News and reports

Our report exposes the widespread experience of women and girls enduring painful, heavy periods without access to the information and care they need.

In the past week, the Care Quality Commission has published 1 reports on health and social care services in Barnsley following inspections.

On the 27 November 2024 we visited the Community Diagnostic Centre (referred to as the CDC from this point onwards) at the Glass Works, Barnsley to perform an Enter and View inspection.

In the past week, the Care Quality Commission has published 2 reports on health and social care services in Barnsley following inspections.

Our Local Advisory Group meets regularly throughout the year to discuss our strategic direction, what people are telling us and to make sure we are fulfilling our statutory duty.

A SIMPLE haircut has turned into a year-long horror story after a seven-year-old boy contracted a fungal infection from a barber shop which left him requiring multiple courses of medication and regular blood checks.

RESIDENTS across the town are being urged to ‘love their liver’ after it was revealed that more than 400 admissions were made at Barnsley Hospital over the latest 12-month period.

Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye conditions that damage your optic nerve. Your optic nerve is important because it sends signals from your eyes to your brain so you can see. Damage to your optic nerve can cause sight loss.

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The Care Quality Commission has rated Orchard Views Residential Home as inadequate and placed the service into special measures to protect people following an inspection in November and December.

Healthwatch England Chief Executive Louise Ansari introduces our new values which were chosen by local Healthwatch staff and board members, along Healthwatch England colleagues and committee members.

As a result of requests from a number of charities, organisations and oral health improvement groups in South Yorkshire, NHS England's Dental Public Health team has collaborated with SY ICB and local partners to develop dental resources for people with additional needs.