Enquiries: 01305 251150
Contact detailsTransfusion Laboratory01305 254320/4329For out of hours / ‘urgent’ bleep 581 (via switchboard)Transfusion Laboratory Manager01305 255933Transfusion Practitioner01305 255043For general transfusion enquiries please email htt@dchft.nhs.ukUrgent requestsThe department is open from 9am…
The Surgical Admissions Lounge is located in North Wing, Level 1. The closest hospital entrance is North Wing, Entrance 1. You can find the department entrance to the right of…
The Stroke Unit at Dorset County Hospital is a 23 bedded facility. It has 18 beds for Acute Stroke and a 5 bedded Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU). The HASU…
The Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) provides care for emergency patients who do not require an overnight stay. Patients are likely to have been referred to the unit from…
The Prince of Wales Ward has 13 beds and is on Level 3 of South Wing. The ward provides care for people who have a variety of renal (kidney) conditions.All…
Critical Care Units are specialist areas where seriously ill patients receive specialist care. They are staffed with specially trained healthcare professionals and contain sophisticated monitoring equipment.Our Critical Care Unit (CrCU)…
The Fortuneswell Chemotherapy Unit was originally opened in 1994, mainly treating patients with blood disorders. Patients with other cancers such as breast, bowel and lung cancer were at that time…
Dorset County Hospital’s Eye (Ophthalmology) Department, is also known as The Royal Eye Infirmary. The department includes a large outpatient clinic with imaging and treatment areas and a dedicated Eye Day Case Unit for surgery situated in East Wing Theatres.
If you have chest pain or severe breathing difficulties you should dial 999 for an ambulance immediately.The Emergency Department (ED) at Dorset County Hospital provides a 24 hour service.The Emergency…
When you are on the road to recovery and on the day of your discharge home or transfer, an assessment by the nurse in charge of your care and the…