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Barnsley Hospital grounds and all surrounding roads are smoke free. 

Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health and it has proven benefits if you are waiting for surgery. 

Undergoing surgery can be demanding for any person. Being physically active before coming to hospital can improve your ability to recover.

Doing what you can to improve your general health and fitness, is the best way to get ready for surgery. This will help reduce the risk of complications after your procedure and support you in your recovery. It will also support your longer-term health. 

Your wishes and those of your child are very important. We want to work with you to provide the best possible care for your child. 

It may be possible for you and your child to choose how anaesthetic and other medicines are given. Sometimes there are medical reasons why things have to be done in a certain way. If so, these reasons will be explained to you. Nothing will happen unless you understand and agree with what has been proposed.  

Deciding to have surgery may have been an easy or difficult decision. A range of factors impact upon how risky surgery can be. As a patient, you can take steps to improve your wellness and decrease the chances of any complications occurring. 

Barnsley Hospital is committed to providing every patient with same-sex accommodation because it helps to safeguard privacy and dignity when people are at their most vulnerable. 

We have listed all of our services and their different names in our extensive A to Z listing.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to the Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust website. This website is run by Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

You might be offered an outpatient appointment at one of our sites, following a referral from your GP or other healthcare professional.

Being an outpatient means you are not staying overnight in the hospital.

If you are staying in our hospital for one night or more, you are an “inpatient.”  

Our Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is based in The Glass Works in Barnsley Town Centre. It offers vital testing and screening services in a convenient location in a fresh and modern environment.

Barnsley Hospital’s mission is to provide the best possible care for the people of Barnsley and beyond at all stages of their life. 

As part of this mission, we aim to provide people with learning disabilities and autistic people with the same access to treatments and care as anyone else. We aim to work with and for people with learning disabilities, autistic people and their carers and loved ones.

Patient stories are presented to the Trust Board; either by you as a patient or by staff involved in your care.

Patient-led assessments of the care environment (PLACE) is the system used to assess the hospital environment's quality.

The Trust patient panel aims to give our patients a strong voice to help shape the way in which Barnsley Hospital delivers healthcare. 

Barnsley Hospital’s mission is to provide the best possible care for the people of Barnsley and beyond at all stages of their life. 

As part of this mission, we aim to integrate dementia awareness and support into all physical health services; this will ensure that we care for and treat the ‘whole’ person. 

Nutritious and balanced meals are provided for patients, from menus which have been designed with input from Trust dieticians.  

We want to do all we can to support patients to remain connected to family and friends, during your stay in hospital. Due to a range of circumstances, your relatives or friends may not be able to physically visit you in hospital. If this is the case, there’s a number of other ways in which our team can support you to keep in touch with loved ones. 

The Patient Experience and Engagement Team are here to listen to patients’ thoughts, feelings and ideas. We feedback on your experiences to the Hospital Staff and senior management, in order to improve patient care.