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Bedford Hospital Trust sees high-risk repairs bill rise by 161%

Bedfordshire Hospital Trust has blamed its "ageing estate" for one of the highest rises in the cost of high-risk repairs backlog in England, with a 161% increase year on year. High-risk repairs are those which must...

MP welcomes new £23m health hub at Gilbert Hitchcock House

A £23 million development at Gilbert Hitchcock House will create a new much-needed health hub at Bedford Hospital’s North Wing. The project will deliver a primary care hub in the Enhanced Services Centre...

Strep B trial at Bedford Hospital celebrates 1,000th participant milestone

An important national clinical trial that launched at Bedford Hospital in March 2023 has celebrated the recruitment of over 1,000 participants. The trial, led by Nottingham Clinical Trials...

Christmas and New Year ‘bundles of joy’ welcomed at Bedford Hospital

A pair of twins were among the 31 'bundles of joy' welcomed into the world at the maternity units at Bedford Hospital and the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital on Christmas Day and New Year's...

Mayor pledges £9m in budget for new GP surgeries

Bedford’s mayor has said borough residents have waited long enough for new GP surgeries. Mayor Tom Wootton told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that his administration has “come to...

Official opening of new NHS 111 call centre on Ampthill Road

The move to a larger NHS 111 contact centre in Bedford will “enhance the service” it provides to the area, the operator has said. There was an official opening of the new centre at Technology House...

NHS hydrotherapy services to resume in January

Hydrotherapy pool services are due to resume in Bedford from next year, after stopping during the Covid pandemic, a meeting heard. Patients with conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain...

Pressure mounts to secure the return of hydrotherapy services to Bedford

Since its closure in 2019, Bedford's hydrotherapy pool at Gilbert Hitchcock House has been much missed by the patients that relied on it. Deemed uneconomical to repair in 2019, hydrotherapy services...

Building new surgeries won’t solve problem of lack of GPs says local NHS chair

A lack of GPs is a national issue and just building new surgeries won’t solve the problem, a local NHS leader has said. Dr Rima Makarem, the chair of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board...

High-profile Biddenham health hub facing “some challenges”

Two high-profile primary health projects in Bedford borough have “some challenges” to be met before they can be delivered, a meeting heard. A report presented to the BLMK Integrated Care Board...