Langton and Broadstone care homes to close amid “financial difficulties”
TWO Dorset care homes are closing – as the company that runs them announced it is to…
Entertainment from Strictly to singing marks Christmas at Poole hospice
A WEEK of festive entertainment – including ballroom dancing and a visit from a donkey – helped get Poole…
PICTURES: Dorset hospice charity party raises £3,500 for vital care
A CHRISTMAS party raised £3,500 for a Dorset hospice charity. The Forest Holme Hospice Charity raised the cash, which will…
Junior doctors’ strike set to hit NHS services this week
INDUSTRIAL action by junior doctors could bring about “one of the most difficult starts to the year” for health…
Ambulance trust urges people to ‘help us to help you’ over busy period
PEOPLE are being urged to do their bit to help the ambulance service this Christmas as it prepares for…
Pharmacies open on Christmas Day in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
A NUMBER of pharmacies are opening on Christmas Day for those in need of advice and medication. Below is a…
NHS facing facing “significant disruption” during junior doctors’ strike
ROUTINE care NHS services in the south west are facing “significant disruption” this week as industrial…
Work underway on £70m mental health projects in Dorset
WORK is officially underway on more than £70 million worth of projects to improve mental health care in Dorset. ‘Spade…
Care home enjoys ABBA-themed Christmas party
DANCING Queens took to the floor at an ABBA-themed Christmas party at a Hamworthy care home. Memory lane residents at…
Some hospital appointments to be postponed in Dorset during junior doctors’ strike
SOME hospital appointments at Dorset County Hospital will be postponed next week as junior doctors go on strike. As part…