According to Nursing Notes patients will be allowed to see and be assessed by a GP but they won’t be handed a prescription and instead signposted to where to buy medicated products.
People who receive free prescriptions, such as those on a low-income or pregnant, will not automatically be exempt from...
Healthwatch Dorset have published a new report about maternity services in Dorset, called Baby Steps.
Healthwatch Dorset spoke to over 100 local women and their families to find out what it's really like when you have a baby in Dorset. They organised two events in Boscombe, ran a facebook survey and...
The five healthy habits:
not smoking
having a body mass index between 18.5 and 25
taking at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day
having no more than one 150ml glass of wine a day for women, or two for men
having a diet rich in items such...
The Duchess of Cornwall gives her support to animated films created by Bournemouth University students to demonstrate common types of controlling and coercive behaviour. Her Royal Highness recorded a video message introducing the animations which are a collaboration between the Dorset High Sheriff John Young, Bournemouth University, the...
Throughout our lives everyone exists on a spectrum of good & poor physical, psychological / emotional, social / environmental & spiritual health. Many people who end up having diagnosed mental health difficulties have also had problems with substance misuse. Anyone can potentially fall into such difficulties. It is often...
It came, as these things often do, like a gunshot on a quiet street: shocking and disorienting. In early December, my urine turned brown. The following day I felt feverish and found it hard to pee. I soon realised I had a urinary tract infection. It was unpleasant, but...
19.2% of Dorset’s population have a long-term illness, which goes to show that even when you’re living close to the county’s beautiful coastline, health conditions can still occur. Those who have been diagnosed with a long-term health condition will usually seek out ways to manage their illness and choose between...
If you live in the UK, for you and your family this could well end up being the single most important post you’ll ever read on Facebook. Please read it, pleaseshare it, as we now only have just over one month to act. If the NHS and its amazing...
Over the Christmas period The Stable - the cathedral to cider and gourmet pizza - raised £3,000 for Dorset Mind by donating the money it would have spent on Christmas crackers and party hats for its large party bookings. Fuller’s, which owns 76% of The Stable, matched the money...
The Dorset patient champion has £10,000 to offer to local community groups to help people across the county have their say and get the best out of health and social care services. Healthwatch Dorset have launched their Community Investment Fund, to invest in grassroots projects and groups that aim...
