Great outcome from one of our community meetings on the ward. Nice to see some positive changes on the horizon. #patientleadcare #nsft #acuteward #workingtogetherforbettermentalhealth #gyas

Following on from a community meeting held on the 28th, our patients said they wanted a "Know Your Rights" information board.. so this is exactly what they got. Fabulously put together by our OT staff. #MHRights #GYAS #NSFT

E-Mental Health.. the use of IT, social media and applications to help reduce the implementing of psychological intervention for our service users. This display shows some of the Apps our service users can use in order to help manage their MH both on ward and at home!

Following on from our previous tweet.. #EMentalHealth #Apps #CopingStrategies #NSFT #GYWAS #ForBetterMentalHealth

Our new sensory unit here at GYAS.. complete game changer for our OT department.. pictures of this beauty in action to follow! #nsft #OccupationalTherapy #gyas #adultmentalhealth #workingbettertogether

We’re on the road again today, taking our #ManMOT events to #Great Yarmouth & #Holt. We’re also joining @activenorfolk in Bowthorpe at their All to Play For event @theFDCnorfolk. Come and find us and pick up your FREE copy. #menshealthweek bit.ly/392vuTD

Occupational Therapist, BillieOT, hosted an evening person-centred cooking session to accompany the ward movie night. Including all dietary requirements, promoting social inclusion and creating a therapeutic environment for our inpatients 👏🏼 🍕 🎥 Care Quality Commission

As part of the community meetings ran by ⁦@DanLeggettOT⁩ & ⁦BillieOT⁩, we have now introduced a notice board which has is updated weekly. Keeping all inpatients informed of the changes we introduce to better our care provision and improve access to recovery.

As part of recent developments, for the last month the OT’s have been running a DAILY coffee morning ☕️ Covering the daily agenda RE, groups, activities, times for meetings, offering the opportunity to raise concerns and more. Fresh fruit such as 🍉🍇🍓🍎🍌🍐 has been introduced

Getting the shopping in readyfor Monday’s Healthy Habits group Ran by occupational therapists, the group enables service users to be encouraged to select healthy alternatives for breakfast and promotes well-rounded nutritional intake #occupationaltherapy Care Quality Commission

Wimbledon 2022 Ran by our Occupational Therapy Activity Co-ordinator 🎾 👟 - Creative sessions making decorations for the ward - Baking sessions - Refreshments organised by team and provided by catering - Promoting positive engagement Next on the list - afternoon tea!

Afternoon tea on the ward 🫖 🍰

OT’s ran coffee morning with a twist, giving service users a healthy alternative to croissants and biscuits, garnished with freshly grown mint from the ward garden. 🪴 🍓 🍉 Promoting both greater nutritional intake and self-sufficiency ✅ Mutual help agenda ✅ BillieOT

Great halloween weekend on the ward. Used various groups to promote social integration, creativity and a general sense of togetherness and community. The ward chalk board is going down well! #OTgroups #Halloweenweekend BillieOT Care Quality Commission

Children in Need baking fundraiser at GYAAS today. Credit to Sue our activity coordinator for organising it, and all staff and service users for baking their cakes. A perfect medium for promoting occupational engagement! £50 raised 👌🙂💚 #childreninneed2022 Care Quality Commission

Impromptu pizza making and Children in Need "by the tele" tonight on the ward. Promoting social inclusion, interaction, upskilling and togetherness. Enjoyed by everyone 🙂💚🙏 #lovemyjob #OT Care Quality Commission NSFT Council of Governors NSFT mental health

After discussion amongst the team we have developed a new system to enable our service users to discuss their care with their consultant when they need. Every service user was seen at the time they requested and now feel more involved in their care 🙂 UEA Occupational Therapy Care Quality Commission