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This may be the last issue ofBarnsley Hospital News for 2012 –but it’s a very important one.That’s because we’ve started on theroad of ‘transformation’ atBarnsley this year and in this issuewe’ve taken some time to highlightwhat the transformationprogramme is all about.

There’s no doubt we’ve reached acritical point in the future direction ofthe hospital and, as you will see onpages 8 & 9, there’s no going back.Wholesale change – with everyoneinvolved – has to take place to ensurethe hospital we are all proud of remainsa leading provider of high quality, safeand trusted patient care.

And Barnsley needs you! That’s staff,patients, members and governors, allon board to support us over the next

three years as we move ahead with thetransformation programme across eightkey areas of the hospital.

You’ll see from our transformationfeature that our army of 3,000 staff isvital to the transformation process.Their ideas and innovation takentogether with new ways of working andthe use of technology will help us to besmarter and more efficient ineverything we do. And it is paramountthat we do this without diluting ourability to deliver high standards ofresponsive, relevant patient care.

We’re urging members of staff to getinvolved now and ensure BarnsleyHospital is transformed, asking for theirideas, thoughts and participation in thetransformation programmes in theirarea to get us where we need to be by2015.

I know Barnsley Hospital staff have a

‘can-do’ attitude which will hopefullycome to the fore as we move throughthe transformation process. I see it allthe time round the hospital, and it wasin evidence at our special ‘donationday’ this month for Barnsley Hospice –see page 4 for details about how ourstaff rose to the challenge to supportthe very valuable work of the hospice inour community.

As we move into the winter months,can I also urge all those requiring flujabs to make sure you have them? Notonly does the flu vaccine help keep usfit and well, but it ensures the hospitalcan function well over the winter whendemand for our services naturallyincreases.

To coin our transformationprogramme slogan – Stronger, Better,Together.

Steve

Welcome toBarnsleyHospital News

Stephen WraggChairman

[email protected]

4 – December 2012 BARNSLEYHOSPITALnews www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk

TV’s Queen of Shops Mary Portashas spurred many a local businessto dig deep and go from good togreat.

And now the champion of the highstreet has proved the inspirationbehind a special donation day atBarnsley Hospital in support ofBarnsley Hospice.

Anne Smith, a public health midwifeat the hospital, recalled a televisionprogramme in which Mary Portashelped boost a charity shop’s profits byurging the staff at a big local employerto donate bags of good quality clothing.

Anne, who’s worked at Barnsley formore than 20 years, explains: “I’d readabout Barnsley Hospice needing moregood quality donations and thoughtwhy couldn’t we do the same – we’reone of the biggest organisations inBarnsley and I thought there must besomething we could do.”

What transpired was a specialdonation day at the hospital in earlyNovember in aid of Barnsley Hospice. A‘donation station’ was located outsidethe hospital’s main reception and staff –having tipped out drawers and sortedwardrobes – dropped off bags ofclothing and other items which willnow be sold via the hospice’s networkof shops.

Anne, who with her maternitycolleagues regularly raises funds forcharity, said: “We spent a lot of timebefore the day itself raising awarenessand encouraging staff to get involvedand help out the hospice – we like to doour bit at the hospital to supportcharities, especially such a local onelike the hospice.”

And Barnsley Hospice – which needsto raise £2 million a year to provide itsinvaluable services – is delighted tohave the support of Anne and staffacross the hospital.

Dawn Charlesworth, retail andfundraising manager at BarnsleyHospice, said: “Events like this oneorganised by Anne really do make adifference to the hospice. What we tryto do is make donating easy and adonation day like this one at thehospital is fantastic and a great way ofgetting staff involved and supportingtheir local hospice.”

It costs around £9,000 a day to runBarnsley Hospice. The hospice has nineshops operating in the Barnsley districtthrough which donations of clothes,toys and household items are sold toraise funds.

Dawn added: “We appreciateeveryone’s support and a donation daylike Barnsley Hospital’s shows what adifference and contribution people canmake to their local hospice.”� Watch this space for an update on

how much the hospital’s donationday raised for Barnsley Hospice.

Hospital staff dig deepfor Barnsley Hospice

Mary Portas-inspired donation day supports the work of local hospice

Midwives Anne Smith and Michelle Calvert sorting through one of the donation bags.

Barnsley Hospital’s continenceservice has been left a speciallegacy – by a special lady.

Betty Wilkinson, of Hemingfield,died in August this year, aged 87. Sheleft £1,000 to the hospital inrecognition of treatment she receivedin the latter stages of her life.

Continence nurse specialist LindsayReynolds treated Betty who wasdetermined not to have a permanentcatheter (fitted for urine retention) asshe was having frequent admissions tohospital for recurrent urinary tractinfections.

Lindsay explained: “Betty was aninpatient on one of our wards and wasnot at all comfortable with having acatheter. I was able to work with Bettyand her family and come up with asolution which suited her – and madea difference to the quality of her life.”

With the support of district nurses,Betty was discharged from hospitaland treated with intermittent cathetersrather than a permanent one. Thismethod ensured her bladder wasproperly drained and greatly reducedthe risk of infections.

Betty’s family told Lindsay andconsultant physician Dr Susie Ormethat when her catheter was removed, itgave her a better quality of life,especially in her social life.

Lindsay has worked at BarnsleyHospital since 1997, first as a staffnurse and then a sister. She becamethe hospital’s continence specialistnurse earlier this year. Continence isobviously a sensitive subject, howeverit affects a considerable number ofpeople of all ages and there are severalsolutions and treatments available.

“Nobody likes to talk aboutcontinence and that’sunderstandable,” said Lindsay. “Inolder people especially, it can be veryisolating. But there are lots of thingswe can do to help, from addressingpeople’s diet and fluids, to aids andappliances, as well as medication.

“Our aim is to work with patientsand find the right solution for them,whatever the cause of theirincontinence.”

Lindsay plans to put Betty’s legacy togood effect. “We’d like to use it to buysome devices which can be used inoutpatient clinics and help stimulate apatient’s bladder to empty completely,and therefore reduce the risk ofinfection.”


Continence service proves the difference

Betty’s bequest helpsother patients

Barnsley’s continence servicetreats patients referred fromwithin the hospital or via GPsfor a range of conditionsincluding:� Over-active bladder� Stress incontinence� Urinary tract infections� Urgency and frequency

Consultant physician Dr Susie Orme has anational reputation for excellence incontinence management. She sits on NICEguidance groups for lower urinary tractdysfunction in neurological disease andlower urinary tract symptoms in women.Dr Orme is also a member of the UKUrodynamics Standardisation Committeeand the Publications Committee of theInternational Continence Society.

Our aim is towork withpatients and findthe right solutionfor them,whatever thecause of theirincontinence.

‘

’Lindsay Reynolds, continence nurse specialist.

Dr Susie Orme holding aphotograph of Betty Wilkinson

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newsIN BRIEF

More than 100 volunteers attendedan afternoon tea event, organised toacknowledge and celebrate theircontinued commitment to thehospital.

A ceremony at the event congratulated14 of the volunteers for their long serviceto the Trust, including Dorothy Carter,chaplaincy volunteer, who was presentedwith a certificate for 30 years volunteeringat the Trust, by the hospital’s deputychairman, Francis Patton.

There are nearly 200 volunteers workingin the Trust. Their roles include workingon the hospital tea bars, helping in clinics,aiding patients and visitors to find their

way around the hospital, taking the mobilelibrary service out to wards andvolunteering at Barnsley HospitalBroadcasting radio station.

To find out more about volunteering atthe hospital call 01226 434979 or [email protected]

Top 10 forcancer patients Cancer patients have given aresounding thumbs up to theircare and treatment at BarnsleyHospital in a national survey.

The hospital ranked amongstthe top 10 highest scoring Trusts –out of 160 Trusts surveyed on 70questions – in the 2012 NationalCancer Patient Experience Survey.

The study asked patients theiropinion on their journey fromdiagnosis to treatment. Respond-ents in Barnsley rated the Trust onhow sensitively they had beendealt with, how much dignity andrespect they had been shown, thequality of their treatment andpost-discharge support.

Barnsley Hospital outperformedmany other Trusts and was placedin the highest-scoring 20 per centof Trusts for more than half of thequestions asked.

Penistone ShowHealth specialists from thehospital, including nurses andmidwives and members from theCouncil of Governors, turned outto offer health checks and adviceat this year’s Penistone Show.

Staff and governors were onhand, in what turned out to beglorious sunshine, to answerquestions about hospital healthservices and encourage morepublic involvement. It was a greatday and the hospital tent was aresounding success with thepublic.

Winter planning Keep safe this winter and followour top tips to avoid a slip or a fallin snow and icy conditions:� Plan ahead – conditions are

likely to change throughout theday, so think about what towear.

� Wear layers – layers of clothingwill help keep out the cold.

� Wear shoes or boots with a flatsole and good grip – to helpavoid falls.

The flu vaccination will notgive you flu, but it helps tostop you getting it. The fol-lowing people are recom-mended to get vaccinatedagainst flu this winter:� Pregnant women

� Over 65’s� People with a long term

condition (a heart con-dition, diabetes, asthmaor cerebral palsy)

� Carers Contact your GP surgery

for your free flu vaccina-tion.

Many of our staff in thehospital have already beenvaccinated to protectthemselves and theirpatients.

Get vaccinated!Medical Director, Dr Jugnu Mahajan, getting her flu vaccination.

Volunteersthanked fortheir service

Dorothy Carter


Lead nurse Adele Kitchen has longbeen frustrated by a form used atBarnsley Hospital called a ‘D1’.

It’s a form that has to be completedelectronically for every single patientdischarged after a hospital stay – and itcan take a long time, slowing up thedischarge process and keeping patientswaiting.

But now Adele, who has worked atBarnsley for more than 20 years, hasdone something about it. She andcolleagues got their heads together in aworking group and came up with aseries of measures to simplify the D1.

And the result is a smootherdischarge process that takes less timeand makes the whole experience betterfor patients who are ready to go home.Simple, but very effective.

Adele, lead nurse for cardio-respiratory, says, “The D1 was sofrustrating from both a medical andnursing perspective and I wanted toimprove it to make things better forpatients and staff.

“The working group looked at the

patient’s journey as part of thedischarge process and discussed whatinformation was really needed as partof the D1. We cut quite a lot out andagreed that we should only input theinformation that was really requiredand of real value.

“The D1 is now much more conciseand more relevant and also easier forpatients to understand. The dischargeprocess has been speeded up and thepatient experience improved.”

Adele is among a number of hospitalstaff already involved in Barnsley’sthree-year ‘transformation’ – a series ofprogrammes designed to create newways of working that will deliverefficiencies but maintain Barnsley as ahigh-achieving provider of top quality,safe patient care.

Transforming the way the hospitaland its staff operate will not only drawon new ways of working, but will lookto innovations and technology todeliver a Barnsley Hospital that isleaner and smarter in everything that itdoes.

But why the need fortransformation atBarnsley?

Elaine Jeffers, the director oftransformation, explains, “The NHS isoperating in a very differentenvironment now and if we, Barnsley,want to remain as a leading, viablehealth provider of really good, highquality health care, then we have tothink more creatively and differentlyabout the type of services we provideand where we deliver those services.

“At the same time, expectationsamong our patients are very differentfrom how they used to be. Thepopulation is also changing – morepeople are living longer and there’s amassive increase in the number ofpeople with long-term conditions.

“So we have to look at what clinicalservices we provide, our non clinicalsupport, and even how we use thehospital estate and buildings. This isabout providing the best care possiblein the best place at value for money.”

Staff urged to play their part in hospital transformation

Stronger, Better, Together

Advanced orthopaedic phys-iotherapist Kate Watson hasgot her feet in two camps aspart of Barnsley’s transfor-mation: urgent care andelective care.

In urgent care, Kate is con-tributing to a redesign of thehospital’s care pathway forpatients with fractured neckof femur, to ensure it meetsnational guidance and deliv-ers for patients.

Kate, who has worked atBarnsley for eight years,says, “We’re mapping outthe pathway through thehospital and looking at how

we can develop it to improvetime efficiencies and thepatient’s experience.”

Another pathway –enhanced recovery – in theelective care transformationprogramme also has Kate’sattention. Here, she’s con-

tributing to work that helpsorthopaedic patients (hipand knee) to be in the bestpossible health before sur-gery – and to recovermore quickly aftertheir operation.

Kate explains,“The bettermentally andphysically pre-pared patientsare for surgery, thebetter the chance ofthem recovering and becom-ing mobile sooner. It’s alsoabout making sure patientsare seen at the right time, in

the right place and thatthere’s continuity of care.”

Kate adds, “Being part ofthe transformation pro-

gramme is about rais-ing the profile of

Barnsley andshowing that weare innovative,moving with thetimes and pro-

vide a really goodpatient experience.

“There’s lots of scopefor change and by staffworking together well, thetransformation programmewill work.”

Beingproactive

Kate Watson


To this end, Barnsley is workingwith its partners – namely otherNHS providers, local authoritiesand commissioners (GPs) – as itlooks to achieve its transformat-ion aims and objectives.

Elaine adds, “To succeed, weneed as many staff as possibleto get involved in thetransformation programmeand create a culture ofcontinuous improvementwhere we all challengeourselves as to what we coulddo that bit better to maintainBarnsley as a leading health careprovider.”

Kate Watson works with a patient on exercises to improve mobility.

TransformingBarnsleyBarnsley has cut its costs over the lasttwo years but its 3,000 staff now haveto transform the way they work to save£20 million over the next three years.

The hospital has eight transformationprogrammes, each with a programmechair drawn from the hospital’s seniormanagement team. The programmesare:

� workforce� strategic services review� urgent care� elective care� outpatients� non clinical support� consistency in care� estates and IT.Each of the programmes has an aim

and objectives which you can find outmore about at:

www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/microsite/transform/

Elaine Jeffers,director of

transformation.

Adele Kitchen,lead nurse for

cardiorespiratory.

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Barnsley Hospital’s gastroenterology consultants, inconjunction with Dr Stuart Riley from Sheffield’sNorthern General Hospital facilitated the first BarnsleyHospital endoscopy training day in September.

The event was a great success and has paved theway for future training.

First endoscopytraining daya success

Patient idea helps toimprove experiencesBarnsley Hospital’s Audiology department haslaunched an improved patient call system as a directresult of patient feedback.

The call system is linked to a large TV in the waiting roomarea so patients with hearing impairments can see when theyare called for their appointment, no longer having to rely onhearing their name called out.

Michelle Randall, the patient that originally suggested theidea to the hospital, unveiled the new system. She said, “Withthe old system I used to feel very anxious about not hearingmy name called for the appointment. When I visit otherdepartments in the hospital I always bring my husband withme for extra support and confidence, however since thechanges have been made in Audiology I am now happy toattend unaccompanied.”

Michelle’s idea originally came about at a patientinvolvement meeting at the hospital last year. She recalls,“When I first attended the meeting I couldn’t hear all thepeople in the group. The audiology team loaned me an fmsystem which uses a central microphone to capture people’svoices better – I was delighted with it.”

As a result Michelle convinced her employer, BarnsleyCouncil, to buy one for her to use with clients and she hasbeen able to continue working at ‘front of house’ even as herhearing has deteriorated.

Sara Coulson, Chief Audiologist at the hospital said,“Michelle is a great patient representative and is passionateabout making things better for all hearing impaired people.Her feedback has helped us to make improvements that willenhance experiences for all our patients.”

Michelle Randall and Sara Coulson.

Below: Staff on the training day gatherto discuss their shared learning.


newsIN BRIEFAward formove towardsclearer leafletsBarnsley Hospital NHSFoundation Trust iscelebrating becoming the firsthospital Trust in the region tobe awarded for the quality ofits patient information leaflets.

Ten patient informationleaflets from the hospital havebeen awarded the InformationStandard – a nationalaccreditation which has beendeveloped to reassure peoplethat health and social careinformation they access isfrom a reliable source.

Kick-about forHead Strong A five a side footballtournament raised nearly£700 for the Barnsley cancersupport group ‘Head Strong’ –a support group for peoplewho are affected from the lesscommon types of cancer thatoccur within the head andneck.

Thank you to everybodythat took part or donatedmoney and raffle prizes.

‘Head Strong’ supportgroup meets on the 1stThursday of every monthbetween 12-2 o’clock in theEducation Centre at BarnsleyHospital.

Welcomeback PaulPaul Spinks, who haspreviously served with thehospital, has been appointeda non executive of thehospital board.

Paul, whose previous termof office at Barnsley Hospitalwas between 2006 and 2011,is also the chair of thehospital’s audit committee.

Dr Stewart Yates is a consultantradiologist and has worked atBarnsley Hospital for 20 years.

He was a medical student in Sheffield,gaining a B Med Sci degree in medicalphysics before completing his medicalstudies. He trained in radiology for sixyears, becoming a Fellow of the RoyalCollege of Radiologists in 1990.

Stewart, 52, is one of seven consultantradiologists at Barnsley whose role is toreport on thousands of CT and MRI scans ayear. Ultrasound technology also comesunder the imaging umbrella.

“When I first came to Barnsley we weredoing about 80,000 exams a year – now it’salmost 150,000,” says Stewart who has aspecial interest in colorectal disease andlymphoma.

“As a service department, our imagingworkload is largely dependent on whatother clinicians send to us. Our job is torespond to that demand.”

Patients are referred to the imagingdepartment both for routine investigationsas well as those that need doing urgently oras an emergency.

Latest figures show how with advances inimaging technology, the demand on thedepartment has increased. In 2002,Barnsley was performing 2,500 CT and 650MRI scans. Last year, the numbers were14,000 and 6,000.

Stewart has been leading theimaging department for 14 years,and now, as clinical director,is ‘responsible fordelivering activity,ensuring the quality ofthe service and comingin on budget’.

He heads up a teamof 100 staff whoinclude his consultantcolleagues,radiographers and ahost of othermedical imagingstaff who togetherdeliver ultrasoundand mammography(breast) services aswell as x-rays, CT, MRIand isotope scans.

The medical imagingdepartment underwent a £9million rebuild in 2005 and iscurrently working up plans for a

second CT scanner, costing £750,000. “Thisis important for us,” says Stewart. “Asecond scanner will help us keep up withour workload and allow developments inCT, particularly in colorectal and cardiacwork.”

Stewart is also heading up plans toimprove out-of-hours access to Barnsley’simaging services, while maintaining itsperformance against NHS targets includingthe maximum six-week wait for routinediagnostics which includes CT and MRI.

He explains: “We are a 24-hour servicewith staff working at nights and weekendsfor investigations that need doing duringthat time. I want to reconfigure the serviceand access to it to make it more

appropriate for the needsof our clinical teams –

and therefore forour patients.”

Profile – Clinical Directors

Dr Stewart Yates Clinical Director – Medical Imaging

Dr Stewart Yates


newsIN BRIEFImprovingthe signageBarnsley Hospital isbeginning work to improvesignage across the hospitalto make it easier for peopleto find their way around thehospital.

We would really like somehelp from our patients andvisitors during this process.If you would like to getinvolved please contactcommunications on 01226432301.

Changeof nameOur Governing Council hasnow officially become the‘Council of Governors’. Thisis one of the changesbrought in by the Health &Social Care Act 2012.Previously differentFoundation Trusts hadseveral different names fortheir governing bodies,including ‘Board ofGovernors’ and ‘MembershipCouncil’ as well as‘Governing Council’ whichwe used.

The terminology is nowstandardised and allFoundation Trusts now havea Council of Governors.

Team wins 2years in a rowBarnsley Hospital footballteam is celebrating winningthe NHS Charity FootballTournament for the secondyear in a row.

Ryan Colwell, a bio-medical scientist at BarnsleyHospital, organised for theteam, made up of workersfrom the hospital, to takepart in the annual 5-a-sidetournament.

Over £800 was raised onthe day for Bone CancerResearch Trust.

Hanif Shiwani is a consultant generaland laparoscopic surgeon and joinedBarnsley’s team of surgeons in 2001.

He qualified in medicine in his nativePakistan and started working for the NHS in1991, later becoming a Fellow of the RoyalCollege of Surgeons.

“I always wanted to be surgeon, therewas no question and that’s what Iaimed for,” says Hanif, 52. Heperformed his first laparoscopic gallbladder surgery in 1991 when theoperation was becoming popularthroughout the country. And itwas while training in Yorkshire –at Leeds, Hull , Bradford andYork – that Hanif developedfurther skills of advancedlaparoscopic surgery – oftenreferred to as minimallyinvasive or keyhole surgery.

“I was fascinated by it andthe training structure was sogood, I just wanted to learnhow to do it and develop it as myspecial interest,” says Hanif. “When Ifirst came to Barnsley we didn’t do thatmany laparoscopic cases, just gall bladderprocedures.

“I realised it was the future and we now doso much more: hernias, appendectomy,operations for acid reflux , as well as the gallbladders. We still do open surgery whereappropriate for patients, but laparoscopy hasso many benefits – patients have less painand infection, they recover more quickly, andmany patients can be treated as day cases.”

Hanif is committed to the teaching andtraining of medical students and juniorsurgical trainees who, just like him, are keento pursue careers in laparoscopic surgery. Hehas been appointed a ‘college tutor’ by theRoyal College of Surgeons of England and isan examiner for the Intercollegiate SpecialityBoard for General Surgery for the UK andIreland for the highest degree examination,generally called FRCS exit exam. He is also asenior clinical lecturer with SheffieldUniversity and has, at any one time, threetrainees working with him at Barnsley.

Hanif also contributes regularly to thenational and international teaching oflaparoscopic surgery, sharing his expertiseand knowledge.

“Barnsley has a good reputation because ofthe close supervision we offer trainees,” says

Hanif. “It’s so important that we take thetime and effort to teach and train doctorswho then go on to become surgeons forfuture generations.”

As clinical director for general surgery,Hanif oversees a surgical team – whichincludes eight other consultant generalsurgeons – who treat urology, breast,gastrointestinal (stomach and intestine) andcancer patients across four wards includinga day case unit.

In addition to these planned cases, Hanif isresponsible for providing a round-the-clockemergency service. “It’s about getting thebalance right – we need to provide highquality services for all patients, whether theyare elective or an emergency.”

To this end, Hanif is keen to exploreopportunities that enable more patients tobe treated as day cases, using laparoscopictechniques. “We do so much good work hereat Barnsley and score very well on patientsatisfaction and experience – we just need totell more people about it!”

Mr Muhammad Hanif ShiwaniClinical Director – General Surgery

Mr Muhammad Hanif Shiwani


Barnsley Hospital was visited by 12 of China’s top nursesat the end of October as part of their short visit toBritain to learn about and understand the NHS system.

The visitors from the Gung Hau Nurses Fund were

given a talk on the role of Advanced Nurse Practitionersin the hospital followed by tours of the clinical skillstraining facilities,Ward 19 and the Surgical HighDependency Unit.

Barnsley Hospitalwelcomes Katie Cartwright

to the team asFundraising Manager.

Katie’s role is to ensurethat the charity represents

the wishes of BarnsleyHospital’s patients and staff,

supporting local fundraisers intheir activities, making it

one of the best lovedlocal charities.

If you would likesome support to

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have ideasabouthowmore canbe raised

speak toKatie on

0122643 2307 or email

[email protected]

Hospital visited by top Chinese nursesGung Hau Nurses Fund visit.

Governors meeting datesOur Council of Governors holds regular publicmeetings on a bi-monthly basis, which everyone iswelcome to attend. Come along and meet yourgovernors – give them your views about yourhospital.

Meeting dates for the remainder of 2012 andthroughout 2013 include:

� 12th December 2012� 13th February 2013� 10th April 2013� 12th June 2013� 9th October 2013� 11th December 2013

The meetings are held in our Education Centre, at 5.30-7.30pm. Light refreshments are available.

Board meeting datesOur Board of Directors’ meetings are held in publiceach month and dates for the remainder of 2012/13are listed below. These are open to observers;everyone is welcome and light refreshments will beavailable.

The meetings are held in our Education Centreand start at 2pm.

� 29th November 2012 � 20th December 2012 � 31st January 2013 � 28th February 2013 � 28th March 2013

Papers from all of the above meetings will beavailable on our website and printed copiesprovided at the meeting. Papers from pastmeetings are also available on the website.

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The Emergency department atBarnsley Hospital will undergomajor development work as partof the hospital’s transformation ofemergency services.

Building work will begin this monthto add a ten bed observation unit tothe back of the current department andto increase the number of resuscitationbeds from three to five.

The building work will be takingplace at the front of the hospital, onGawber Road at the emergency andphysiotherapy departments.

Lorraine Christopher, Associatedirector of estates and facilities atBarnsley Hospital said, “Emergencyand physiotherapy will remain open topatients and services will continue asnormal – but building work will betaking place around these areas.

“The sheltered, seated area at thefront of the hospital and some disabledcar parking spaces outsidephysiotherapy will also be affected asextra storage and building equipmentwill need to be set up on site.”

The multi million pound investmentwill help transform how emergency

care takes place at the hospital,improving patient experience, care andtreatment.

Heather Mcnair, Chief nurse who isdriving the transformation said, “Theaddition of the observation ward to ouremergency services will be of greatbenefit to many Barnsley patients. It

will allow our staff in the emergencydepartment to treat and observepatients in need of extended urgentcare that don’t necessarily need to beadmitted to a general ward in thehospital.

“We will be working extremely hardwith hospital staff and the externalcontractors to minimise any disruptionto patients, but we asking the public toplease bear with us during this time.”

The development is expected to becomplete by June 2013.

Building works start totransform emergency services

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