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Salisbury District Hospital partially lifts visitor restrictions
With coronavirus cases easing and in line with national guidance, Salisbury District Hospital has partially lifted its visitor restrictions. From today, Tuesday 13 April, patients will be able to have a daily visitor …
Mobile Covid testing unit comes to Gillingham
More local community testing facilities will be available in north Dorset from Monday 29 March for all eligible residents, Public Health Dorset has announced. This includes a mobile testing unit visiting Gillingham each …
High Sheriff presents special award to Gillingham for community effort during Covid crisis
The High Sheriff of Dorset has presented Gillingham with a special certificate in recognition of the town’s community spirit and actions at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Mr George Streatfeild …
Second jabs this Saturday for Gillingham residents who had first vaccination on January 9
A vaccination clinic is being held this Saturday, 20 March, at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton for Gillingham residents who had their first Covid-19 jab in early Janauary. A spokesperson for Gillingham Medical …
Gillingham Medical Practice says it has vaccinated more than ten percent of its patients
The Gillingham Medical Practice says that it has given the Covid vaccine to 10.3 percent of its patients within just two weeks. ‘This is of course in addition to us continuing with “business …
Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show to go ahead in 2021 – over two days
This year the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show is to take place over two days for the first time in its history to ensure safety for the public, exhibitors and competitors. The event, which …
Salisbury District Hospital to postpone some operations because of Covid pressures
Salisbury District Hospital is to postpone some routine operations because of the pressures it is facing from the Covid epidemic. In an open letter, Stacey Hunter, chief executive of the Salisbury NHS Foundation …
First residents from Gillingham get their Covid vaccinations
More than a thousand local patients and NHS workers received their Covid-19 vaccination on Saturday 9 January at Sturminster Newton Medical Centre. Approximately 300 patients aged 80-plus from Gillingham Medical Practice were amongst …
Dorset Police issue alert over Covid-19 vaccine scam
Dorset Police has urged residents across the county to be aware of a Covid vaccine-related scam. Residents have been sent a text purporting to be from a NHS body or similar informing the …