Barnsley Health and Care Together is the partnership of local organisations working to improve the health and social care system in Barnsley: NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley Healthcare Federation, Barnsley Council and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Partners are also working with Healthwatch Barnsley and other local community groups.

This way of working integrates health and care services, bringing the services of GPs, nursing, social care, mental health, the hospital, community based services and voluntary organisations into a more joined up system that focuses on the individual needs of local people and provides them with support to manage their own care.

Putting people at the centre

A simpler, integrated health and care system will support a shift in focus on how we offer services. There will be an emphasis on supporting people to maintain good physical and mental health and preventing ill health all aimed at improving outcomes for local patients:

• With services in different organisations working together better and in a more integrated ways
• By removing barriers they may have faced previously, whether that was in having to repeat information on every visit, or barriers due to processes or finance
• Patients should be able to see familiar staff faces that are connected to each other across local services regardless of where they are seen, whether that is in hospital, in the community or at home
• Patients and their families will be supported by what feels like “one team”, each delivering their part without duplication.

Get Involved

The Accountable Care Shadow Delivery Board meets every other month and the agenda and papers can be accessed by clicking on the meeting dates below. These meetings are held in public which means anybody is welcome to attend. If you would like more information please call us on 01226 433791.

Ask a question

We have a section for members of the public to ask questions in the agenda.

Venue and timings

The venue and timings of the meetings are shown below. 

Meeting Papers

• 25 January 2018, 13:00- 15:00, The Core, County Way, Barnsley, S70 2JW
• 23 November 2017, 14:00-16:00, Hillder House, 49/51 Gawber Road, Barnsley, S75 2PY

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