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BBC News
22-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
First baby essentials kits given to new mothers in Rotherham
The first "baby packs" have been given to new mothers in Rotherham, as part of a council initiative to provide parents of newborns with essential women were invited to apply for the packs at the start of the year, with mums eligible if their babies were due on or after April packs contain useful items for the first six months of parenthood, including a book, toy and Petty of the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust said the packs helped to promote a "nurturing environment right from birth". New mum Jaspreet Kaur said: "I was confused about what to buy for my child."When I received the baby pack, it contained almost all the items which I needed after my baby's delivery."Every item is useful, and I am very grateful."Victoria Cusworth, cabinet member for children and young people's services at Rotherham Council, said: "I'm thrilled that the first Rotherham baby packs have been sent out."Every expectant mother in Rotherham is eligible to receive one."As well as providing key items to new parents, we're also ensuring that they get timely help and support from local services as their baby continues to grow and develop." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds or catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Rotherham Hospital A&E's £7m expansion finished by summer
A £7m upgrade to a hospital's A&E department aimed at improving capacity and patient flow was expected to be completed by June, bosses have refurbished urgent and emergency care centre at Rotherham Hospital would feature a new area for urgent primary care and minor injuries and a purpose-built same-day emergency care facility, according to the trust which runs the upgrades would include a new fracture clinic, new sexual health facilities and a new location for the hospital's pre-assessment was hoped the expansion would ensure patients could have timely access to emergency services following an increase in demand in recent years, a trust spokesperson said. Sally Kilgariff, chief operating officer at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We have already invested in an increased urgent and emergency care centre workforce, but have been limited by the space available in the department. "This work provides us with additional waiting room and clinical space which can be used flexibly depending on the demand for our urgent primary care and minor injuries services."According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Ms Kilgariff said that as part of the expansion, same-day emergency care would now have its own dedicated facilities for the first a refurbished orthotics department was also expected to open in the winter, she to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
06-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Rotherham Hospital NHS staff given temporary eviction reprieve
NHS staff facing eviction from their accommodation within the grounds of a South Yorkshire hospital have been given a temporary 18 residents currently living in three housing blocks at Rotherham Hospital expected to have to leave on 10 February, but Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust said there had been "an error with the notice" working with the residents told the BBC they believed the trust mistakenly served an invalid eviction notice in Suter, chair of Sheffield and South Yorkshire Save Our NHS group, said: "We welcome the news that the tenants are able to stay in their accommodation for now." In August, the NHS trust informed residents their tenancy agreements at Swale Court, Derwent Court and Loxley Court would end in January due to fire safety trust said an assessment of the blocks, which were built in the 1970s, found "extensive work" would be needed and the costs were "not affordable". Mr Suter said 76 tenants were served notices at the three blocks, including trainee GPs, mental health care workers and international students, with only 18 remaining. Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust said "new notices will be given" to the remaining residents, with a final date not yet determined."We are continuing to work closely with the remaining residents to understand their individual needs and support them in securing alternative accommodation," a trust spokesperson said. The trust said it was still "unaffordable" to repair the blocks and they "will be eventually closed".Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
