Tuesday 14 April 2020 Welcome to our new Facebook E-Midwife Have you got concerns or questions about Barnsley Hospital maternity services? Please use our new E-Midwife Facebook page. It will be monitored by a qualified, experienced midwife from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Our maternity service will use this page to help you – by responding to non-urgent enquiries via direct messaging. We’ll be […]
Tuesday 14 April 2020 Keeping in touch with loved ones while they are in hospital At Barnsley Hospital we understand how difficult it must be for families and loved ones at a time where visiting is suspended.
Monday 13 April 2020 Guidance for the use of mobile devices by patients We want you to use your mobile device in hospital, it’s an important way of keeping in touch and making use of online resources like the NHS app. It’s important that when you use your mobile device in hospital you’re careful not to: Take anyone’s photo without permission, including staff or people in the background […]
Saturday 11 April 2020 Thank you to all the children of Barnsley for staying home and safe Since schools closed, children all around the country have made rainbows and put them in their windows. We have seen loads of them as we travel into work at the hospital, and we have to tell you it really brightens our days. These rainbows and other drawings and paintings in windows, on walls and pavements […]
Wednesday 1 April 2020 Barnsley Hospital – Gender Pay Gap Report – 2019 The full report can be found here: https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/uploads/2019/03/Gender-Pay-Gap-Report-2019-Final.pdf Executive Summary All UK employers have a legal requirement to publish their gender pay data on an annual basis. The gender pay gap calculation is based on the average hourly rate paid to men and women. This calculation makes use of two types of averages; a […]
Wednesday 1 April 2020 Barnsley Hospital Charity launch Amazon wishlist We understand that during restricted visiting access, it can be difficult not to see loved ones if they are in hospital. Barnsley Hospital Charity have launched an Amazon wishlist with items to support staff and patients at Barnsley Hospital during the Covid-19 outbreak. You can see this here – https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/28WKTELCUI90Z?ref_=wl_share On the Amazon wishlist are […]
Wednesday 1 April 2020 Hospital ramps up Emergency Department to protect patients and staff Barnsley Hospital has put in place robust new arrangements in its Emergency Department to protect staff and patients during the Covid-19 outbreak. The arrangements include a new system in operation at the front end of the Emergency Department to separate suspected Covid-19 patients and non Covid-19 patients. All patients who come to the Emergency Department […]
Tuesday 31 March 2020 Diabetic eye screening at Barnsley Hospital Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, Barnsley and Rotherham Diabetic Eye Screening have suspended all routine eye screening and slit lamp screening until further notice. Individuals with diabetes who were due for screening or become due for screening during this suspension will be reviewed and recalled as soon as possible, when the service is in […]