The NHS in Dorset is using innovation to help see patients more quickly, with plans to run clinics on the top floor of Beales department store in the Dolphin Centre, Poole. University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) is developing plans with partners across Dorset to run outpatient appointments in a completely different way, taking
Do you have an interest in helping the NHS to improve your experience of hospital outpatient care? Have you had experience of outpatient care in the last 2 years? If so, we are really interested in hearing from you! We are looking at developing a Patient and Public Advisory Reference Group for the South
Dorset Integrated Care System (ICS), the partnership of health and social care organisations in the region, has been selected by the Health Foundation - an independent charity - to be part of its new programme supporting health care providers to enable faster and more effective uptake of innovations and improvements, which will create long
Public Health Dorset and NHS England are seeking your views on how sexual health, contraceptive and HIV care services should be run in Dorset. Your views will help shape how these services are delivered in future and the survey should take around 15 minutes to complete. Sexual health services are available to everyone free of
Earlier this summer, Healthwatch Dorset reached out to communities asking for their views on the NHS Long Term Plan. Over 300 residents, patients and families responded with their thoughts on how local services could be improved. Responding to the report, Dorset ICS leader Tim Goodson said: “Healthwatch Dorset has done a great job reaching out
Dorset NHS is offering up to 50 aspiring nurses the chance to earn as they learn on a new Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship (RNDA) scheme, launched today to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week. The scheme will give eligible candidates thinking about choosing nursing as a career the opportunity to study and qualify as a nurse
Dorset’s Armed Forces Community Health and Wellbeing Team has been presented with a top accolade at the NHS70 Parliamentary Awards for its work in mental health. The team – part of Dorset HealthCare – was nominated by Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood and Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Michael Tomlinson, and was shortlisted from
The Retreat, the first major outcome of the recent Mental Health Acute Care Pathway review, had its official opening at Hahnemann House in Bournemouth yesterday. Run in partnership with Dorset Mental Health Forum, it provides a safe and welcoming environment for people who have self-identified a crisis and need out-of-hours support. The Retreat is staffed
Welcome to the first in a series of blogs which will dive into how we’re working to improve health and care services in Dorset. You’ll be hearing from professionals from across the NHS, who’ll give you some insight into their respective fields, and how we’re working together to help you to live healthier lives for
