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Midwife happy to look after mothers as well as babies

WEBYasmeen Akhtar is a mental wellbeing midwife who works at Barnsley Hospital. Her role means she supports women who have any mental heath concerns or …

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3,000-plus kids access mental health support Barnsley Chronicle

WEB3,000-plus kids access mental health support. MORE than 3,000 children have been in contact with mental health services over the last 12 months, new figures …

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Liver disease figures at all-time high Barnsley Chronicle

WEBNationally, there were 31,221 deaths due to liver disease among under 75 year olds between 2020 and 2022. It equated to a mortality rate of 21.1 per 100,000 …

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New figures reveal health inequalities Barnsley Chronicle

WEB06/01/23 • By Jack Tolson. THOUSANDS of Barnsley residents living in poverty are also suffering from health problems, new figures have revealed. New estimates from the …

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Free lung checks to be given to smokers Barnsley Chronicle

WEBPeople in Barnsley aged 55 to 74 who smoke or used to smoke and are registered with a Barnsley GP will be invited by letter for a free lung Health check from …

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Men told to speak out at mental wellbeing club

WEBAndy’s Man Club first came to Barnsley in November after a need for male mental health support in the area was picked up on. The charity was founded in 2016 in …

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HAPI zones would address health inequality Barnsley Chronicle

WEBIt proposes new health and prosperity improvement (HAPI) zones, that ‘would serve as an innovative response to growing poverty and ill-health’. The figures show 7.5 …

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Diagnostic centre to double number of patients treated

WEBMEDICS at Barnsley town centre’s ‘groundbreaking’ diagnostics hub have vowed to almost double the figure of patients being treated within the next year following …

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NHS diagnostics hub officially opens in town centre

WEB01/07/22 • By Emily Phillips. A ‘FIRST of its kind’ NHS community diagnostic centre officially opened in the town centre to help ease a soaring backlog of cancer screening …

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Residents’ life expectancy ages ‘not improving’

WEB“This data represents real people across the country and are as true for Barnsley as anywhere else. “Underneath these rather bleak headlines, of life expectancy …

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Union fears 'end of public NHS' Barnsley Chronicle

WEBNHS Barnsley staff will vote on health care being provided by businesses as part of a national shake-up by the Department of Health. Union officials are worried …

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‘System is broken’, says mental health charity Barnsley Chronicle

WEB04/02/24 • By Jack Tolson. ALMOST 200 people with mental health issues were detained in Barnsley over the latest 12-month period prompting a charity to call for a reform of the …

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Hospital chairman to step down Barnsley Chronicle

WEB24/12/18. BARNSLEY Hospital chairman Steve Wragg is stepping down after decade at the helm. Steve, who was appointed in January 2009, has completed the recommended …

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Major plan to move some hospital outpatient services to shopping …

WEB07/03/24 • By Josh Timlin. A SHOPPING centre will be transformed after major plans to create a town centre health hub in order to alleviate mounting pressure on Barnsley …

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Good news on waiting times as hub expands Barnsley Chronicle

WEB03/03/24 • By Jack Tolson. THE second phase of Barnsley’s NHS diagnostic hub in the Glass Works is now complete - and it’s been deemed a success by health bosses who …

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Large amount of adults still smoking Barnsley Chronicle

WEBAcross the UK, smoking among adults also fell to its lowest level of 12.9 per cent last year - a drop on the 13.3 per cent reported in 2021. However, charity Action on …

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New mum praises maternity mental health team Barnsley Chronicle

WEBA MUM who received support from Barnsley Hospital’s maternity-related mental health team has praised the service and urged other expectant parents to follow …

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Millions needed to renovate hospital Barnsley Chronicle

WEBALMOST £25m is needed to renovate buildings at Barnsley Hospital to a proper standard - with £5.2m required to fix high-risk issues which must be addressed …

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Barnsley nurse who brought drugs into prison to be sentenced

WEBA TRUSTED Barnsley nurse who supplied drugs to prisoners will be jailed as part of the takedown of a huge drug network - believed to be worth well over £1m. Amy …

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