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Bedford Hospital praised for clinical education in new Cambridge University partnership

Bedford Hospital has been named a Teaching Partner by the University of Cambridge – the highest level of affiliation the university offers to a regional hospital...

New Wellbeing Room and garden officially opened at Bedford’s Primrose Unit

Thousands of cancer patients in Bedford will benefit from a new wellbeing room and garden that have been officially opened at the hospital's Primrose Unit. A new areas are funded by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Charity thanks to the generous...

Continuing delays to hydrotherapy treatment in Bedfordshire

Talks are continuing between a health authority and potential partners to provide hydrotherapy pool services in Bedfordshire. Patients with conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain, neurological disorders...

Over 2,000 Bedfordshire nurses celebrated for dedicating their lives to looking after others

The Rapid Relief Team UK (RRT) charity has served 2,100 meals to nurses at Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital during 'appreciation lunches' to say "thank you" for dedicating...

Bedford Hospital apologises to patient pricked by discarded syringe

A spokesperson for Bedford Hospital has apologised to a patient after they were pricked by a discarded syringe in a hand basin. David Williamson was visiting Bedford on Tuesday (2 April) when he was taken ill...

Breaking news: Bedford Hospital strike called off after pay offer made

A scheduled strike involving Healthcare Assistants at Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital has been called off. Healthcare Assistants at Bedford Hospital have...

Bedford MP urges PM to do all he can to reopen Bedford Renal Unit

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin, has urged Rishi Sunak to "commit all necessary resources" to reopening Bedford Renal Unit, which shut on 6 March. In Prime Minister’s Questions...

Work to begin on new multi-million-pound health hub at Bedford North Wing

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that work is due to start "imminently" to create the new £24 million Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) and Primary Care Facilities at Bedford North Wing...

Bedford Hospital says multi-storey car park a priority before EWR builds new station

Bedford Hospital needs a multi-storey car park before East West Rail rebuilds St Johns station, a meeting heard. The borough council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (4 March) was told that the...

Hundreds of Bedford NHS staff announce 48-hour strike in pay dispute

The union UNISON has confirmed that hundreds of health staff at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will take strike action in March in a dispute over pay. More than 400 workers at...