Does your health or lack of healthcare cause you stress?

Tell us your experience in the link below 👇
healthwatchbarnsley.org.uk/have-your-say

Have you heard of the condition Hyperammonaemia?
Its a time sensitive medical emergency that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment.

Read more about in our monthly health spotlight here
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#ThinkAmmonia #BecauseWeAllCare

Metabolic Support UK Healthwatch England

Seeking patient feedback 🗒️ the fabulous Healthwatch Barnsley are in outpatients today 👍

On Your Feet Britain® – the national activity awareness day is taking place this Thursday 25 April 2024 for the #BigWiggle

Regular movement throughout the day leads to better physical and mental health.

Simply sign up for FREE here👇
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Would you like to learn more about our efforts to help Barnsley people be heard in decisions related to their health and care?

Read Healthwatch Barnsley's latest newsletter and hear about the great things the team has been up to lately 👇
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#LoveBarnsley

Smartphones and wearables have huge potential to support cardiovascular research.

The BHFDataScience set out to understand:
👉 what data people were happy to share
👉 what data is important for research

Find out more: bit.ly/4arEdcx

#DataSavesLives

It's #IBSAwarenessMonth . Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition that causes symptoms like stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea, and constipation.

There's no cure, but diet and lifestyle changes can help control symptoms.

For more advice, visit nhs.uk/conditions/irr…

Its so easy for people to talk about bad health care that they receive. This often overshadows all the the amazing work that's also being done in our town.

Lets brighten up Monday morning with some positivity on the services in Barnsley.

Keep sharing your experiences with us

Our Engagement team are having a lovely time at the My Big Voice Event at the BPL .

We have been asking people to draw us some pictures on bunting so that we can make a wellbeing garland.

The event is running until 2.30pm today.
Come and say hello 😀

There's a lot of jargon in the world of health and social care! That's why we provide advice and information that's simple and easy to understand - so that you can make informed decisions about your care.

Check out our advice - healthwatch.co.uk/advice-and-inf…

Healthwatch Barnsley conducted a survey to find out what people in Barnsley really knew about Adult Safeguarding.

Read the report here to find out what we learned and our recommendations for future Safeguarding strategy's

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#BecauseWeAllCare

* Do you have trouble getting an appointment with your GP for a contraception review?
* Are you tired of running out of your pill every month?

#pharmacy2u are now offering the New NHS pharmacy contraception service.

For more information visit 👉bit.ly/3I9AtA5

The Healthwatch team will be attending the My Big Voice event on Thursday 11th April at the @BarnsleyMetrodome.

Come along and say hi to us 👋

Dani from Healthwatch Barnsley facilitated a 'Community Conversations' session with our Bolton #SocialClub . A great opportunity for our community to feedback on local services🗣️. Dani ended with a really informative quiz about the NHS & gave out some great prizes✨.
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Look at us on the big screens in The Lightbox Barnsley Libraries

We look so posh 😁

Its #Endometriosis awareness month!

Did you know that despite affecting 1 in 10 women from puberty to menopause - 1.5 million in the UK - the majority (54%) of people do not know what endometriosis is.

Find out more here 👉 tinyurl.com/3z2ectbn

Professor discusses the possible health impacts of vaping mol.im/a/13215373#v-6… via Daily Mail Online