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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals named as one of the best employers for commitment to LGBTQ+ equality

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH) is now regarded as one of the best employers for its commitment towards LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace, according to the 2024 Stonewall Top 100 employers.

Prestigious Chief Nursing Officer Award presented to local Pastoral Support Worker

Stacey, a Pastoral Healthcare Support worker (HCSW) at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has significantly impacted patient care and staff support, earning high praise from colleagues and Line Managers.

NHS Community Pharmacy Contraception Service

Women across South Yorkshire are now able to get the contraceptive pill free at their local pharmacy without needing to contact their GP first. 

Volunteering in the NHS roadshow

Rotherham people who are thinking of volunteering in the NHS and want to know more about the roles on offer, are being encouraged to come along to the volunteering roadshow on Thursday 11 July.

Sheffield school first to be awarded ‘asthma friendly’ status

A school in Sheffield is the first in the city to be certified ‘asthma friendly’ by the South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Alliance.

Looking after your child's health this summer

The South Yorkshire Healthier Together website has a range of resources to help parents and carers keep children healthy this summer

Raising awareness of alcohol harm

Aspire, a service in Doncaster which supports people who are regular or heavy drinkers, is using alcohol awareness week (1 July to 7 July) to raise awareness of the harm alcohol has, on the person, their family, friends, community, and emergency services.

State-of-the-art Orthopaedic surgery service celebrates its 100th hip replacement patient

The team at the Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence (MEOC), which opened its doors in January this year, has successfully completed its 100th hip surgery.

Sheffield researchers win global Made with Patients award for dementia tool collaboration with hard-to-reach communities

A novel digital system developed by the University of Sheffield and partner organisations which uses AI and speech and language analysis to detect memory problems at an earlier stage, aiding detection of early signs of dementia, has won a global Made with Patients award from the Patient Engagement Open Forum.

Sheffield NHS Trusts tackle climate crisis together

Sheffield’s NHS Trusts came together to host a combined festival of sustainability in healthcare next month, featuring events across the city which will get staff and service users involved in creating a greener future in Sheffield’s healthcare organisations.

New Rotherham youth support project is transforming lives of young patients

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the CYPF Consortium and Rotherham United Community Trust, has launched a new Youth Work Support project aimed at helping young people aged 11-19 with asthma, epilepsy, diabetes and other long-term conditions.

NHS faces fresh strike disruption amid heat health warnings

The NHS will face major disruption this week as junior doctors launch five days of industrial action. With Yellow Heat Health Alerts for many parts of the country, the NHS is urging the public to use services as they normally would if they need them.