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
Our Dorset, the partnership of all of the NHS and local authority organisations in Dorset, is working to develop a host of exciting healthcare projects as part of the Government’s national Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP). The plans were presented yesterday (8 March) to BCP Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, where members were updated on
Closing date Friday 29 October 2021 Recent years and the past year in particular, have seen a remarkable change in how the NHS in Dorset has been able to provide elective care. The challenge is to now design an elective care recovery programme to meet the health and well-being needs of
New Dorset health and care video library is #HereForYou Our Dorset, the partnership of health and social care organisations from across the county, has launched a new online video library. It comes as part of the #HereForYou campaign which reassures Dorset residents that their health services are still available should they need them, and that
Up to 150 community pharmacies across the county are to be given access to health and social care records held within the Dorset Care Record (DCR) This will give them up to date records in a transparent and easy to understand way – particularly important in this current time. Pharmacies are the first sector outside
New Dorset health and care app library is #HereForYou Our Dorset, the partnership of health and social care organisations from across the county, has launched a new online health app library. The launch coincides with the #HereForYou campaign which reassures Dorset residents that their health services are still available should they need them and that
We’re looking for 10 people with lived experience of Dorset’s geography, demography and diversity to join the Our Dorset Public Engagement Group (PEG). ‘Our Dorset’ is the county’s Integrated Care System, a partnership of local NHS organisations, Public Health Dorset, local councils, and the Voluntary Sector. Partner organisations are working together to improve health and
The appointment of the first independent Chair of the Dorset Integrated Care System (ICS) has been made. Jenni Douglas-Todd, who is currently Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, and a former chief executive of Hampshire Police Authority and the office of the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner, is
