Dorset County Hospital – Major Planned Hospital
Summary of services
Urgent and emergency care
24/7 A&E with 14/7 consultant presence
Trauma unit
Hyper-acute cardiac
Non-interventional cardiac
Hyper-acute stroke service
Stroke unit and stroke rehabilitation
Emergency surgery 24/7
Acute medical admissions
Acute oncology
Planned and specialist
Level 3 critical care
High volume lower risk planned and day case surgery including cancer
Planned medical interventions/admissions, e.g. chemotherapy
Networked single Dorset cancer service
Interventional radiology
Outreach radiotherapy
Outpatients and diagnostics
Maternity and paediatrics
Consultant-led maternity and paediatric services integrated across Dorset County Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital for the Dorset population. Any proposed changes to services in either hospital would be subject to further local public consultation by both Dorset and Somerset CCGs as appropriate.
Long-term conditions, frailty and end of life care
Integrated frailty service
Primary and community care services on-site
Step-up, step-down beds
Mental healthcare services (not inpatient beds)