Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive recovery service offered to patients and their partners following:a heart attacka PCI (stent insertion)coronary artery bypass graftsvalve/TAVI surgery/other cardiac surgeryPhase One – ContactFollowing your clinical…

The Macmillan Breast Nurse Specialists at Dorset County Hospital are Lead Nurses Katy Kennedy, Jo Samways, Becky Membury and Nikki Clark. Josie Weaver is our Metastatic Breast Nurse Specialist and…

The Mortuary and Bereavement Offices are located via North Wing Level 1 (N1). Opening hours are 8am until 4pm Monday to Friday. The office is closed at the weekends and…

The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service is part of the Gastroenterology Department at Dorset County Hospital.Our service consists of two IBD Consultants, three IBD Nurses, an IBD Pharmacist and an IBD…

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…

What is Orthotics?Orthotics is a specialist field which involves the design, production and use of orthoses.Orthoses are specially prescribed braces, splints or supports which are applied externally to any part…

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.In addition…

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…