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Trust launch NHS rainbow badge campaign
In celebration of LGBT+ History Month, the LGBT+ staff network launched the NHS rainbow badge campaign at their recent members meeting. The campaign will give Trust staff the opportunity to make a pledge in order to receive their badge. “This was the first LGBT+ members …
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Barnsley ‘Community Responders’ scheme
Our partner Barnsley Council is mobilising local residents to build volunteer capacity to help protect the most vulnerable over the coming weeks. In partnership with BCVS, they’ve launched a ‘Community Responders’ scheme which is a call to arms for people to register if they are …
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Yorkshire Smokefree: COVID-19 and Smoking Information
The Chief Medical Officer has highlighted that smokers are more susceptible to respiratory infections making this an important time to encourage smokers to quit. ASH has had contact from smokers saying the current situation has given them the final push to quit, and asking for …
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Look after your eyesight this No Smoking Day
This No-Smoking Day, Yorkshire Smokefree is encouraging local residents to quit smoking, while reminding people of the link between smoking and sight-loss. Any amount of smoking, even light, occasional or second-hand can affect your eye health and increase your chances of suffering a sight-threatening eye …
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85% of Trust faxes axed
We’re well on track do remove all of our fax machines by 31 March 2020 in accordance with the national NHS directive to ‘Axe the Fax’. A whopping 85% have now been removed. Thank you to all the teams that have worked hard to remove their …
Over 2,200 staff get a jab and give a jab
By vaccinating themselves against flu, our staff have helped to provide 2,250 life-saving vaccines to children in need across the world. As part of this year’s flu vaccination campaign, our Trust pledged to support UNICEF’s ‘have a vaccine, give a vaccine’ initiative, which meant that …
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Important information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
The NHS in South and West Yorkshire and Public Health England (PHE) are well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to …
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We sign up to go smokefree with NHS pledge
Our Trust has signed the NHS Smokefree Pledge to show our commitment to helping smokers to quit and keeping our sites smokefree. The cost of smoking to the NHS in England is £2.5 billion every year, and 1 in 4 patients in hospital is a …
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Leg ulcer flowchart saving NHS millions shortlisted for two top awards
Our Barnsley tissue viability service has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards – including an international celebration of the world’s leading tissue viability and wound care professionals. The service has been named as a finalist at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Partnership Awards in the …
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Trust teams are the Best of Barnsley at dementia care awards
Five members of Trust staff have been recognised at an awards ceremony celebrating the best in local dementia care. Lead nurse Dan Slater, education and training co-ordinator Natalie McCarthy, nurse consultant Andrew Stones, advanced nurse practitioner Allie Singer and community memory nurse Maggie Brookes were …
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