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The Bedford Independent was founded to provide the people of Bedford Borough with a modern news desk that would give them easy access to genuine and unbiased Bedford news. We are independent in ownership and opinion.

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New Year’s Day joy as Bedford Hospital welcomes brand new Bedfordian baby Alessa

Bedford Hospital welcomed its first New Year’s Day baby, Alessa, at 6.19am as ten “New Year’s Day babies” were born across Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust in Bedford and Luton...

£24m Community Diagnostic Centre opens at Bedford Hospital Health Village

A new £24 million Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has been opened at Bedford Hospital’s Gilbert Hitchcock House, marking a major step in transforming health services for local people...

Planned new elective care hub at Bedford Hospital makes progress

Plans for a new six-storey Elective Hub at Bedford Hospital have taken a step forward. Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has asked Bedford Borough Council to decide...

Hospitals to prioritise emergency care as Bedfordshire doctors prepare for five-day walkout

Patients across Bedfordshire are being urged to help preserve NHS resources for those who need them most, as resident doctors prepare to stage another national strike this week...

‘Macmillan Quality Environment Mark’ retained by the Primrose Unit at Bedford Hospital

Bedford Hospital's Primrose Unit has successfully retained the ‘Macmillan Quality Environment Mark’ (MQEM), developed by Macmillan Cancer Support to recognise and...

International Paramedics Day is cause for celebration

This month marks International Paramedics Day, shining a light on the work of paramedics across the East of England. The day is celebrated on 8 July, the birthday of French...

Martha’s Rule rolled out across Bedfordshire Hospitals

A new patient safety initiative - Martha’s Rule - has been implemented across Bedfordshire Hospitals following the failings of a doctor responsible for the care of 13-year-old Martha Mills...

Bedford Hospital’s 3rd annual Estates Day brings well-earned recognition (and cakes) to estates staff

The NHS in Bedfordshire set about thanking all estates and facilities members working across hospitals this week in their third annual Estates Day event On Wednesday (18 June)...

Major step forward for new Same Day Emergency Care unit at Bedford Hospital

The new Same Day Emergency Care unit at Bedford Hospital has taken a major leap forward in recent days as seven PODs, designed to make up the structure of the new building, were delivered to the site...

Bedford Hospital to benefit from major repair fund as part of NHS upgrade

More than £10 million is being invested in Bedfordshire hospitals to improve ventilation, heating, electrical systems, and other essential infrastructure, as part of a wider £147 million...

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