New £95,000 machine to boost heart treatment at Wimborne hospital
HEART conditions will be diagnosed more quickly at Wimborne’s Victoria Hospital thanks to a new piece of equipment. The hospital’s…
Ambulance trust urges people to ‘help us to help you’ over busy period
PEOPLE are being urged to do their bit to help the ambulance service this Christmas as it prepares for…
Mental health support available over Christmas in Dorset
MENTAL health services in Dorset will be open as usual over the festive period. While a time of celebration, for…
Pharmacies open on Christmas Day in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
A NUMBER of pharmacies are opening on Christmas Day for those in need of advice and medication. Below is a…
NHS facing facing “significant disruption” during junior doctors’ strike
ROUTINE care NHS services in the south west are facing “significant disruption” this week as industrial…
Work underway on £70m mental health projects in Dorset
WORK is officially underway on more than £70 million worth of projects to improve mental health care in Dorset. ‘Spade…
Care home enjoys ABBA-themed Christmas party
DANCING Queens took to the floor at an ABBA-themed Christmas party at a Hamworthy care home. Memory lane residents at…
Wimborne charity coffee morning gets fundraising boost from housing firm
A WIMBORNE charity coffee morning got a £150 boost thanks to a housing firm. Developer Taylor Wimpey donated money to…
Elves take over at Hamworthy care home!
ELVES took over duties at a Dorset care home for a festive fundraiser. Staff at Upton Bay Care Home, in…
Deadline approaching for Covid and flu jab bookings in Dorset
MORE than 215,000 people in Dorset have had a Covid vaccine ahead of the autumn and winter months -…