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…
Poole Hospital nurse up for national award for diabetes work
A NURSE who created a training programme to improve the care of people with diabetes has been shortlisted for…
Bosses ‘proud’ of Dorset County Hospital scores in patient survey
STAFF at Dorset County Hospital ‘should be very proud’ after the results of a patient survey were released, health…
Hospice charity launches animated video in bid to raise awareness and funds
A HOSPICE charity serving people in Purbeck and beyond has taken to animation in a bid to raise awareness…
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…