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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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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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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 …

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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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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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Bid to boost HPV jab take-up Barnsley Chronicle

WEBData from the UK Health Security Agency shows 74.4 per cent of year nine girls in Barnsley had both HPV jabs in the 2022/23 academic year. It means 344 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 …

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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 …

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Kids’ mental health plight revealed Barnsley Chronicle

WEB26/08/22 • By Jack Tolson. THOUSANDS of children have been in contact with mental health services in Barnsley over the past year, shocking new figures have revealed. …

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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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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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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 …

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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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Kids’ mental health services ‘struggling to meet demand’

WEB25/02/22 • By Josh Timlin. VITAL support services - used by a growing number of Barnsley youngsters battling with their mental health - are struggling to keep up with demand, …

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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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Action needed over ‘shocking’ life expectancy figures

WEBTHE wealthiest women in Barnsley are living almost a decade longer than the poorest females, new figures have revealed. New analysis by academics from the …

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Suicide cases expected to rise during Covid pandemic

WEBAccording to a public health report issued to Tuesday’s meeting of Barnsley’s overview and scrutiny committee, those identified as most at-risk of …

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Town leading way in addiction support Barnsley Chronicle

WEBThe three-person Recovery Steps Individual Placement and Support (IPS) team has been working hard to help anyone with drug and alcohol addictions, or severe …

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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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Illegal vape clampdown amid health fears Barnsley Chronicle

WEBHEALTH bosses have vowed to clamp down on the emerging supply of illegal vapes due to concerns over the amount of youngsters becoming addicted to …

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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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