AS we reach its 60th anniversary, it is fair to say the NHS has come a long way, especially so in Barnsley. Since it was built in the 1970s, Barnsley Hospital has provided high quality treatment and care to thousands of people and continues to strive to offer some of the best health services in the region.
But do people actually really care about their local hospital? It seems so, when I read the wonderful thank you letters patients send in to the local press.
For many of us, though, who may only need to user the hospital once or twice or come as a
visitor, we tend to forget that a hospital exists in Barnsley and therefore don’t understand fully what it does.
That is why I am urging readers to come along and support your local hospital at its open day on Saturday, July 5. If you have not been to the hospital for a while, you are in for a surprise.
Come and see behind the scenes what really goes on at the hospital; join one of our tours around an operating theatre or A&E; be shamed by the family when you see just how clean your hands really are in our infection control zone.
For the kids there’s a chance to dress up and become a doctor or nurse for the day plus a special teddy clinic where they can bring their poorly or worn teddies in and a specially trained teddy doctor will make them all bette!
With mini health checks and a host of activities in the restaurant and plenty more besides, there’s something for all the family as well as free car parking.
What better way to spend your Saturday afternoon and show your support for your local hospital.
David Brannan, Partner Governor, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The full article contains 315 words and appears in Sheffield Star newspaper.
