St Raphael Ward 🍋

Preparing for the new year in creative group yesterday. A well received group by the gents #art #newyear

Fantastic outcome of garden led activities on the ward. This was an activity initiated by one of the HCAs which the gents have continued to engage in throughout their stay with us 🥕

It’s lovely to see the flowers blooming that our spring OT student planted with the guys in a gardening group. They’ve been well looked after and nurtured 😍 #gardening #plants #summer

Really good introductory session to the men’s self-care group on the ward this morning. Brilliant work by the therapy team in planning and delivering this group

Finishing of #OTWeek22 with a reflective #lifehack session with the guys run by our OT and OTA. Some amazing feedback about the benefit of the group 😊 #OTLifeHacks @theRCOT

Another fabulous day and another fabulous #OTLifeHack by one of our staff on the ward. We also spoke about today about how recognising and noting any achievements (e.g. getting dressed) can help promote a sense of well-being long term @theRCOT @AHP_SPFT #otweek2022 #OTLifeHacks

This week is #OTweek2022 and the theme is #liftupeveryday. Across the week we will put up #OTlifehacks across the ward that help us as individuals but also what we have seen work in our profession. Here is the start we have made😊 @theRCOT @AHP_SPFT @withoutstigma

Creamy pumpkin soup making this morning for a bit of warmth with the ot team 😍 the guys loved it!

Fruit tasting went down well this morning and also providing a bit of extra #hydration for the guys.

Celebrating Wimbledon with strawberries and cream this afternoon at tea break 🎾 🍓

Starting of our football through the ages display with chelsea football club. Other teams to come in the near future ⚽️

A massive thank you to our admin team for doing such a wonderful job as part of #CarersWeek2022. These are beautiful and a lovely way to send some gratitude from our ward 👌

Some of our service users have enjoyed writing cards to their carers this week to say thank you for the support they offer #CarersWeek2022

As today marks the start of carers week, we are starting the week of by saying a massive thank you to all the carers, past, present and future who provide support for the service users on our ward. #carersweek2022

Starting of the jubilee celebrations on the ward with the watching of the trooping of the colour. A very popular activity amongst our service users 🇬🇧#JubileeCelebration

@HeadsOnCharity @OtWoodlands @rotherview1 @BlackbrooksGC @athelasplants @Homebase_uk @Tesco @sainsburys @LidlGB @asda Thank you for all your hard work, our gents love what you’ve done. Such a difference already, we can’t wait until everything is in full bloom🌱🌸

Heads On charity volunteer day at St Anne’s, Woodlands @OtWoodlands Can anyone in or near Hastings help with donations of plants, herbs or fruit plants?! 🍓🪴🌿 @rotherview1 @BlackbrooksGC @athelasplants @Homebase_uk @Tesco @sainsburys @LidlGB @asda

@rosiedrage1 @churcher300 @withoutstigma Thanks so much to all involved. We love it 🌱🪴🌺🌸

@churcher300 @withoutstigma Amazing guys 👏🏻👏🏻

Amazing away day with the Corporate Governance Directorate. An opportunity to support services by refreshing the gardens @withoutstigma St Raphael Ward . A 17 bedded Male older peoples ward.

Massive thank you to @HeadsOnCharity for the support and hard work today in helping us tidy up the patio/garden area which has made it a much more welcoming space for our service users 🙌

The guys loved the visit from this little guy today 😍 #lamb #spring

A fresh and brisk winter walk this morning with a service user. We even spotted a heron!