Clinics

• Asthma/COPD Clinic
• Hypertension Clinic
• Diabetic/ CHD Clinic
• Child Health/Immunisations
• Minor Surgery
• New patient health check
• Over 75 Checks
• Medication Reviews
• Phlebotomy
• Blood Pressure Checks
• INR
• Contraceptive Services (Including IUDs & Implants)
• Flu Vaccinations
• Learning Disability Reviews
• Covid Vaccinations - All patients wishing to have the Covid-19 vaccine will now need to either ring 199 or visit the following website: www.nhs.uk to make an appointment
• Travel Vaccinations - It is important to make the initial appointment as early as possible for advice on what it needed, at least 6 weeks before you travel as these vaccines are not stock vaccines and are ordered in for patients
• Non NHS Services - some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.  Examples include insurance claim forms, fostering medicals, private sick notes, vaccination certificates, letters etc.
• Social Prescribing (Link Works)
• Tele-Dermatology Service - photo's can be taken of the skin problem and sent electronically to Dermatology Consultants at the hospital who review them and advise the practice on the best course of action.
• Sound Doctor - this is a film library for all patients within Barnsley for various conditions such as Diabetes, Heart Failure, COPD, Dementia, Back Pain and Weight Management Surgery.  To access the films patients only have to email: info@thesounddoctor.org and say which GP practice they are registered with. They are then sent a link to create a username and password and have access to the film library.

What is Social Prescribing?

We know that taking care of your health involves more than just medicine.  With Barnsley Healthcare Federation Link Works you can get specialist support for more then medical issues.

Your local Social Prescribers will contact you and spend time with you exploring what activities and/or local support could improve your health and well-being.

You can consider the benefits of partcipating in them, and they will assist and support you to plan your next steps.

What support can I get?

Link Works Social Prescribers can help you with a range of issues, including:

• Social Isolation
• Loneliness
• Emotional well-being
• Healthy lifestyle choices
• Getting out and about
• Life changing events such as birth, retirement, bereavement
• Long term health conditions
• Loss of confidence/purpose
• Poor health linked to housing conditions
• Accessing work, training and volunteering

What are the benefits?

• Improve your mental and physical health
• Meet new people
• Learn a new skill or participate in a new activity
• Increase self confidence and self-esteem
• Better quality of life
• Get involved in your community

For more information go to website: www.barnsleyhealthcarefederation.co.uk/patient-services

Please enquire at reception for information about the above services, or for any other service we may be able to provide.