Somerset Council finances ‘stark and challenging’ as social care costs spiral
THE rising cost of social care is pushing Somerset’s finances in a ‘stark and challenging’ position. Somerset Council has warned…
TV star Martin Clunes set for Dorset hospice fete appearance
ACTOR Martin Clunes is set to once again be a guest at a charity’s annual summer fete next week. The…
New singing sessions in Gillingham bring community together
A NEW singing event has launched in Gillingham, giving people the chance to get out – and put their…
NHS dentist in Wincanton going private due to ‘underfunded’ service
NHS dental patients turning up at a Wincanton clinic in recent days have been confronted with a notice informing…
Latest NHS strike adds to ‘thousands of appointments’ postponed
NHS services in the South West are facing ‘significant disruption’ due to strikes, staff holidays and sickness, and warm…
More hospital appointments to be postponed during NHS strike
SOME hospital appointments will be postponed this week as consultants in Dorset join a nationwide strike. The industrial action, part…
New £2m Discharge Lounge opens at Dorset County Hospital
PATIENTS waiting to leave hospital can do so in improved facilities after the opening of a new lounge. A new…
Dorset NHS trust lands award for welcoming international nurses and midwives
EFFORTS to embrace and support internationally-educated nurses in Dorset has led to a prestigious award. Dorset HealthCare is the first…
Some hospital appointments postponed as junior doctors walk out
SOME hospital appointments have been postponed after junior doctors walked out this morning in the latest industrial action. Amid an…
Shaftesbury house set for mental health care use
A HOUSE in Shaftesbury could soon be helping care for mental health patients after a planning application was submitted. The…
