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To make best use of NHS resources, and ensure robust and reliable services, temporary changes are being made to Dorset’s Minor Injuries Units (MIUs).

Visitors will not be able to visit our inpatient units until further notice, apart from in exceptional circumstances.

NHS services in Dorset are gearing up for changes help minimise the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and deal with any upturn in patient numbers caused by the outbreak.

Residents in and around Shaftesbury will soon be able to access mental health support at a site next to the town’s Westminster Memorial Hospital.

Vulnerable teenagers are being equipped with a ‘survival kit’ ready for when they leave care, to help them remain independent and healthy.

A young transgender patient has been giving local NHS staff invaluable training and insights into dealing with LGBT+ people.

​Bridport Hospital’s new Colmer’s Ward has been officially opened by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Angus Campbell.

“My illness made me believe that no one would be able to help me. I thought that the only way out was by suicide. I now see that had I have acted out that plan, I would have missed out on so much and it would have been such a tragedy.”

Swanage Hospital is marking its 125th anniversary by leading a drive to recruit more community hospital staff to Dorset.

Radiology departments at Victoria Hospital (Wimborne) and Swanage Hospital deliver top quality services for patients – and that’s official.

Staff at Wimborne’s Victoria Hospital have been awarded a number of ‘five-star’ reviews by patients via the NHS Choices website.

Vulnerable young people, sex workers and others at risk of harm and exploitation on the streets of Bournemouth can now seek help and advice from a new outreach van service.

To celebrate a century of learning disability nursing, local nurses past and present gathered at Bulbury Woods Golf Club near Poole.

Fur and feathered therapy was the order of the day when a miniature farm visited Pebble Lodge, the children and young people’s inpatient mental health unit in Bournemouth.

Dorset’s Access Mental Health services will be open as usual during Christmas and New Year to support those struggling to cope, heading towards a breakdown or even feeling suicidal.

Staff at Dorset HealthCare donated 40 bags of clothing and food to support local homeless people.

Steps to Wellbeing, a mental health support service which has helped thousands of people, has celebrated its 10th birthday.

A ward at Sherborne’s Yeatman Hospital has impressed judges to become the first-ever ‘Hospital Ward of the Year’ for end-of-life care.

Public nominations are now open for our Better Every Day Awards

All children across Dorset should have now received information from the school they attend about this year’s immunisations.