The nursing team has a dedicated group of nurses that care for patients with a wide range of urology conditions.  Our working week covers the department from 8am until 4.30pm…

Adult Speech and language therapy is provided at Dorset County Hospital for people aged over 16. Qualified and registered speech and language therapists deliver the service in accordance with their…

The inpatient physiotherapy team provides treatment to patients who are admitted to hospital and require our assessment and care. The inpatient service aims to rehabilitate patients within the hospital setting…

The Occupational Therapy Department aims to help people achieve as much independence as possible in terms of your daily functional needs.The main department is located in the Rehabilitation Unit on…

You may have a course of hydrotherapy at the request of your doctor or physiotherapist.Hydrotherapy poolAquatic Physiotherapy, or hydrotherapy, is water-based physiotherapy. Physiotherapists with special training design individualized programmes in…

The Dietitians at Dorset County Hospital work within the hospital and the community to promote nutritional wellbeing, treat disease and prevent nutrition related problems. Dietitians apply the science of nutrition…

The Stomatherapy Service covers some 930 square miles stretching from Wareham in the east to Lyme Regis in the west, Gillingham to the north and Portland to the south.We see…

Rheumatology is provided by a single pan-Dorset service called the Dorset Rheumatology Service (as of 1 June 2024).University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is the sole provider and has taken on the…

The Department of Respiratory Medicine at Dorset County Hospital houses a multi-disciplinary team offering a comprehensive investigation, diagnosis and management service for patients suffering from lung complaints, including:Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary…

The Dorset Renal Unit opened in April 1996 and is a county–wide service serving a population of over 700,000.The main unit is based at Dorset County Hospital, where there is…