Better Health – Stoptober is back for its ninth year, to remind all smokers that now more than ever, ahead of flu season, is the time to put your lungs first, quit smoking and breathe easier, by joining the nation’s biggest quit attempt from October 1st. New data released today in the UCL Smoking Toolkit […]
Yearly Archive for 2020
Help us to shape our new service for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is excited to introduce a new Plastic Surgery service in October 2020 onwards. We would appreciate your thoughts on how we can shape the service to meet our patient’s needs. What is plastic and reconstructive surgery? Plastic and reconstructive surgery involves restoring or improving ‘form and function’ using a variety […]
Could you be an Enhanced Support Volunteer at the hospital?
Would you like to be part of a ward team, providing support to patients, carers, visitors and staff? Can you commit to at least 4 hours per week? If so, then the Enhanced Support Volunteer role is for you.
How you can help shape health and care services across our region
Make a difference in your community by sharing your health and care priorities and your experience of health and care (good and poor) to influence service improvements.
Developing a new Respiratory Service for adults in Barnsley
Find out more and have your say on proposals by Sunday 13 September 2020
Remember to bring your medicines with you if you have to come to hospital
Did you know? More than 80% of missed medicines at the Trust relate to medicines being taken by the patient prior to admission. Remember: If you are coming into hospital, bring all your medicines with you if possible or have a family member or carer bring them in. Bringing your own medicines into hospital helps […]
Returning to one single Covid-19 hospital site for our region – the Royal Hallamshire Hospital
At the beginning of the pandemic, the Royal Hallamshire Hospital was the primary hospital in our region providing treatment for those people who had Covid-19 but as the number of patients rose, all our hospitals began to provide this care. Now, as numbers have reduced, we no longer need as many hospital beds available for […]
Coming to the hospital for elective surgery: FAQs
We have put together a list of FAQ’s regarding planned surgery at Barnsley Hospital. Please read these before attending the hospital for planned surgery.