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‘Critical’ checks missed for residents with severe mental illness

Cavell Presentation: Nurse Angela Taylor receives the hospital’s first Cavell Award.

Nurse is first to receive prestigious Cavell Star Award

Switchboard Hero: Monica Owen. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093431

Switchboard operator Monica goes into auto-pilot to save baby

Dean Ormston and Paul Ross behind the scenes.

Comic book artist’s brain injury journey shared in new film

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Barnsley A&E has busiest ever summer

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New mental health campaign launched to support pregnant women and new parents

ACTIVE TOGETHER: Cath Mitchell with Rhys Vertigans and Kyle Pearce.

Pioneering scheme for cancer patients launched

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Alarms essential amid ‘silent killer’ warning

BINGO: Brynn Westwood who volunteers to call bingo numbers at a local care home in Royston. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093368

Brynn overcomes challenges to become pillar of the community

LIFE SAVER: Senior Sister Nurse Lisa Whitham Picture: Shaun Colborn PD093379

Off-duty nurse in first aid plea after medical incident

IN MEMORY: Callie-Jayne with her parents Amy and Chris.

Parents’ heartache as baby ‘just slipped away in her sleep’

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Oral cancer cases rising every year

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Gonorrhoea cases hit record high in Barnsley

Alan Frear celebrates his 1,000th delivery.

Pensioner volunteer Alan hits 1,000th medication delivery

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Plan to work with schools to assess rise in vaping

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Hundreds of children living with opiate dependent adults

WINNER: Elsa Kemp showing off her work with head of art and DT at Netherwood Kim Clee and Barnsley Civic’s Jason White.

Pupil works with professional artist on The Way Ahead art piece

COSTLY: The knock-on impact of alcohol costs Barnsley millions every year.

Alcohol abuse costs top £120m in Barnsley

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Euro final kicked off quieter shift for A&E team

RECOGNISED: The Barnsley pulmonary rehab team.

National praise for town’s pulmonary rehab service

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Barnsley Hospital waiting lists continuing to drop

Ben Curry leading community work for Grassroots Sports Academy.

Academy striving to spread ‘get active’ message

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Hospital one of the first to adopt Martha’s Rule

BIG PLANS: Sophia Batty, who’s creating a new space for women. Picture: Charley Atkins.

Empowering transformation for former ‘sex superstore’

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Dads celebrate allotment success

Ian and Andrea Rawlins.

‘I know there’s no cure’ says man with same condition as Celine Dion

TAKEOVER: Sam Higgins, from Humankind, says the move will help youngsters. Picture: Charley Atkins.

New provider for town’s young drug and alcohol service

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Huge health inequalities revealed

Lewis Russell and David Hewitt

Andy’s Man Club volunteers raising cash and awareness

AMC FC Newlodge Athersley.

Club gives men a place where they can connect

BATTLING: Frank Senior.

Couple’s call to action after inspiring aphasia journey

PLEA: Macmillan’s Sara Andrews with nurse Diane Brookes. Picture: Charley Atkins.

Life-saving campaign to tackle ‘smear fear’

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Latest waiting list figures released

NOMINATED: The staff who have been nominated.

Hospital project shortlisted for national award

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Air pollution ‘to blame for five per cent of deaths’

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Multi-million pound scheme to reduce river pollution

Dental work led to years of discomfort

WIN: Members of the council’s public health team with their award.

How’s Thi Ticker campaign’s a winner in national awards

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Corridor care claims bring call for immediate action

Keith Elsworth believes he is fit enough to undergo the operation. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093243

Man claims he is being ‘left to die’ over op refusal

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Abortion figures hit all-time high - latest figures

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Five-day walkout planned by junior doctors

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TV show highlights beds crisis at A&E

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Town is illegal vaping hotspot - research

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Extra Barnsley GPs ‘simply not enough’

HOST Steph Hirst and a selection of photos from Barnsley Hospital’s Heart Awards event at the Holiday Inn, Dodworth. Picture: Shaun Colborn.

Hospital staff achievements celebrated at Heart Awards

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Concern at rising drink deaths

Helen Love taking her mum Ann out - she tries to do this every day.

Unpaid carer Helen fears national crisis over lack of support