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Dr Palmer named as NHS Clinical and Care Professional Lead

2024-09-05T19:12:13+01:00

Dr Palmer named as NHS Clinical and Care Professional Lead The CEO of Mind in Bexley and East Kent has been appointed as the mental health lead by the NHS in south east London. Dr David Palmer has been appointed by NHS South East London Integrated Care Board into the Bexley place Clinical Care & [...]

Dr Palmer named as NHS Clinical and Care Professional Lead2024-09-05T19:12:13+01:00

Serene retreat earns award nomination

2025-01-13T14:29:58+00:00

  Serene retreat earns award nomination Lake House Holistic Centre in Ashford has been nominated for the 2024 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. The venue offers a community and corporate retreat and provides a wide range of holistic wellness therapies in an effort to promote the importance of maintaining good mental health for everyone. The site [...]

Serene retreat earns award nomination2025-01-13T14:29:58+00:00

School nominated for wellbeing award

2025-01-13T14:29:18+00:00

Special educational needs school nominated for wellbeing award ALP Sittingbourne is more than just a school. They focus on personalised education and curriculums tailored to individual needs, fostering positive relationships and trust. Rightly so, they have been nominated for the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. Neive Wright from the awards team investigated. ALP Sittingbourne is a [...]

School nominated for wellbeing award2025-01-13T14:29:18+00:00

Creating a safe space for those coping with suicide bereavement

2025-01-13T14:29:18+00:00

Creating a safe space for those coping with suicide bereavement The effects of suicide are far-reaching, and grief is difficult and complex to navigate. One such organisation, Kent & Medway Amparo, who provide support for Suicide Bereavement, have been nominated for the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. Neive Wright from the awards team investigated.   Charity [...]

Creating a safe space for those coping with suicide bereavement2025-01-13T14:29:18+00:00

Lord Lieutenant of Kent will be speaker at wellbeing awards

2024-08-19T14:37:33+01:00

Lord Lieutenant of Kent will be speaker at wellbeing awards Organisers of the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards are delighted to announce that the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, The Lady Colgrain, will be a VIP speaker at the annual event. She joins veteran Hari Budha Magar, the disability champion and double amputee who has climbed Everest, [...]

Lord Lieutenant of Kent will be speaker at wellbeing awards2024-08-19T14:37:33+01:00

Singing to boost the soul

2025-01-13T14:29:18+00:00

Singing to boost the soul Kent Soul Choirs has been nominated for the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards for their work providing an inclusive community full of support and friendship across Kent and London. What is unusual with this initiative is that the choir requires no auditions to join. Neive Wright from the awards team investigated. [...]

Singing to boost the soul2025-01-13T14:29:18+00:00

Fundraiser raises record amounts for emergency service

2025-01-13T14:29:58+00:00

Fundraiser raises record amounts for emergency service Tim Bell has been nominated for Kent Fundraiser of the Year title in the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards for his incredible work of raising over £60,000 for the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey and Sussex (KSS). Tim, pictured above, has spread awareness about the charity and has raised [...]

Fundraiser raises record amounts for emergency service2025-01-13T14:29:58+00:00

Talking therapies support reinvented 

2025-01-13T14:29:57+00:00

Talking therapies support reinvented Providing one-to-one support for someone at their lowest is a vital part of the service provided by West Kent Mind. But with increased demand and fluctuating funding the charity opted to innovate and reinvent this critical service - earning a nomination for the 2024 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. Neive Wright from [...]

Talking therapies support reinvented 2025-01-13T14:29:57+00:00

Dancing their way to wellbeing

2025-01-13T14:29:58+00:00

Dancing their way to wellbeing Sparkles Belly dancers are a group of 50 ladies, aged between 18 and 80, who promote body confidence and an active lifestyle through the joy of belly dancing. They have raised thousands of pounds for Macmillan and for the baby unit at QEQM hospital in Margate. For this outstanding work, [...]

Dancing their way to wellbeing2025-01-13T14:29:58+00:00

Therapy pets improve wellbeing of pupils

2025-01-13T14:29:57+00:00

  Therapy pets improve wellbeing of pupils The passion and hard work of an unusual three 'man' wellbeing team at a Swale school has earned a nomination for the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. Officer Co-ordinator Lindsey Baker and her two therapy dogs, Sonny and Scooby, have been nominated for their outstanding work at Milton Court [...]

Therapy pets improve wellbeing of pupils2025-01-13T14:29:57+00:00
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