Plans to build a new helipad at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) have taken a major step forward thanks to a £2million pledge from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country that funds NHS hospital helipads. Click to read more.

16 January 2023 Outline plans to develop the Dorset County Hospital (DCH) site have been approved by Dorset Council. The Trust’s Your Future Hospital programme sets out plans to expand facilities…

Dorset County Hospital’s Maternity Service continues to provide high standards of care, according to the latest national survey results.

We are asking patients’ families to help us get their loved ones home as quickly as possible by providing a little support to allow this to happen, so our inpatient beds are available for those who need them most for urgent care. Click to read more.

Our Emergency Department is incredibly busy. Click to read more, including how you can help.

30 December 2022We have stepped down our critical incident status but remain under extreme pressure. We continue to focus on making sure our patients are safe and keeping our critical…

Dorset County Hospital has declared a critical incident due to the extreme operational pressures following the Christmas bank holidays. Click here to read more.

Following a robust recruitment process NHS trusts Dorset County Hospital and Dorset HealthCare have appointed Matthew Bryant to the role of joint Chief Executive Officer. Click to read more.

Refurbishment of Dorset County Hospital’s existing Emergency Department (ED) is now complete.

The Trust received one-off funding from NHS England of £15million, as part of a drive to upgrade several Emergency Departments across the country. Read more.

7 December 2022Clinicians at Dorset County Hospital’s (DCH) Emergency Department have been at the heart of developing a new system with the Trust’s Digital Team that aims to streamline processes…