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

Pupils struggling with mental health are to benefit from more joined up care and support across schools, colleges and specialist NHS services, in a national roll out of a £9.3 million training scheme. Every school, college and alternative provision will be offered training through a series of workshops as part

More than 500 health and social care professionals have signed up to the Dorset Care Record (DCR), marking a milestone for the project which aims to create a comprehensive and up to date record for every person having treatment in the county. Representatives from all the Dorset Care Record partnership

Parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities are being asked to help plan short break activities in Dorset. Dorset Council commissions a variety of short break services, which allow children and young people to have fun outside the home and give parents and carers some much-needed

Dorset Council is inviting more parents, carers, children and young people to help design and improve services for children and families. It’s part of the council’s wider work to make sure communities help create, shape and redesign services. Find out more via the Dorset Council website.

To mark International Nurses Day 2019, nurses from across Dorset came together for their first conference at Kingston Maurward House in Dorchester. The event provided an opportunity to hear about initiatives taking place within nursing and to celebrate the ongoing contribution nurses make to the care and wellbeing of

NHS services in Dorset are currently experiencing significant levels of demand. The public are being urged to choose the right care to ensure they receive the most appropriate treatment and to help reduce unnecessary pressures. Pharmacies offer a lot more than just a place to collect a prescription – they

Public Health Dorset is encouraging residents in Bournemouth to help improve their own wellbeing while giving love and attention to the parks and open spaces in the area. Parks in Mind is a project funded by Public Health Dorset and run by Bournemouth Parks Foundation in partnership with Bournemouth Borough

Public Health Dorset along with partners are encouraging people across Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch to get outside in May as part of Naturally Healthy Month. Naturally Healthy Month is happening across the south west and encourages people to get outside to improve their wellbeing through being in nature. Spending

If you enjoyed Beat the Street, you are going to love our new orienteering course being set up in Weymouth. Due of the success of Beat the Street, three new orienteering courses have been set up in the Nothe Gardens in Weymouth. Families are pop along and have a go