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Dorset County Hospital is transforming its Fortuneswell Unit for patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Click to read more.

We are delighted to be using an upgraded operating theatre at Weymouth Community Hospital to perform a range of elective surgeries. Read more here.

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.

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.