"We battle constantly to stop hospital services leaking to the east," said Dorset County Hospital Patient Governor Michel Hooper-Immins at the annual dinner of Honorary Court Highclere No. 1 Weymouth of the Ancient Order of Foresters at Weymouth Golf Club. Speaking as Sub Chief Ranger and moving the...
Michel Hooper-Immins has been re-elected as Chairman of the Weymouth & Portland Health Network, the independent local patients’ forum of the Dorset NHS Clinical Commissioning Group In June, Mr. Hooper-Immins was also elected for a third three-year term as a Public Governor of the Dorset County Hospital Foundation...
People living in and around Dorchester and Weymouth are being reminded that they can have their say on the future of mental health services in Dorset. Views are being sought by local health organisations and three local authorities as the first part of a review which will help improve...
Over the last five months clinicians from across Dorset have come together to look at how local health services can be improved. Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group, the GP-led organisation responsible for identifying health needs in the county and securing the services to meet them, launched a review of Dorset’s...
NHS Sustainability Day takes place on 26 March and the local healthcare community is supporting the annual campaign, asking NHS staff and the wider community to think about how they can make changes or work smarter, be ‘greener’ and potentially save both themselves and their organisation money. A number of...
Dorset County Hospital’s diabetes team are inviting people to join a new friendly, low impact cycling group. The exercise group, which is being set up with the West Dorset Diabetes UK group, is open to anyone but there is an emphasis on people with diabetes. DCH Diabetes Dietitian Sandra...
Recent developments in diabetes care is the topic for the latest Members’ Event at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Hospital governors are inviting members of the Trust to attend the free event, as well as members of the public who would like to sign up on the day....
Dorset County Hospital has pledged to further improve services for people with diabetes who have problems with their feet.
Diabetes UK has recently highlighted concerns about the rates of amputations among patients with diabetes, saying that many could be prevented.
Dorset has seen a significant reduction in amputation rates over the...
Dorset County Hospital’s diagnostic imaging team are delighted to be able to offer patients the latest in x-ray technology. DCH is the first district general hospital in the country to install a new fluoroscopy system from Xograph Healthcare. Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique that uses x-rays to obtain real-time...
The shape of NHS services in Dorset for years to come is currently under review by the NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group On Thursday week at 2pm, an opportunity arises for patients and the public to hear an outline of the process and to ask questions. The...