Success of vocational placements within new hospital cafes
Sussex Oakleaf’s two new cafes at Meadowfield Hospital, Worthing, and Langley Green Hospital, Crawley have already offered numerous vocational placements for people with mental health difficulties. Since the cafes opened in October 2011, turnover has increased by an impressive 28 per … Continue reading
Enterprising Cafés offer employment to people with mental health difficulties
PRESS RELEASE Official Launch: Meadowfield, Worthing, 8th Nov, 2pmLangley Green, Crawley, 10th Nov, 2pm Two hospital cafés serving inpatients and visitors in West Sussex have been transformed into social enterprises where people recovering from mental illness can find paid employment … Continue reading
Murder Mystery Fundraising Dinner
Friday 28th October 2011 The Birch Hotel, Haywards Heath – Come dine with us – if you dare! Sussex Oakleaf presents ‘An Inn-Spectre Culls’ featuring Murder to Measure and very special guests (Sussex Oakleaf’s Senior Managers making fools of themselves … Continue reading
Official Re-Launch of the Yews Community Centre
Saturday 1st October 2011 10.30 am to 12.30 pm at The Yews, 55 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1BJ RSVP – Tel: 01444 412367 Email: yews@theyewscentre.org.uk — Programme — 10.30am Welcome drink and the opportunity to meet the … Continue reading
Sussex Oakleaf speaks out at All Parliamentary Group on Dual Diagnosis
Alan Wallace, service user coordinator was joined by two service users, Lisa and George, from Sussex Oakleaf’s Dual Diagnosis Steering Group, to attend an All Parliamentary Group for People with Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis at the House of Lords on Wednesday … Continue reading
Sussex Oakleaf is a top employer!
Sussex Oakleaf is delighted to announce that it recently achieved 68th position in The Sunday Times Top 100 Employers in the Public/Third Sector. The organisation also progressed from a Best Companies ‘One to Watch’ to a ‘One Star’ accredited organisation. … Continue reading
New mental health service in Eastbourne
Sussex Oakleaf is launching a new county wide mental health service in Eastbourne in partnership with Jiva Healthcare and East Sussex County Council. Sussex Oakleaf is now providing services in East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. In Brighton … Continue reading
New mental health service in West Sussex
Sussex Oakleaf is involved in delivering a new service to support people with complex psychological needs (often referred to as personality disorders) in West Sussex. The new service is called the Recovery Support Centre at Bluebell House, Royal George Road, … Continue reading
The Big Society
The Big Society is a society in which individual citizens feel big: big in terms of being supported and enabled; having real and regular influence; being capable of creating change in their neighbourhood. Sussex Oakleaf is committed to the aims … Continue reading
WANTED: 3 NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Our Board would benefit from new members with skills/experience in the following areas: Marketing (inc. social media) Legal (leases, employment) Quality Assurance/Performance Management (ideally ISO 9001) Sustainability Issues Sussex Oakleaf is actively increasing the diversity of our Board of Directors … Continue reading