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Video van lights up #clapforcarers
A local outdoor media display company has been visiting our Fieldhead Hospital with their video van to thank front line workers as part of the ‘clap for carers’. Last night Media Displays’ van was be parked by the site entrance, initially displaying messages thanking local …
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Our forensic gym hero
Dennis Webster, Senior Health Care Support Worker / Gym Instructor, Thornhill Ward provides physical health activities for service users, and in doing so has increased the use of the gym. Dennis works with service users in providing customised activities, to not only improve physical and …
Barnsley community services make nearly 5,000 home visits in one week
Natalie McCarthy is a trained nurse is a trained nurse who usually works as a training and education coordinator with care homes in Barnsley. She’s currently taken on a special role helping respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a really busy time for us in …
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Barnsley IAPT continuing to offer support through Coronavirus
It’s virtually business as usual for IAPT team leader Tom Brown. “Barnsley IAPT remains open for anybody with mild to moderate anxiety and depression issues. We continue to offer assessments and evidence based treatments, although these are being offered via phone for the time being. …
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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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