#ENDCHILDFOODPOVERTY CAMPAIGN
More than 50 public health directors, sector experts and healthcare professionals today sent a letter to Rishi Sunak and Matt Hancock calling on Government to allocate additional funding to the Healthy Start scheme which supports low-income families. The letter urges government to increase the value of the voucher to £4.25 a week. The value of Healthy Start vouchers has...
The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted the lives of many during 2020, however the introduction of lockdown measures led many people to be trapped in unsafe homes during the pandemic. The UN has described the increased rates of domestic abuse as a ‘shadow pandemic’, highlighting the importance of spreading further...
Care homes, professional home care, supported living, day opportunity providers and personal assistants across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset will be continuing to work closely with the councils and local health services in readiness for any rise in Covid-19 cases as the winter months approach.
The local care sector is...
The first of what is hoped will be a number of new testing facilities across Dorset is opening in Bournemouth, to help keep Dorset residents safe and provide better access to testing for local communities that find it hard to reach the Creekmoor site.
Currently, local people are served by...
The Let’s Talk Money service for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole residents launches today and aims to provide free and friendly help for those with money worries.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a major impact on people's lives and livelihoods. With the government’s furlough scheme ending on 31 October and...
NHS workers are to hold a further protest in Dorchester on Saturday (17 October) to draw attention to their claims for pay justice.
After being clapped by ministers during the first wave of the COVID pandemic, health workers have been refused a pay rise - unlike their counterparts in both...
A short video explaining why, especially this year, getting a flu vaccine is extremely important:
Flu vaccine
The flu vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine. It's offered every year on the NHS to help protect people at risk of flu and its complications.
This page is about the flu vaccine for adults.
Find out about...
Officers are investigating a serious road traffic collision in Bournemouth and appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.
Dorset Police received a report at around 7pm on Saturday 10 October 2020 of a collision involving a Fiat Abarth 595 Turismo and a cyclist on Wellington Road...
According to Peter Hook, the bassist with both Joy Division and New order the message for all those suffering with mental health issues is '... get help'. Ian Curtis soldiered on and then eventually took his own life. Let Ian be a reminder that if we are suffering there...
Officers are appealing for information from the public after concern was raised for the welfare of a fisherman seen on the beach in Bournemouth.
Dorset Police received a report at 9.25am on Friday 9 October 2020 raising concern for a man who had been seen fishing in the area of...
