Dementia Support
Barnsley Hospital’s mission is to provide the best possible care for the people of Barnsley and beyond at all stages of their life.
As part of this mission, we aim to integrate dementia awareness and support into all physical health services; this will ensure that we care for and treat the ‘whole’ person.
Dementia Care Strategy
The Hospital has a Dementia Care Strategy in place.
Our Dementia Care Strategy is aligned to our overall Trust strategy as it supports delivery of our values and strategic objectives and underpinning strategies such as; the clinical strategy, the people strategy, and the quality strategy.
The Dementia Care Strategy has eight standards based upon the Dementia Assessment and Improvement Framework (NHS Improvement 2017).
- Diagnosis
- Person-centred Care
- Patient and carer information and support
- Involvement and co-design
- Workforce education and training
- Leadership
- Environment
- Nutrition and Hydration
Information for people living with dementia in Barnsley
Dementia Friendly Barnsley is a website where you can find information about support and services for people living with dementia in Barnsley, as well as information about dementia friendly events and activities, locally.
On-site care and support
Over 40% of carers recently surveyed told us they had missed at least one hospital appointment for their own healthcare needs, due to their caring responsibilities.
Our Patient Experience and Voluntary Services team have worked together with our Learning Disability and Dementia teams to ensure that on-site care and support can be provided to those who need it whilst their carer is attending an appointment at Barnsley Hospital.
For more information and support contact the Patient Experience team on: 01226 434922