.
mental health workers and trainees from all 
Gender:
disciplines. In all there are currently 8 teams:
We concentrate on working with children 
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and young people who are experiencing the 
•  3 locality teams providing outpatient 
more severe forms of mental health disorders 
In order to ensure the ethnic make up of our member ship refl ects 
services 
for example depression, anxiety, eating 
cut her
the local population we would like to know your ethnic origin. 
•  5 specialist teams
disorders, self-harming behaviour associated 
Please indicate your ethnic origin below:
•  Young people’s team for youth offending, 
with mental health disorder and psychosis. 
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homeless and ‘looked after’ children
Asian or Asian British:
Mixed:
•  A day resource for younger children and 
 
Bangladeshi
 
White and Asian
families
Developments in CAMHS 
“…our vision is 
We are proud to be national leaders in several 
 
Indian
 
White and
•  A team for children and young people with 
Our teams continually evaluate the services 
areas including the Young Peoples Team and 
to ensure we 
 
Pakistani
  Black African
learning disabilities
provided and are keen to develop new ways 
the Learning Disability Service; and are very 
•  An inpatient unit for young people over 12 
of working that meet the needs of our 
provide excellent 
fortunate in having close working relationships 
 
Any other Asian
 
White and
years
service users, families and carers even better. 
with Leicester University. We are successfully 
  background
  Black Caribbean
quality, locally 
•  A primary mental health team
CAMHS General Manager Bob Johnson said: 
treating more young people with eating 
Black or Black British:
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Any other mixed
accessible, 
•  Two specialist ADHD (Attention Defi cit 
“Our staff are passionate about the service they 
disorders locally, rather than them having to 
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African
Hyperactivity Disorder) clinics in Leicester 
provide. Our vision is to ensure we provide 
evidence-based 
go elsewhere, and CAMHS workers are leading 
White:
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Caribbean
and Loughborough
excellent quality, locally accessible, evidence-based 
work on the ‘Think Family’ initiative.
care that is 
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Any other Black
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British
care that is timely, patient centred, and tailored 
timely, patient 
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Irish
We also work closely with the local Psychosis, 
to the cultural needs for each family.”
If you would like any further details 
Early Intervention and Recovery (PIER) team 
about CAHMS please contact Dr Abhay 
Other Ethnic Group:
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Any other White
centred, and 
  background
which accepts referrals for young people aged 
Our teams work in close partnership with 
Rathore, Clinical Director at
 
Chinese
tailored to the 
the local authority, education and voluntary 
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cultural needs 
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for each family.”
workers are seconded to work with our partner 
Are you a young person who 
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working within the Hospital School.
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Wellbeing
Make Time 
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for You
Do you sometimes feel like you have 
no time for yourself? Do you feel that the 
pressures of work and home-life fill every 
waking hour? If so it is important to give 
yourself a break and make some time for you. 
Hobbies are encouraged by many mental 
health professionals as a way of reducing 
stress levels. Having a hobby can provide 
something new – it entirely depends on your 
you with a sense of satisfaction, and help to 
own interests.
give you a break form potentially stressful 
situations at work or home. When your mind 
At LPT many of our service users find benefits 
is fully engaged in your hobby, the trials and 
in taking part in a variety of creative arts. 
tribulations of life in our fast-paced society 
There is a wealth of evidence and good 
have to take a backseat for awhile. By the 
practise that illustrates the benefits, right 
time you return to life’s everyday demands, 
across the spectrum, of the arts on people's 
all those problems and challenges don't seem 
mental well being.
quite so overwhelming and you find that you 
can handle them more effectively. 
No matter what hobby or interest you 
develop, the important thing is to make 
A hobby can stimulate the mind, allow you 
time for yourself and find something that 
to express yourself creatively and learning 
stimulates the mind and will help to relieve 
something new and different can give an 
the everyday stresses of the day. Taking some 
enormous sense of satisfaction and self 
time out for yourself can help revitalise you 
confidence. Hobbies can vary from taking 
and leave you more able to deal effectively 
a course to painting a picture and cooking 
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