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Hospitals
- Barnsley Hospital
  01226 771912
- Barnsley Hospice
  01226 244244
- Kendray Hospital
  01226 434228
- Northern General/Sheffield Hallam
  0114 243 4343
- Sheffield Children's hospital
  0114 271 70 00
- Barnsley acute paediatrics
  01226 435873
Admissions/Advice
- 2 week wait help desk
  01226 432000
- A&E
  01226 432371
- Ambulance Control
  01709 828829
- SDEC units (previously AMAC)
  01226 436099 (Surgical)
  01226 432452 (Medical)
- Cancer Nurse Specialists
  Link to contacts
- Children's Assessment Unit
  01226 432664
- Community MSK Service
  01226 644858
- Diabetes services SPA
  01226 240086
- DVT/ Thrombosis referrals
  01226 431333
- Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit
  01226 433972
- Gastro Consultant advice
  01226 436156
- PallCall (out of hours hospice)
  01226 244244
- Rheumatology advice
  Rheumatology tel numbers
- Right Care
  01226 431333
- Spectrum: Genitourinary Medicine
  08000556442
Laboratories/Radiology
- Biochemistry
  01226 432733
- Biochem Consultant Advice
  01226 432772
- Haematology (consultant advice via switchboard)
  01226 432862
- Microbiology ( consultant advice via switchboard)
  01226 432687
- Xray/CT/MRI/US/ Appointments/results
  01226 434340
Community Nursing Services
- BREATHE SPA
  01226 644575
- Diabetes/Heart Failure/ Parkinsons Nurses
  01226 645180
- District Nurses/Community Matrons
  01226 644575
- Health Visitors/School Nurses
  0800 6126221
- Macmillan Nurses
  01226 645280
- Pulmonary rehab
  01226719789
- Rapid Response
  0774 7794698
Self Referral Services/ Care Navigation-First Port of Call
- British Pregnancy Advisory Clinic (Terminations)
  03457 304030
- Continence services
  01226 645057
Mental Health / Referral information
- CAMHS- SPA Single point of Access- children
  01226 644829
- DISC-Substance Misuse
  01226 779066
- MHAT
  01226 644900
- IAPT
  01226 644900
- SPA- Single Point of Access- Adults
  01226 645000
- TADS- self referral-children
  01226 872120
SAFE GUARDING

Safeguarding Adults

Safeguarding Children
- Adults BMBC
  01226 775832
- Adults Safeguarding Nurse
  01226 433747
- Children safeguarding
  01226 438831
- Safeguarding Emergency Duty Team (out-of-hours)
  01226 787789
- IDVA-Domestic Abuse
  01226 320112
- Modern Slavery Helpline
  08000 121700
Adult Social Services
- BMBC
  01226 773300
Other
- 2 week wait help desk
  01226 431536
- 2ww patient transport
  03331300514
- Barnsley CCG Hilder House
  01226 433756
- Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
  01302 566124
- Infection Prevention and Control
  0114 2734004
- Coroners Office / further info
  01226 736031
- IT Help desk
  0114 3051030
- Medicine information service
  01226 432857
- Medicines Management
  01226 433798
- Optical Emergencies BHNFT
  01226 432155
- Public Health- infectious disease reporting
  0113 386 0300
- Screening & Imm Coordinator
  0113 8253415
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- Abnormal LFT- gastro consultant advice tel-01226436156
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Antibiotic Guidelines: Clostridium Difficile infection prevention prescribing guideline

Primary Care Antimicrobial Treatment Guidelines

see page 8 of document

Summary
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Due for review
28 February 2022
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