Healthwatch Barnsley

08/06/2026

Today marks the launch of Carers Week and this years theme is "Building Carer Friendly Communities! 😍
Why not join Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for their unpaid carers coffee morning ☕🍰🍪
📣📣 The event will take place on Thursday 11 June, 10:00am – 11:30am at True North Bar, Market Kitchen, Barnsley Town Centre.
It’s a relaxed drop-in session where carers can pop in for a coffee, have a chat, and find out more about the support available.
We hope to see you there!

04/06/2026

Did you know you can order repeat prescriptions in the NHS App?

If you take medicine regularly, you'll usually have a repeat prescription. This means you can order your medicine without having to see a GP every time. Handy, right?

Here's how to request it in just 4 easy steps:

1️⃣ On the homepage, tap prescriptions, and then tap repeat prescription.

2️⃣ Check your chosen pharmacy (or choose one if you’ve not done so before). Tap continue.

3️⃣ Pick your medicines from the list and tap continue.

4️⃣ Happy with everything? Hit request prescription, and it’s all sorted!

Click here for more info ⬇️

http://nhs.uk/app-prescriptions

03/06/2026

Barnsley Council are looking for people who've experienced local Adult Social Care services to join their Together for Better Care co-production group.

Working closely with the group, they will use people’s experiences of care to improve the support they offer.

Whether you care for a loved one, have accessed Adult Social Care support in the past or know someone who’d want to get involved, they would love to hear from you.

Bring an issue, be the solution.

For more information 👇
https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/adult-social-care/adult-social-care-coproduction-approach/

03/06/2026

Today is the day and the Volunteer Awareness and Recruitment Event is well underway at Barnsley Civic.
Barnsley CVS team will be there until 2.30pm today - why not pop along and say hello 😀

🤩Today is the day!

Come along to the Volunteer Awareness and Recruitment Event between 10:30am-2:30pm at Barnsley Civic on the top floor!

See you there🌞

28/05/2026

If you are thinking about volunteering why not go and have a look at what's on offer in our local communities.
Barnsley CVS are holding a Volunteer Awareness and Recruitment Event at Barnsley Cvic on Wednesday 3rd June 2026. Pop-in between 10.30am and 2.30pm to see what's on offer. You could also be in with a chance one of the great prizes that have been donated more details below 👇

07/05/2026

It's not too late to join our incredible team 🤩
The applications for Community Voice Officer 📣 close on Thursday 14th May 2026.
Are you passionate about ensuring residents voices remain central to building a health and care system that is fit for the future? Take a look and consider applying 👩🏽‍💻
Link to full job description here: https://barnsleycvs.org.uk/jobs

13/03/2026

The latest figures nationally show overall 73.6% of patients attending A&E are admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arriving at A&E 💙
Have you attended A&E at Barnsley Hospital within the last 6 months? If you have we would love to hear your feedback and what you experienced. 🚑🏥💉

12/02/2026

❗️❗️❗️COMING SOON TO A COFFEE TABLE NEAR YOU ❗️❗️❗️
🎉 Our digital Herwatch Magazine is now available in print and is being delivered to a variety of places across the borough. If you see a copy at your local group or in a waiting room pick it up and have a browse - you won't be disappointed 😃

If you know somewhere who would be happy to display the magazine or wants some for their group please ask them to get in touch
📧email us [email protected]
☎️ call us 01226 320106

10/02/2026

‼️‼️ A big thank you to everyone who has completed our survey so far - you are helping us to build a picture of how and why people use the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (A&E) in Barnsley. This will help us to look at what improvements could be made to make the process smoother for residents accessing emergency care.
📣📣 Please encourage anyone you know who may have used the service in the last 6 months to complete the survey so we can make sure we are hearing from as many voices as possible 🚑🙏

26/01/2026

📣 Have you used Barnsley Hospital’s Accident & Emergency Department in the last 6 months?
We’d love to hear about your experience.
We’re running a short survey to understand what brought people to A&E and whether there were other services that could have been used instead. Your feedback will help us:
✨ Identify any gaps in local services
✨ Understand if other options weren’t available when you needed them
✨ Find out whether clearer information could help people choose the right place for care
Your experience matters, and it will directly shape improvements across Barnsley’s urgent care services.
👉 Please take a few minutes to complete the survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UrgentEmergencyCare/
Thank you for helping us make services better for everyone 💛