News and reports

The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Diabetic Eye Screening team have organised their very first ‘Super Saturday’ clinic, inviting individuals who have not attended diabetic eye screening for over two years.

Healthwatch Doncaster were commissioned by Doncaster Council to understand the experiences of users of Doncaster dementia pathway services and their carers.

An NHS service which supports the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Doncaster is encouraging families affected by drug and alcohol misuse to get in touch.

A team which supports new and expectant mums in Doncaster to quit smoking is raising awareness of the impact that smoking has on the health and wellbeing of their babies.

Mexborough men are being encouraged to get onboard a new campaign to spot the warning signs of cancer. Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service staff will be on the NHS Health Bus when it parks up at Mexborough Market on Monday 27 February.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) is set to receive £14.9 million of capital investment funding from NHS England (NHSE) to develop an elective orthopaedic centre at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough.

A Doncaster Psychiatrist, whose ‘working’ life started as a young boy delivering telegrams on his bike for a few pence in the Midlands pit village where his mum was postmistress, has retired after clocking up over 50 years of front-line care.

Doncaster Council have now developed a short survey for people to complete as part of engagement for the new Co-Produced Dementia Strategy. This is for with dementia/memory concerns, their family/friends, carers, volunteers and other professionals.

Doncaster health workers have launched a campaign targeting the city’s young people with the message: nitrous oxide abuse is NO laughing matter.

On Wednesday 1 February, the Children’s Ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary received special visitor Magician Freddie from POD Children’s Charity.

The Stroke Rehabilitation team at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough are walking 1,189 miles in eight weeks to raise funds for a specialist bariatric wheelchair.

A Doncaster service which supports people who have problems with substance use, hosted a visit from the Independent Adviser to the Government on Health, Wellbeing and Drugs earlier this month.