Patients have praised the standard of care experienced at Dorset County Hospital in the latest Adult Inpatient Survey. Read more here.

Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has opened a new dedicated unit for people having orthopaedic surgery. Click here to read more.

If you are visiting our main hospital site on Sunday, 4 August, please be aware that there will be disruption on site between 9am and 10.30am. Click here to read more.

Pedestrian and vehicle access to the South Wing 1 and North Wing 1 entrance areas will temporarily be disrupted this week as part of the Ridgeway Ward refurbishment. Click here to read more.

Air ambulances will find it easier to land at night in Dorchester, thanks to new and improved lighting from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. Click here to read more.

students from Kingston Maurward College with staff from Dorset County Hospital discussing plans for the sensory garden. Click here to read more.

Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has opened a new CT scanner suite in Weymouth as part of a national drive to offer tests closer to home and help shorten waiting lists. Click to read more.

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (for treatment of Glaucoma)Trabeculectomy Surgery (Glaucoma filtration surgery)Cataract SurgeryCataract Surgery (large print)

Patients and staff at Dorset hospitals met Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Victoria Atkins when she visited the county last week. Click to read more.

7 May 2024Dorset County Hospital (DCH) is looking for new governors to help shape the future of local services.The Dorset County Hospital Governor Election 2024 is now open for nominations.There…