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Hospitals
- Barnsley Hospital
01226 730000 - 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 644575 - 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 644575 - 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
RightCare Barnsley Integrated Single Point of Access
01226 644575
- BREATHE
- Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab
- Diabetes
- District Nurses
- Community Matrons
- Continence
- Heart Failure
- Macmillan Nurses
- Neighbourhood Rehabilitation
- Parkinson's Nurse
- Urgent Community Response
Specialist Nursing Services Administration Hub
01226 719789 / 645180
- Adult Epilepsy
- Paediatric Epilepsy
- Lymphoedema
- Tissue Viability
BMBC-Led Services
Substance Misuse - 01226 705980
0-19 Nursing Service (Health Visitors and School Nurses)
01226 774411
Mental Health
CAMHS - 01226 644829
Branching Minds - Children - 01226 107377
Crisis Support (Adults) - 01226 645000
Crisis Support (Children's) - 0122644829
Crisis Support (LD) - 01226645237
Barnsley Recovery Steps (Substance Misuse - Adults)
01226 779066
Young People's Substances Misuse Services
01226 705980
NHS Barnsley Talking Therapies
01226 644900
Hey! The Mental Health Charity (Children)
01226 872120
SAFEGUARDING
- Head of Safeguarding: Angela Fawcett
07887 530291 - Safeguarding Children: Sharon Tyne
07584 143655 - Safeguarding Adults: Gillian Pepper
07769 367725 - Safeguarding Emergency Duty Team (out-of-hours)
01226 787789 - Independent Domestic Abuse Service (IDAS)
01226 320112 - Modern Slavery Helpline
08000 121700
Other
- Barnsley Place ICB Hillder House
01226 433600 - Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Adults - 01226 433634 / Children's - 01226 433656 - Infection Prevention and Control
0114 2734004 - Coroners' Office / further info
01142 738721 - IT Helpdesk
0114 3051030 - Medicine Information Service
01226 432857 - Medicines Management
01226 433798 - Public Health- Infectious Disease Reporting
03003 030234
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General
- Alcohol Units
- Bristol Stool score
- BH Haematology/Biochemistry lab service
- Diabetes Diagnosis- WHO Criteria
- Diabetes - HbA1c targets in Type 2 Diabetes in Adults
- Diabetic Footcare Pathway
- Children and Young People with Suspected Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
- Family History recording sheet
- Height -Weight conversion Adults / BMIchart
- Height-weight conversion Children
- NEWS -National Early warning Score
- Sepsis tools - children / adults
- Oral Fluids for Child with vomitting
- Optometry First
- Paeds: Traffic Lights identifying risk/ vital signs normal range
- Vague Symptoms
- SYB Commissioning for Outcomes ( old clinical thresholds)
- Suspected Cancer-referral criteria
- Screening guide - Adults and children/ Antenatal & Newborn
Biochem/Haematology
- Blood transfusion thresholds
- Hypercalcaemia / Hyperkalaemia
- Hypocalcaemia / Hypokalaemia / Hyponatraemia
- Severe Hyperlipidaemia / Lipid management - Primary prevention / secondary prevention
- Simon Broome Criteria
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia
- Rotherham Haematology Top Tips
Neuro/Mental Health
- 6CIT- dementia screening tool
- ABCD2 Score -TIA / Barnsley TIA Clinic Referral Form
- Migraine management in Primary care
- PHQ-9 Questions
ENT/Respiratory
- Asthma Adult Control test
- Asthma Peak Flow Monitor chart
- Bronchiolitis Pathway - children
- COPD CATest
- CENTOR Score/Fever SCORE
- Epworth sleepiness score
- MRC Dyspnoea Scale Questions
- Pneumonia -CURB Score
- URTI- evidence based on RTI
- Spirometry interpretation
- Well's Criteria for PE Pulmonary Embolism
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Cardiovascular
- CHA2DS2 VASC /HAS BLED
- Familial Hypercholesterolaemia- Simon Broome Criteria
- Heart Failure pathway
- Hypertension diagnosis and treatment/ Home Blood Pressure monitoring
- QRISK
- Well's Criteria for DVT / DVT Pathway/ Wells Score for PE
Gastro
- Abnormal LFT Barnsley / FIB4
- Bristol Stool score / Laxative guidelines
- Dyspepsia
- IBS Diagnostic pathway / IBS treatment
- Iron deficiency Anaemia
Renal/Urology
Gynae /Pregnancy
Paediatrics
- Children and young people with suspected newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes
- Constipation in children
- Height - weight conversion children
- Paeds traffic lights identifying risk / vital signs normal range
- Antenatal and newborn screening
- Oral fluids for child with vomiting
- Sepsis toolkit / adults and children
Derm/MSK/Rheumatology
- Autoantibody test interpretation
- Bone Health / Osteoporosis / Bisphosphonates
- Cellulitis classification
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
- Dermatology Quality of Life Index DQLI
- FRAX Score
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica Pathway
- Pain Rating Scale
- SKIN lesion recognition table 1/ table 2 / lesion terminology
- Prescribing guidelines
Prescribing guidelines directory of all prescribing guidelines.
Most popular
- APC Memo's
- Antibiotic Guidelines/ UTI algorithm
- Antidepressants- switching and withdrawal guidance
- Management of Influenza-like illness in care homes / influenza outbreak care homes
- Barnsley Formulary
- Diabetes Guidelines / Diabetes treatment algorithm /HbA1C treatment targets
- Emollients / Skin Barrier Protection
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia
- LUTS pathway /OAB in women
- Sick day rules
- UKMEC 2016 contraceptive summary table /UKMEC guidelines
- Vitamin D Summary
Neurology
Eyes/ENT
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
- Anti-Platelets
- Anti-Hypertensives/BP algorithm
- AF- anticoagulation & NOAC algorithm
- Heart Failure Pathway
- Lipid algorithm
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Gastro
- Anti-Emetics
- Dyspepsia
- Gluten Free Prescribing
- Irritable Bowel Disease IBS
- Infant Formula Guidelines
- Iron deficiency Anaemia
- Laxatives / Bristol Stool Score
- Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) Prescribing Guidelines: Adults aged 18 years
- Oral Nutrition - All Guidelines and Algorithms
- Orlistat guidelines- see Appendix for summary
Urology/ Gynae
- LUTS lower urinary tract symptoms in men
- Overactive Bladder in women
- Contraception- UKMEC summary Sheets/ UKMEC current clinical guidelines
- CKD pathway
MSK
- Osteoporosis Management in Primary Care
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Gout/Febuxostat
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica Pathway
Pain/Palliative Care
- Patient information sheets
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Care Navigation/ First Port of Call
Most Popular
- Atrial Fibrillation and other arrhytmias/ Management information sheets
- Bronchiolitis advice for children
- Cancer patients local services
- COPD patient info sheets/ rescue antibiotics
- Diabetes- patient information sheets -condition/diet
- DNACPR form / What happens if my heart stops
- Exercise -Health Referral Scheme- information and form
- GFF Weight Watchers / Slimming World
- Home Blood pressure monitoring chart
- Taking Iron supplements / Ferinject information
- IAPT Prescription Pad
- MHAT - workshops / The Exchange
- Periods information for young people
- Phlebotomy - hospital service
- PSA testing
- Saline nasal irrigation
- Sick children - general advice for parents
- Xray-patient info sheet
Patient Diary - Asthma Peak Flow Diary
- Breast pain diary/ Menstrual diary /Pre Menstrual Symptom Diary
- Food Diary
- Fluid input/ output Diary for bladder symptoms
- Headache diary/ monthly diary/Childrens Headache diary
- Oral Fluids for child with vomitting
- Ovarian Cancer symptoms
- Stool Diary / Kids stool diary
Sound Doctor Video library - How to-Access
- Back pain- video list
- COPD- video list
- Dementia- video list
- Diabetes video list
- weight loss surgery - video list
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Diet sheets /Dietician information sheets
- Diet Sheet Gout
- Diet Sheets Cholesterol /weight loss / low fat-low cholesterol
- Diet Sheets IBS / IBS Patient info / Fibre
- Diet Sheets OA / Vit D / Osteoporosis
- Diet Sheets PMS / Menopause
- Dietitian service appointment information
Exercise sheets
- Back pain / neck pain
- shoulder pain/ elbow pain
- knee pain/ foot pain
- vestibular exercises
- urge incontinence bladder training / stress incontinence pelvic floor exercises
- relaxation exercises
- kids relaxation
- stress busters
General - 2 week wait info sheet / 2ww Gynae
- Advanced Statements & Advanced Directives
- Colorectal telephone triage
- Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination
- Early Help A guide for Parents and Carers
- Rightcare
- AKI Medicine Sick Day rule
- Optometry First
- URTI - Treating Your Infection/ Cough / Sore Throat / Ear infection
- UTI Treating your infection
- Fever in Children- what to look out for
- Rotherham advice for managing children 0-5 with minor illness
- Investigation/referrals
Top Investigation/Referral forms directory of all investigation and referral forms
General
- 2ww referral criteria/ patient 2ww letter
- Advice and Guidance from Barnsley Hospital
- AMAC Acute Medical Assessment Clinic- Suitable referrals
- Change 4 Life
- Coroner's office and referral from
- DNACPR form
- Exercise- Health Referral Scheme- information / referral form/inclusion criteria
- My Best Life
- Long covid referral checklist
- Optometry First
- Public Health Notification From
- Phlebotomy
- SAFE GUARDING ADULT/CHILDREN
- SYB Commissioning for Outcomes ( old clinical thresholds) / Get Fit First
- X ray patient info sheet
- Rotherham Paediatric pathways
CNS/Mental health - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME blood test
- Headache/ Brain Imaging criteria
- IAPT Prescription Pad
- MHAT-workshops / Mental Health Referrals
- Migraine management in Primary Care
- TIA clinic- Urgent
- TADS- therapy for anxiety and depression in children
- Umbrella MH/LD
ENT - BPPV referral
- Deafness/ Hearing loss
- ENT Management / Referral guidelines
- Tinnitus referral
Respiratory - COPD
- Smoking Cessation
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Cardiovascular- DVT Pathway
- Heart Failure Pathway
- Open Access ECG
- Open access echocardiography
- RACP Rapid Access Chest Pain clinic/Patient Information Letter
Endocrine
- GP Referral Pathway for Children and Young People with Suspected Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
- National Diabetes Prevention Programme /NDPP Information
- Diabetes referral guidelines
- Gestational Diabetes primary care followup
Gastro- Abnormal LFT- gastro consultant advice tel-01226436156
- Dyspepsia
- Food allergy reporting commercial premises
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Renal - CKD pathway
- LUTS pathway
MSK/Dermatology - Autoantibody test interpretation-to refer or not to refer
- Dermatology Quality of Life Index
- DXA (DEXA) Bone scan
- First Contact Physio referral criteria
- Giant Cell Arteritis/Temporal Arteritis Pathway
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica Pathway
- MSK Community Service
- Monoarthritis
- Osteoporosis Management in Primary Care
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica Pathway
- Rotherham MSK Pathways
- Rotherham Red Legs Pathway
- Rheumatology Referral Guidance
Palliative Care - EPaCCS electronic palliative care system
- palliative care hand over form
- Pallcare referral form
Biochem - Hypercalcaemia / Hyperkalaemia
- Hypocalcaemia / Hypokalaemia / Hyponatraemia
- Iron deficiency anaemia
- Useful websites
Top websites
- Arthritis Research UK
- Barnsley Formulary
- Barnsley Healthcare Federation
- Barnsley Hospital blood science tests
- Barnsley Infection Prevention and Control
- BIADS Barnsley Alzheimer's and Dementia Support
- British Dietetic Association
- BMJ e learning -using own password OR Barnsley CCG access code
- Calculator
- Clinical Knowledge Summaries- NICE
- Dementia Friendly Barnsley
- DermNetnz/ PCDS ( Primary Care Dermatology Society)
- DVLA :Assessing Fitness to Drive: A Guide for Medical Professionals
- Electronic Staff Record (including Stat/Mandatory training)
- Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health
- GP online
- GP notebook /GP note book log in page (Univadis)
- Healthier Together SYB
- Barnsley GPVTS -for Barnsley GP Registrars
- Barnsley IAPT service
- Lab Tests Online
- Live Well Barnsley
- Menopause Matters
- MDCalculator
- Medicines Complete
- Migraine Trust
- NHS Choices
- NHS mail
- News on Health - useful Menopause information
- Patient info sheets - Alphabetical ( Patient.co,uk)
- Pulse
- Rotherham- Top tips and therapeutic guidelines
- Sheffield Aches and Pains
- Yorkshire & Humber Medical Appraisal
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