New partnership is set to support cancer patients in Doncaster
A partnership between Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust (DCLT) and Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) will see a pioneering cancer support service, Active Together, offered from Doncaster Dome. The Active Together service offers free, personalised fitness, nutrition, and wellbeing support to help people with cancer prepare for, respond to, and recover after treatment. This innovative programme, which has already assisted over 1,000 people in Sheffield, has now
Fundraising drive launched for Doncaster employability service
Doncaster Deaf Trust has launched a fundraising drive to help support the growth of its pioneering specialist employability service. Aspire to Be is for adults aged 19-60 from across South Yorkshire who are Deaf/hard of hearing, neuro diverse or those who have any other communication difficulty helping to make a valuable difference to their lives by developing their skills and supporting them into work. As part of its approach, the service, on Leger Way, boasts five ‘simulated work’ areas - a
Orthopaedic Centre at Mexborough Sees First Patients Attend for Surgery As Service Begins
On Monday 15 January 2024, the Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence (MEOC for short) welcomed its first patients. The Dearne Valley based orthopaedic centre specialises in hip and knee replacement and other similar surgeries, including hand and foot and knee and elbow procedures, for residents within the Bassetlaw, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham areas. Housed next to the Fred and Ann Green Rehabilitation Centre on site, it comprises two state-of-the-art theatre units, two
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals’ Charity Urge Local Businesses and Community To Show Support for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2022
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals’ Charity (DBTH Charity) is proudly supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week 2022 (9 to 15 October) and urging the community to get involved. Baby Loss Awareness Week, now in its 20th year, is an opportunity for everyone who has experienced this kind of bereavement to come together to remember and commemorate much-loved and missed little ones. The week also provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the impact of pregnancy and baby loss; the importance that
Opportunity for Businesses To Sponsor Local NHS Awards
Following a pause of almost three years, due to the challenges associated within the pandemic, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) will be hosting its Annual Star Awards on 20 October 2022. The event, which will take place at the Doncaster Dome, celebrates the efforts and achievements of the 6,600 colleagues that make up Team DBTH, with more than 10 awards to be won, dozens of shortlisted nominees and hundreds of guests in attendance. To help the Trust organise such a wonderful evening