To improve our approach to responding to patient safety incidents, we are preparing to move from the existing Serious Incident Framework to NHS England’s new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework…

17 February 2023Dorset County Hospital has recognised areas for improvement and stressed the importance of partner agencies working closely together following a focussed Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection around children…

Plans to build a new helipad at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) have taken a major step forward thanks to a £2million pledge from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country that funds NHS hospital helipads. Click to read more.

16 January 2023 Outline plans to develop the Dorset County Hospital (DCH) site have been approved by Dorset Council. The Trust’s Your Future Hospital programme sets out plans to expand facilities…

Dorset County Hospital’s Maternity Service continues to provide high standards of care, according to the latest national survey results.

30 December 2022We have stepped down our critical incident status but remain under extreme pressure. We continue to focus on making sure our patients are safe and keeping our critical…

Dorset County Hospital has declared a critical incident due to the extreme operational pressures following the Christmas bank holidays. Click here to read more.

Following a robust recruitment process NHS trusts Dorset County Hospital and Dorset HealthCare have appointed Matthew Bryant to the role of joint Chief Executive Officer. Click to read more.

Refurbishment of Dorset County Hospital’s existing Emergency Department (ED) is now complete.

The Trust received one-off funding from NHS England of £15million, as part of a drive to upgrade several Emergency Departments across the country. Read more.

7 December 2022Clinicians at Dorset County Hospital’s (DCH) Emergency Department have been at the heart of developing a new system with the Trust’s Digital Team that aims to streamline processes…