Ambulance service in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire hit by cyber attack
THE ambulance service serving Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset has been hit by a cyber attack. The South Western Ambulance Service…
First patient officially opens new Poole Hospital theatre block
A NEW theatre block at Poole Hospital has been declared officially open – by the first patient to use…
How you could interview for – and land – an NHS job in one day
THE benefits of pursuing a career in healthcare in Dorset will be highlighted at a special event taking place…
NHS workers’ wage donations raise £20,000 for Julia’s House
NHS workers have raised more than £20,000 for a Dorset and Wiltshire charity that helps poorly young people and…
Golf captains tee up £14,000 for Dorset County Hospital
TWO golf captains tee-d up fundraisers for Dorset County Hospital – and holed out with more than £14,000 in…
80-bed ‘reablement’ centre for discharged patients could be built at hospital
A NEW 80-bed temporary care home for discharged hospital patients not well enough to go home could be built…
Some hospital appointments postponed during junior doctor strike
THE majority of hospital appointments will be postponed at some Dorset and Somerset hospitals during a strike by junior…
Hawthorne an extremely special tree
by Fiona Chapman I don’t know if it is the odd spring we have had, wet and not particularly warm,…
Taking control of our inner critic
By Alice Johnsen LEADING psychotherapist Julia Samuel was talking recently about self-acceptance being a precursor to self-love. She also made…
Meditations in nature: Mountains are calling
By Susie Curtin AS much as I love the gentle rolling hills of the Dorset countryside, there are times when…