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New Covid booster clinic at Barnsley Metrodome to help jab 90,000

Web15/12/21 • By Jack Tolson. A MAJOR walk-in vaccine clinic will open tomorrow at the Metrodome - as health bosses aim to tackle a list of 90,000 people now eligible to …

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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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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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Hundreds wait for mental health treatment Barnsley Chronicle

Web17/02/23 • By Jack Tolson. HUNDREDS of people were forced to wait for more than three months to get their second mental health treatment in Barnsley last year, 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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Residents’ life expectancy ages ‘not improving’

WebHealth think-tank the Nuffield Trust said there is a ‘postcode lottery’ for health - and called on the government to address disparities in healthcare, provision and …

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

WebThe Department for Health and Social Care said it will invest an additional £2.3bn a year in mental health services, meaning an additional 345,000 children and …

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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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Cervical cancer appointments down in Barnsley

WebIt’s prompted health bosses across the town to urge those eligible to get screened and to take the vaccine. A spokesperson for South Yorkshire ICB said: “Every …

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‘System is broken’, says mental health charity

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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Suicide rate is higher than the UK average Barnsley Chronicle

WebTHE rate of suicide in Barnsley is higher-than-average, according to latest figures, and health bosses will meet on Friday to discuss ways to bring the figures down. …

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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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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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People shaping up thanks to fitness referral scheme

WebHealth referral scheme co-ordinator Mark Goodhead said: “From 2008 to 2013, BPL was commissioned by NHS Barnsley to deliver an exercise referral scheme in …

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Council’s new public health boss announced Barnsley Chronicle

WebNEW ROLE: Anna Hartley. BARNSLEY Council has announced its new executive director of public health and communities - after Julia Burrows announced her …

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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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£100k safety move for ‘high-risk suicide location’

WebThe report states: “It presents a historic high-risk location for mental health crisis, suicide attempts and completed suicides. “From the locations monitored, between …

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Almost half of kids ‘unhealthily overweight’ Barnsley Chronicle

WebA COLLABORATION between a number of health services across Barnsley has started after figures revealed that almost half of the town’s youngsters are classed …

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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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Surge in youth vaping prompts action Barnsley Chronicle

Web22/03/24 • By Josh Timlin. A ‘CONCERNING’ surge in the popularity of vaping - particularly among youngsters - will lead to more work being done by health bosses in Barnsley to …

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‘GP crisis’ will not bring new practices Barnsley Chronicle

Web17/04/24 • By Josh Timlin. NO new GP practices will be built in Barnsley - despite an increase in the number of patients being registered at the town’s surgeries and medics …

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Crippling addiction rates prompts new role Barnsley Chronicle

WebThe majority of those in contact with the service had mental health issues and almost a third were unemployed. “A total of 73 per cent of clients presented with a mental …

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