Patient Care

Leadership and Management Diplomas awarded to BPF Practice Managers

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:17:32 +0000

Two of Barnsley Peoples First Practice Managers were recently awarded Leadership and Management Diplomas from Doncaster College Business School.

Dawn Fisher, Practice Manager at Dr Ali Surgery, Monk Bretton and Karen Dean, Practice Manager at Capehorn Surgery, High Green completed their courses earlier this year and collected their certificates from the award ceremony held last week.

Congratulations ladies – well done to both of you.

Excellence Awards given to BPF Practices

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:17:00 +0000

Staff from two BPF Practices were presented with excellence awards for the provision of Smoke Stop Services. The event, the first of its kind to be held in Barnsley, was held on Monday 1 November 2010 Barnsley Sports and Activities Forum.

Excellence awards were presented by The Mayor of Barnsley, Councillor Margaret Sheard, to Marilyn Rowland and Diana Wells, Smoke Stop Advisor and Practice Manager, from Grimethorpe Surgery and to Karen Dean, Practice Manager and her team of Smoke Stop advisors, Sharon Martin, Tracy Hewitt, Liz Nowell and Nicola Turner from Cape Horn Surgery, High Green.

Congratulations to the teams from Grimethorpe Surgery and Cape Horn Surgery, on winning this award.

BPF Practice Manager wins Regional Practice Manager of the Year Award

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:16:06 +0000

Congratulations to Angela Drury Practice Manager from Goldthorpe Medical Centre on winning Williams Medical Supplies ‘Regional Practice Manager of the Year Award 2010’. Her award will be presented to her on 20 October 2010 at the Hilton Metropole Birmingham.

She is through to the national finals competing for the National Manager of the Year Award. Well done Angela and good look in the grand final from colleagues at Barnsley Peoples First.

New Medical Centre brings Health Services to the Heart of the Community

admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:37:41 +0000

A new health centre serving local people in Great Houghton officially opened its doors on Saturday 19 February 2011.

The medical centre provides a brand new modern facility for Dr Neogy and his practice giving them the opportunity to offer more services in the heart of the community.

New facilities and services provided for patients at the Medical Centre include; an ECG Machine, a female GP in accordance with the Accreditation Scheme to provide patients with choice, minor surgery, a Warfarin Clinic, Health Checks, Implanon fitting and removal, a new patient check-in facility and more consultation rooms to accept more patients. The new Medical Centre will also be introducing appointment booking online and prescription booking online.

The Great Houghton Medical Centre was opened by Cllr Dorothy Higginbottom. Dorothy is a well known local resident who works tirelessly in the local community, indeed she saved the NHS a substantial amount of public money by arranging for the welfare hall to be used as temporary premises while the new centre was under construction.

Nick Phillips, Director of Estates and Facilities NHS Barnsley said:
“The new building is a much needed replacement for the previous health centre and will allow the residents of Great Houghton and surrounding areas to be treated in some of the best accommodation available within the NHS.

“The construction of the new centre has been made possible by collaboration between NHS Barnsley and Barnsley Community Solutions who have provided this and many other excellent facilities for the people of Barnsley.”