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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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The NHS Long Term Plan is a new plan for the NHS to improve the quality of patient care
and health outcomes. At Healthwatch Barnsley we wanted to ensure that residents were able to have their say on the plan. We reached different sections of our community both geographically and by reaching out to communities who are seldom heard and we did this in a number of different ways.. -
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We began looking into CAMHS in 2014. Through our outreach and engagement work in the local community, we had picked up a number of comments and case studies about access to the service and long waits. We had also received some case studies (patient stories) that highlighted that there were problems with the CAMH service which was impacting upon individual’s experiences. -
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Healthwatch Barnsley held the BSL Users Healthy Day in partnership with the DEAForum, Leeds Involving People, and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC). -
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Following on from discussions with the Commissioners Working Together team, it was agreed that local conversations with local communities would be an ideal approach to gathering more information about perceptions of and feelings towards the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Sustainability and Transformation Plan. -
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To support the CQC #Declare Your Care Initiative, we spoke to adults with a learning disability and/or their carers to gain an understanding of their experience of receiving health and social care services.
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Improving oral health has been outlined as a priority area for Public Health in Barnsley and the Local Authority is now responsible for oral health promotion, Public Health chose this as a priority area within their 2016 strategy. We engaged with five primary schools in Barnsley gathering the views of young people relating to dentists. -
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Working with the Dearne Approach Healthwatch Barnsley agreed to explore the issues relating to DNA’s with service users and General Practices across the Dearne. We also agreed to raise awareness about the importance of keeping appointments or cancelling appointments where necessary. -
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This report summarises the key outputs and findings from the NHS Long Term Plan Engagement Programme
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During 2015 we undertook a review of CAMHS, the report highlighted emerging patterns around waiting times when accessing the service. We wanted to re-visit this piece of work to find out if there has been any improvements since our report was published. -
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The Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat is a national agreement between services and agencies involved in the care and support of people in crisis. It sets out how organisations will work together better to make sure that people get the help they need when they are having a mental health crisis. -
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Find out what people have been telling us about their experiences of Covid-19, lockdowns and how they have accessed health and social care during the pandemic. -
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We have been speaking to residents to find out how they have been managing during the Covid-19 pandemic and how they have been able to access services -
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As part of our Engagement work on the NHS Long Term Plan we wanted to make sure that we captured the voice of as many residents as possible, especially the ones from seldom heard groups. -
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As part of our engagement work on the NHS Long Term plan we wanted to make sure we reached as many residents as possible to ensure that their voices were heard. We know that the voices of Refugees and Asylum Seekers are very often missed and we wanted to give them the opportunity to have their say. -
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As part of our Engagement work on the NHS Long Term Plan we wanted to capture as many resident voices as possible especially the ones which are seldom heard. -
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We received feedback asking us to focus on the Speech and Language Therapy Service (SALT) for children and young people within Barnsley. When we contacted the service commissioner we were advised that the service was currently under review and that this piece of work could be included within the review -
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The services for Blind and Partially Sighted People in Barnsley are limited, and those that are available appear to be
underfunded and stretched beyond their capacity. -
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Following on from our report in 2015 regarding C-Card access we decided to re-visit the subject to see if there has been any improvement in communications and uptake. -
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Find out the signs and symptoms of monkeypox, what to do if you think you have it and who is eligible for a vaccine. -
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An initial enquiry raised a number of unanswered questions about the general health and wellbeing of young carers. There is growing evidence to support the theory that a young person’s health may be affected by their caring role, and it was unclear who provides support to young carers locally. -
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Healthwatch Barnsley wants to understand people’s experience of accessing health and social care services during the COVID-19 Pandemic and consider how this is affecting their everyday lives. -
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It's easy to think that the feedback you give us doesn't make a difference. We want to show you how this isn't the case. -
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With more than a quarter of people aged 55-64 providing care to others, the Centre for Ageing Better seek to illuminate the often underappreciated role of older unpaid carers. -
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It's so important that you feel supported as a new parent. Read the article below to find out where you can go to get the help you need. -
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Our complaints process outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved. -
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A new collaboration between local mental health support teams (MHST) and our child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) has launched in Barnsley. -
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The Barnsley Support Hub offers free mental health support in a welcoming, comfortable, non-judgmental, and non-clinical environment. -
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When you need specialist NHS support, like hospital tests or treatment, you often need a referral from your GP first. Find out what this includes and what to expect. -
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An interactive map and guide to emotional wellbeing, youth and mental health services for children and young people in Barnsley. Search your postcode to find support near by or explore the map and directory to find out more about support in Barnsley! -
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The NHS wants to make it easier and safer for patients to get the right treatment when they need it, without waiting a long time to be seen in A&E. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones. -
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Our latest findings show that people with chronic and long-term health conditions often miss out on giving their feedback about care. As part of the Because We All Care campaign, we are working with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to change this. -
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Barnsley Community Health and Care Alliance have published a fact sheet to help residents keep warm and well this winter