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NHS norovirus pressure hits winter high

The number of beds taken up by norovirus patients has hit its highest level so far this winter, with an average of 898 people a day in hospital with the virus last week.

ReSTORE Graduation & Celebration Event

Tuesday, the 22nd of January 2025 saw the very first ReSTORE Nurse graduation and celebration event at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Sheffield.

Health and Care Careers in Action at Doncaster College & University Centre

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South Yorkshire Emergency Departments exceptionally busy

Emergency Departments across South Yorkshire are exceptionally busy this week. We are experiencing very high attendances at A&E, and as a result there may be long waiting times to be seen.

Montagu Hospital to provide first of its kind robotic rehabilitation for stroke patients

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) have marked an exciting milestone with the start of a pioneering new project — the first of its kind in the NHS — a state-of-the-art robotic rehabilitation gym for stroke patients.

Talking Therapies ‘saved my life’

Doncaster taxi driver Allan Bell has struggled with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for 45 years and was ‘self-medicating’ with whiskey, until his wife and employer told him to see a doctor.

One year on, the Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre is transforming lives and cutting waiting times

The Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence (MEOC) is celebrating its first year of service, marking a significant milestone in reducing waiting lists and improving patient care across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw, and beyond.

South Yorkshire education programme receives backing from national team

The Jobs for Everyone Primary Schools programme, launched by NHS South Yorkshire, has been endorsed by the National Careers and Enterprise Company, the national body for careers education in England.

This Is Us first round of applications now open

NHS South Yorkshire has launched an annual £1m community fund to support healthy and happy communities in specific neighbourhoods in the North East of Sheffield. Applications are now open for the first round of funding to apply for a large grant of up to £100,000.

South Yorkshire website offers advice for common childhood illness

New figures from NHS England show that there was a large increase in online searches about childhood illnesses in 2024.

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.