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Practice educator accolade for social worker Rosie
Social worker Rosie Meleady has been chosen as ‘Social work practice educator of the year’ at a national conference run by Leeds Beckett University, University of Leeds and The Open University. The Supporting Learners in Practice annual conference is aimed at nurses, midwives, social workers …
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Receipt and distribution receive and distribute festive cheer!
Our receipt and distribution team have been busy collecting stacks of donated selection boxes to spread some Christmas cheer to young children at Urban House in Wakefield, an accommodation centre which houses asylum seekers. The team can usually be found shipping out goods ordered by …
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Barnsley wards receive awards for improving patient safety
Two units in Barnsley have been awarded certificates for achieving a reduction in the number of falls occurring on their wards. The stroke unit at Kendray Hospital in Barnsley were presented with a platinum award for going 64 days without a fall. They were originally …
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Kirklees Insight team are on the ball with service user football sessions
Our Kirklees Insight team have teamed up with our linked charity Creative Minds and Huddersfield Town Foundation to offer game-changing football sessions for service users. People using the Insight service kick off their training sessions every Thursday where their ball skills are put to a …
Contacting Barnsley community nursing referral service
The neighbourhood nursing service is essential in preventing unnecessary admission to hospital. Access to the service is via our community nurse referral centre, including referrals from other nursing teams, specialist nurses, general practitioners, acute services, social services and self-referral. Please be aware that the community …
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Students visit hospital to learn about careers with NHS
We welcomed a number of year 10 ambassadors from Barnsley schools on 14 November 2018 at our Fieldhead Hospital headquarters. The Made in Barnsley Programme is an expansion of the successful Sheffield Cutler’s Better Learners, Better Workers Programme which currently works with 30 Secondary schools in …
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Stop The Pressure
We’re supporting International Stop Pressure Ulcers Day, November 15 2018. Our healthcare professionals who work in Barnsley communities will be talking to patients, families and members of the public about how to prevent pressure ulcers. A pressure ulcer (sometimes called a bed sore or pressure …
Chantry remembers
Chantry patients, relatives and staff have created artwork to commemorate Remembrance Day 2018 which this year fell on the 100th anniversary of the end of the first world war. They collected plastic bottles and painted them to make “The Chantry Wave”. One relative has been …
Mental health hospital stays reduced by housing support co-ordinator
A new housing support co-ordinator is helping people with mental health conditions to move back into suitable accommodation following a stay in hospital. The role – delivered in partnership between our Trust, Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) – has …
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New website launch offers free courses for common mental health conditions
People in Barnsley can now access free courses and resources to help with common mental health conditions online following the launch of the new Barnsley Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) website on Stress Awareness Day (Wednesday 7 November). Barnsley IAPT is a service which …