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Music Therapy joins Stroke Rehabilitation Service at Montagu Hospital

Stroke patients at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) are set to benefit from an innovative two-year pilot programme introducing Music Therapy to the Stroke Rehabilitation Service at Montagu Hospital.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals consultant wins influential research investigator award for stroke and dementia work

A neurologist from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a local clinical research investigator award for her exceptional contribution to stroke research.

Women urged to attend Cervical Screening Appointments

LOCAL women between 25 and 64 years of age are encouraged to forward for a free cervical screening test as part of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (22-28 January)

January is Love Your Liver Awareness Month

The month of January is Love Your Liver Month. Following the temptation to overindulge over the festive period, that many of us experience, This is the perfect time to consider thinking about becoming healthier.

NHS rolls out lifesaving home testing for bowel cancer to over

Hundreds of thousands more people will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its lifesaving screening programme to those aged 50 in England.

Specialist transport service for critically ill children embraces new premises

Embrace, the highly specialist, round-the-clock transport service for critically ill infants and children in Yorkshire and the Humber, has opened its doors to new premises.

NHS and Partner Data Survey

NHS South Yorkshire, the University of Sheffield, and NHS Secure Data Environment conducting a survey to understand public perspectives on how their data is used by the NHS and its partner organisations. Whether you have thoughts about how data is kept safe and secure, or how it is used to improve patient outcomes, we want to hear from you.

£1million community fund for North-East Sheffield

People living in north-east Sheffield will soon benefit from a one million pound community fund to support healthy and happy neighbourhoods in the area.

Potential fraud alert

We have been made aware of a scam targeting patients registered with local GP practices.

Major redevelopment works begin at Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Works have officially begun on a significant redevelopment at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, marking another step in Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals’ (DBTH) ongoing focus on improving facilities and services.

Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts

Smokers who choose to quit on 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research.

NHS prevents thousands of strokes, thanks to lifesaving drive

Around one hundred people a month in England have avoided a stroke over the last year thanks to a lifesaving NHS rollout of blood thinning medication.