A hospital trust has defended paying its interim chief executive £2,557 a day while trying to save £20m. Dorset County Hospital Trust's annual report showed Derek Smith was paid £248,041 for 97 days ...

Families welcomed a magical Christmas gift after their children were born on the big day in a Dorset hospital. Christmas Day was a relatively quiet day at Dorset County Hospital, as no elective ...

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An NHS trust has bought the land next to a hospital from a council to temporarily use as additional parking. University ...

Dorset County Hospital will prioritise urgent care during five days of doctors’ strikes in the run-up to Christmas ...

The hospital's catering department will run the cafe for staff, patients and visitors to maximise revenue from 2012. Volunteer Clive Birch said: "There is something very special offered by a volunteer ...

Supporters of Dorset County Hospital have met to discuss possible impacts to services if 200 jobs are cut to fill a £7m financial black hole. Patients met with politicians in Dorchester on Friday to ...

Lovell Homes donates over 50 gifts to children on Kingfisher Ward, Dorset County Hospital, spreading Christmas cheer to young ...

Two wards have been closed to visitors at the Dorset County Hospital after an outbreak of the vomiting and diarrhoea bug Norovirus. Day Lewis and Barnes wards at the Dorchester hospital are affected ...

A REMAINING Wessex fields land has been bought by University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) from BCP council, securing a major site ...