Month: November 2025

Extra appointments are now available for people in Dorset who need urgent or unscheduled dental care. People do not have to be registered with a dentist to access urgent care, and they treat conditions such as broken or badly moved teeth after an accident, severe dental or facial pain that can’t be eased with normal…

It is difficult to get enough Vitamin D in the winter.  It is advisable everyone takes a supplement, but especially if you are pregnant, young or have darker skin.

The Banks & Bearwood Medical Practice are looking for new members for The Patient Participation Group (PPG).   By joining this group, you can share your ideas and feedback to improve NHS services, help influence how we support our patients, be a voice for the community and promote positive change.   WHAT IS A PATIENT…

We are very proud to be working with Marie Curie on this initiative to support those coming towards the end of their lives.   Marie Curie launches initiative to support terminally ill | Bournemouth Echo

If you’re a woman or girl living in Dorset, share your views and experiences of healthcare by taking part in the survey today. Click here to take part: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DorsetWomensHealthSurvey2025. All responses are confidential.

There is a new edition of the Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset Care Services Directory 2025/26.   https://www.carechoices.co.uk/publication/dorset-care-service-directory/

HPV often has no symptoms, so you may not know if you have it.  That’s why the NHS offers HPV vaccination and cervical screening to help prevent cervical cancer. Find our more by going to: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-cancer/