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The MIU at Swanage Hospital is operating on reduced hours. Picture: Google

Swanage Hospital MIU: Reduced opening hours to stay until at least March 2024

OPENING hours at Swanage Hospital’s Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) will not return to normal – until at least March…

Care home residents do their bit to keep Swanage beach clean

ENVIRONMENTALLY-conscious residents from a dementia care home have done their bit to keep a stretch of the Dorset coastline…

Ambulance service chief executive to leave organisation

THE chief executive of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is leaving the organisation. Will Warrender CBE,…

From left; MSP Capital colleagues Lucy Green and Louise Garner, members of the firm’s community committee; receptionist Georgina Newman, who led on its installation; and Melissa Parker, office manager and people advisor

New defibrillator in Poole used 48 hours after installation

A POTENTIALLY life-saving device was used within 48 hours of its installation in Poole. Property finance firm MSP Capital, through…

PICTURES: Poole care home marks 20 years with fancy dress party

FANCY dress festivities were the order of the day during an anniversary party at a Poole care home. Staff and…

Mark Woolston with his family

Swanage family unites ahead of charity challenge for cancer unit

A SWANAGE family that has been through years of trauma after numerous cancer diagnoses is putting their experiences to…

Matt Uren and Pete Galloway from NFU Mutual with Critical Care staff

Dorchester firm hands £6,400 to Dorset County Hospital appeal

A DORCHESTER firm has handed more than £6,400 to the Dorset County Hospital Charity. NFU Mutual Agents and staff at…

World Suicide Prevention Day: How to access help and support

TODAY is World Suicide Prevention Day – and Dorset HealthCare is urging people to reach out to anyone who…

Members of the DCH Emergency Department Team

£2.5m hospital appeal launching at Dorset County Show

A £2.5 MILLION fundraising appeal to help emergency care patients and their families at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) is…

Corfe Castle will mark Air Ambulance Week. Picture: National Trust Images/Ellen Smith

Corfe Castle to turn yellow and green for Air Ambulance Week

CORFE Castle will be turned yellow and green to mark Air Ambulance Week. The National Trust landmark will be illuminated…