News and reports

Herbs and spices can liven up your food and add variety. They are also better for your heart health than salt and sugar.

MORE than one in 20 people in Barnsley say they are living with poor health, making the town one of the worst-affected areas in the country.

Homocystinuria (HCU) is a rare but potentially serious inherited condition.

It means the body can't process the amino acid methionine. This causes a harmful build-up of substances in the blood and urine.

Our brand new newsletter is now available.

This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Our new blog brings together some of the key challenges people have shared about cervical screening with local Healthwatch and outlines the steps we are taking nationally to address those.

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Homeless people have worse mental and physical health than the general population. Our research shows issues with access to the health and social care they need

Our Strategic Advisory Board 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.

From 31 October 2023, GP surgeries must give patients online access to their new health record entries. Find out what information is in your record and how to access it.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated two services run by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as requires improvement following an inspection in May.

Our complaints process outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved.

Enter and View is a statutory function of Healthwatch Barnsley allowing us to enter health and social care premises to hear, or see, how people experience the service.