News and reports

As teams from across the globe compete in the World Cup, a South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire NHS trust is celebrating the success of its own international squad.

An employee of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service has raised over £500 for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity, which will fund a shining star to be placed on the exterior of Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

The NHS in South Yorkshire is sharing information with parents and families to help keep children and babies warm and well this time of year. As the temperature drops, parents are encouraged to refresh their knowledge around safe sleeping in
winter.

A Doncaster toddler, who has been labelled as ‘Gifted in the Visual Arts’ by world-leading psychologists, has produced and curated eight pieces of artwork and gifted them to Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI).

Did you know about enhanced access appointments? Have you managed to get an appointment outside of normal hours?

The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey has been published showing higher than national results for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, outlining the achievements of the Trust’s clinicians and teams as well as general improvements made

As world leaders gathered at this month's COP27 to try and agree ways of tackling climate change on an international scale, NHS employee Ian Higgins was joining a group of Doncaster people looking at how to reduce their own carbon footprints.

Sunday was World Kindness Day and to reflect this, NHS South Yorkshire is asking patients to please treat all members of staff at their GP practices with kindness and respect.

In late 2021, the Health and Wellbeing team at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital (DBTH) developed a ‘Know Your Numbers’ service, giving colleagues easy access to blood pressure checks and signposting to further support if required.

Families across Doncaster are benefiting from a new service which brings together school nurses, substance misuse practitioners, contraception and sexual health nurses, all in one team with the aim of providing a seamless health and wellbeing service

The NHS in South Yorkshire is encouraging parents and carers to get their children vaccinated against flu this winter.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals are launching the QUIT service to help patients and staff give up smoking.The service will offer every patient who smokes access to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and specialist stop smoking support.