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…
£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 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…
TV star Martin Clunes set for Dorset hospice fete appearance
ACTOR Martin Clunes is set to once again be a guest at a charity’s annual summer fete next week. The…
Latest NHS strike adds to ‘thousands of appointments’ postponed
NHS services in the South West are facing ‘significant disruption’ due to strikes, staff holidays and sickness, and warm…
More hospital appointments to be postponed during NHS strike
SOME hospital appointments will be postponed this week as consultants in Dorset join a nationwide strike. The industrial action, part…
New sensory backpacks on offer at Brownsea Island to enhance SEND experience
NEW backpacks that enhance the experience of visitors with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are now free to…
New £2m Discharge Lounge opens at Dorset County Hospital
PATIENTS waiting to leave hospital can do so in improved facilities after the opening of a new lounge. A new…
Dorset NHS trust lands award for welcoming international nurses and midwives
EFFORTS to embrace and support internationally-educated nurses in Dorset has led to a prestigious award. Dorset HealthCare is the first…
Some hospital appointments postponed as junior doctors walk out
SOME hospital appointments have been postponed after junior doctors walked out this morning in the latest industrial action. Amid an…