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Dementia
Friendly
Barnsley

Dementia Multi-Agency Group Core Members

Derek Brown (Carer Rep)

Councillor Linda Burgess (Carers Representative)

Shiv Bhurtun (BMBC )

Cath Magee (Making Space)

Andrew Stones (Memory Service)

Christine Key (Barnsley Dementia Action Alliance and note taker)

Anne Simmons (Alzheimer’s Society)

Margaret Mason (BIADS)

Berneslai Homes

Marie Hoyle (CCG)

Debbie Lindley (BMBC)

Elaine Equeall  (BMBC)

Victoria Faxon-Wastnage (Barnsley Hospital)

Wendy Roper  (BMBC)

Crossroads         

Age UK

 

 

 

Useful Links
Alzheimers Society
Barnsley home library service
Be Well Barnsley
BIADS
Books on Prescription
Care at Home
Carers Helpline
Carers UK (adviceline)
Dealing with Dementia video clips (sundowning, wandering etc)
Dementia Partnership
Dementia UK
Herbert Protocol
How Royal Mail can help you with scam mail
Iridis
Join Dementia Research
Lets talk about death and dying (Age UK)
Life Story Network - New Training Resource
Live Well Barnsley
My Best Life (social prescribing)
NHS Carers Direct Helpline
NHS Choices (Dementia)
Nuisance Calls
Royal Voluntary Service South Yorkshire
Staying Steady (get up and go)
The Sound Doctor
Young Dementia Network UK
Dementia Friends
Support for carers

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Events On

BIADS Friday Drop In

A morning for everyone to get together for a cuppa and a chat.  Everyone welcome 10.00am-12.00pm at Joseph Exley House, Dean Street, Barnsley, S70 6EX.

BIADS Friday Drop In

BIADS Friday Drop In

A morning for everyone to get together for a cuppa and a chat.  Everyone welcome 10.00am-12.00pm at Joseph Exley House, Dean Street, Barnsley, S70 6EX.

BIADS Friday Drop In

Coffee & Chat Stairfoot

Age UK Barnsley Coffee & Chat 9.30-11.30am at Ebenezer Wesleyan Reform Church, Hunningley Close, Barnsley S70 3DP

incorporating an interactive dementia friendly element and a celebratory cupcake for everyone to mark Dementia Action Week 

Coffee & Chat Stairfoot

Age UK Barnsley Coffee & Chat 9.30-11.30am at Ebenezer Wesleyan Reform Church, Hunningley Close, Barnsley S70 3DP

incorporating an interactive dementia friendly element and a celebratory cupcake for everyone to mark Dementia Action Week

Contact Age UK Barnsley on 01226 776820 for more details

DEMENTIA ACTION WEEK 16-22 MAY 2022

Watch out for Dementia Action Week events all this week on the calendar

 

DEMENTIA ACTION WEEK 16-22 MAY 2022

Watch out for Dementia Action Week events all this week on the calendar

This year's theme is Diagnosis.

News & Information

Dementia Connect- Alzheimer's Society

Dementia Connect- Alzheimer's Society

Dementia Connect is a new personalised support service from the Alzheimer's S... Read More

Age UK Barnsley says THANK YOU

Age UK Barnsley says THANK YOU

Well done to Shaun Banger Scott and his 1980s 12 hour on-line marathon on 30t... Read More

GET CONNECTED with Age UK Barnsley and BMBC

GET CONNECTED with Age UK Barnsley and BMBC

If you are over 50 years of age and want to know more about going on line and... Read More

Domestic Violence Support

Domestic Violence Support

If you are experiencing domestic abuse or know of someone with Dementia or ca... Read More

Working Win

Working Win

SYHA are able to offer more employment support for people affected by COVID-1... Read More

BMBC Employment Support Helpdesk

BMBC Employment Support Helpdesk

With the complications of COVID, furlough, (extensions and inevitable end of ... Read More

Singing for the Brain- is back

Singing for the Brain- is back

Singing for the Brain is back....on line. 

We are a local singin... Read More

SCAMS

SCAMS

There have been reports of bogus texts claiming people need to book a vaccina... Read More

Digital support for carers

Digital support for carers

If you are a carer and you would like to try using a "tablet", please ring Ba... Read More

Barnsley Carers Service- DIGITAL HELP FOR CARERS

Barnsley Carers Service- DIGITAL HELP FOR CARERS

Want to join our groups but don’t have access to a
video calling d... Read More

Lost Chord-

Lost Chord-

We will be uploading more musical performances from your favourite Lost Chord... Read More

SYFR- here to hear from you!!

SYFR- here to hear from you!!

 

During this COVID time, SYFR staff are able to offer the follo... Read More

Extra support for carers from Crossroads Barnsley

Extra support for carers from Crossroads Barnsley

Crossroads Barnsley are offering extra support to vulnerable people in our co... Read More

Listening Ear- New Bereavement Counselling Service

Listening Ear- New Bereavement Counselling Service

Listening Ear South Yorks and Bassetlaw is a new bereavement helpline for peo... Read More

Mental Health Crisis Support in Barnsley

Mental Health Crisis Support in Barnsley

SWYPT NHS crisis line is open to all. In Barnsley you can access 24/7 mental ... Read More

Info from NHS England

Info from NHS England

Please find here and attached a bulletin the NHS have put together relating t... Read More

COVID-19

COVID-19

You can fiind out more about COVID-19 and its symptoms on

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Alzheimer's Society support during the coronavirus outbreak

Alzheimer's Society support during the coronavirus outbreak

Advice and guidance on a range of issues is available on Read More

Best of Barnsley Dementia Care Awards 2020

Best of Barnsley Dementia Care Awards 2020

The event celebrated all the great people in Barnsley across the private... Read More

Carers UK digital resource

Carers UK digital resource

Barnsley Council and Carers UK offer carers a platform that combines Carers U... Read More

BIADS new Day Care

BIADS new Day Care

BIADS Day Care Centre, ring 01226 280057 for information

Based in Bar... Read More

What's life like

What's life like

Barnsley Alzheimer's Society:

Read More

Music and Memories in the new libary@thelightbox in Barnsley

Music and Memories in the new libary@thelightbox in Barnsley

The Music and Memories group will continue in the exciting new Library from J... Read More

Free on-line training course

Free on-line training course

 

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has launched a... Read More

Free learning courses

Free learning courses

https://www.future... Read More

Barnsley DAA

Barnsley DAA

Barnsley Dementia Action Alliance is a volunteer and community led group, whi... Read More

Grants available

Grants available

Are you a community group or organisation needing help towards a project? If ... Read More

Grants for Carers

Grants for Carers

Are you a carer in need of a little treat for yourself?  If so one of ou... Read More

Dementia friendly initiative

Dementia friendly initiative

Barnsley Dementia Action Alliance is pleased to introduce the North East as t... Read More

Age UK Barnsley entitlements assistance

Age UK Barnsley entitlements assistance

Are you claiming all you're entitled to??

WE CAN CHECK YOUR BENEFITS<... Read More

Tesco's Dementia Friendly 'check out' in Penistone

Tesco's Dementia Friendly 'check out' in Penistone

Tesco Supermarket in Penistone opened its first dementia friendly checko... Read More

Well Done to Barnsley Dementia Action Alliance

Well Done to Barnsley Dementia Action Alliance

Barnsley Dementia Action Alliance (BDAA) has signed up every GP Practice... Read More

DISC-Dementia Information and Support for Carers

DISC-Dementia Information and Support for Carers

 BIADS, Crossroads Barnsley Ltd and Barnsley Dementia Gateway Service ha... Read More


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Support Services

 

Age UK Barnsley

Age UK Barnsley

A local charity supporting older people. Our information and advice service is available and used by older people with dementia and our social isolation projects (depending on area) can offer support to get out and about or befriending at home. Our range of groups and classes are for all older people and are dementia friendly.  

Find out more
Alzheimer's Society

Alzheimer's Society

Provides information and practical guidance to help you understand dementia, cope with day-to-day challenges and prepare for the future

Find out more
Barnsley Carers Service

Barnsley Carers Service

Introducing your new Barnsley Carers Service, here to support you in your caring role, help you to stay connected in your community and give you balance in your life.

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BIADS

BIADS

BIADS is an organisation formed by Barnsley people to provide support to those who have any form of dementia and their families and friends

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Butterflies Dementia Support and Activities Group Barnsley

Butterflies Dementia Support and Activities Group Barnsley

Butterflies offers regular events, activities, a weekly lunch club and tea dances.  Everyone welcome. We also do monthly day trips and twice yearly mini holidays.

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Crossroads Care

Crossroads Care

Crossroads Barnsley helps carers to have a break by providing one to one support with caring in the home

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Barnsley Dementia Action Alliance

Barnsley Dementia Action Alliance

The Alliance Barnsley is working hard to make Barnsley dementia friendly

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Dementia Support

Dementia Support

We recognise the important role families and carers can play in helping to improve patient wellbeing and experience

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Live Well Barnsley

Live Well Barnsley

Welcome to Live Well Barnsley, a place where you can find information about help and support services within the borough to help you look after yourself, stay independent and get involved in your community.

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MAC Clinical Research

MAC Clinical Research

Register your interest in participating in dementia research. MAC Clinical Research, Phoenix House, Maple Road, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3DL, Please call 01226 356940  

Find out more
Memory Service

Memory Service

Provides a single point of access for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of people with memory problems.

Find out more
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE (SYFR)

SOUTH YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE (SYFR)

During this COVID time, SYFR staff are offering the following services to socially isolated people in Barnsley:- Daily or weekly welfare telephone calls;- Daily or weekly support with shopping or medication pick-ups and- safe and well home checks.Please call Amanda Thompson on 077771 500729 or Claire Walsh on 07768 418022 for further information.

Since our web page has started, we have hosted 1429 events, with 45 events still to come. 

Support for carers
Day Service
Being Safe
Keeping People Living with Dementia: Safe & Found, Safe & Well
Slips, trips and falls
Block Nuisance Calls

Thank you for visiting. If you cannot find the information you are looking for, please contact any of our Dementia Champions within a Barnsley GP Practice. You can find a GP practice by clicking here:

GP Dementia Champions

Apollo Court Medical Centre (Dodworth)

01226 208999

Ashville Medical Practice (Kendray)

01226 216000

BHF Brierley

01226 711278

BHF Goldthorpe

01709 886311

BHF Highgate Surgery (Grimethorpe)

01226 707414

BHF Highgate Surgery (Shafton)

01226 712961

BHF Lundwood Practice

01226 240388

Caxton House Surgery (Grimethorpe)

01226 711228

Caxton House Surgery (The Cudworth Centre)

01226 707293

Craven & Partners (Royston)

861529 516 | 01226 722314

Darton Health Centre

814130 673 | 01226 219123

Dearne Valley Group Practice (Thurnscoe)

01709 886354

Dr Mellor & Partners (Garland House)

01226 759622

Dr Mellor & Partners (Woodgrove Surgery)

01709 763400

Grimethorpe Surgery

01226 716809

Grimethorpe Surgery (The Cudworth Centre)

01226 707110

Hill Brow (Rotherham Road)

01226 282587

Hill Brow Surgery (Staincross)

01226 383131

Hollygreen (Oakhaven)

01226 273888

Hollygreen Practice (Thurnscoe)

01709 886490

Hoyland First Practice

01226 743221

Hoyland Medical Practice

01226 355800

Hoyland Medical Practice (High Green)

0114 2846722

Huddersfield Road (Barugh Green)

01226 384505

Huddersfield Road (Barugh Green)

01226 384505

Huddersfield Road (Barugh Green)

01226 384505

Huddersfield Road Surgery (Barnsley)

01226 203420

Kingswell Surgery (Penistone)

01226 765300

Lakeside Surgery (Goldthorpe)

01709 886360

Lundwood Medical Centre

0345 122 7269

Lundwood Medical Centre (Monk Bretton)

0345 122 7698

Lundwood Medical Centre (The Cudworth Centre)

0345 122 7281

Monk Bretton Health Centre

01226 771707

Park Grove Surgery (Barnsley)

01226 704343

Park grove Surgery (Cope Street)

01226 246829

Park Grove Surgery (Roundhouse)

01226 720220

Penistone Group (Silkstone)

01226 791036

Penistone Group (Thurgoland)

0114 283 7000

Penistone Group Practice

01226 762424

Royston Group Practice

01226 700400

St George's Medical Centre (Barnsley)

01226 720207

The Dove Valley Practice (Gold Street)

01226 731298

The Dove Valley Practice (Worsbrough)

01226 648150

The Goldthorpe Centre

The Grove (Birdwell)

01226 748412

The Grove (Brampton)

01226 752521

The Grove Medical Practice (Barnsley)

01226 288651

The Kakoty Practice (Sheffield Road)

0345 122 0809

The Kakoty Practice (Worsbrough Centre)

3451220819

The Rose Tree (Monk Bretton)

01226 707281

The Rose Tree Practice (Cudworth)

01226 707120

Victoria Medical Centre (Barnsley)

01226 282758

Wombwell Medical Centre

01226 752470

Wombwell Practice - Chapelfield

01226 752361

Woodland Drive (Roundhouse)

01226 282535

Woodland Drive Medical Centre (Barnsley)

01226 282535