News list

  • Shaftesbury hospital honoured for transforming end-of-life care and bereavement support

    Date published: 21 May 2026

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    • Community hospitals

    Westminster Memorial Hospital in Shaftesbury has earned national recognition for the exceptional care and support it provides patients nearing the end of life and their families.

  • Vital second meningitis vaccinations available to young people in south Dorset

    Date published: 19 May 2026

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    • Vaccinations

    Young people in the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset can take up their second vaccination for Meningitis B next month.

  • £23m building heralds a new era for mental health care in Dorset

    Date published: 11 May 2026

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    • Mental health

    A brand new £23 million inpatient unit has opened in Poole, the first phase of expanded and improved facilities to support people across Dorset struggling with severe mental issues.

  • Students in Weymouth area get important protection against Meningitis B following three cases

    Date published: 27 April 2026

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    • Vaccinations

    Thousands of young people in Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell have received important protection against Meningitis B in the past week following a programme to roll-out antibiotics and vaccines led…

  • Dorset young people receive antibiotics and vaccinations for Meningitis B

    Date published: 22 April 2026

    News Categories:

    • Vaccinations

    Thousands of young people in the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset are receiving antibiotics and vaccinations for Meningitis B following three cases in the area.