We are finalising arrangements for Monday, 19 September, following the announcement that the Queen’s state funeral will be a bank holiday. Click to read more.

New technologies and health innovations continue to reshape every aspect of our lives. Our Dorset Digital plan continues to respond to that rapid change for delivering efficiencies and improving experiences.Apps…

28 July 2022Dorset County Hospital (DCH) is looking for volunteers to help shape and improve services by acting as patient representatives on key projects – including patient safety and its…

By joining the Dorset County Hospital family, you will have the opportunity to live and work in a truly beautiful part of the country.With beautiful coast lines and plenty of…

Did you know more than half of the county of Dorset is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty? But it’s not just the location, our Trust is one…

Car parking across the main hospital site – including the multi-storey car park – operates using automatic number plate recognition. We hope this will make it easier to park, as…

Plans to redevelop the Dorset County Hospital site have been submitted to Dorset Council following feedback from patients, staff and the wider community. Read more.

Dorset Council and Dorset County Hospital have agreed a 20-year lease for use of South Walks House building in Dorchester, owned by the council.

Children and their parents have highlighted their positive experience at the hospital in the latest Children and Young People Patient Experience Survey. Read more here.

22 October 2021Patients have praised the level of care experienced at Dorset County Hospital.The latest inpatient survey, carried out by the Picker Institute on behalf of the Care Quality Commission,…