A procedure room at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has been transformed into a full operating theatre for Special Care Dentistry and other surgeries. Click to read more.

We are asking patients’ families to help us get their loved ones home as quickly as possible by providing a little support to allow this to happen, so our inpatient beds are available for those who need them most for urgent care. Click to read more.

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

An initiative to support patients who are unexpectedly admitted to hospital is going from strength to strength. Read more about its success 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.

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.

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.