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Latest CQC Reports for Barnsley Care Homes
In the past week, the Care Quality Commission has published 2 reports on health and social care services in Barnsley following inspections.
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Mum raising awareness after year-long ringworm ordeal
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.
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Alcohol consumption adding to liver problems
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.
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CQC takes action to protect people at South Yorkshire care home
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.
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Our New Healthwatch Values
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.
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Latest reports and publication
"Just a Period": Calling time on heavy and painful periods
Our report exposes the widespread experience of women and girls enduring painful, heavy periods without access to the information and care they need.
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Enter and View Report Of the Community Diagnostic Centre, The Glass Works, Barnsley
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.
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