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New booking system for blood tests launched at Gilbert Hitchcock House

Blood test appointments from 1 March onwards at Gilbert Hitchcock House (North Wing) can now be made using their new booking system. Patients can now book a blood test, sometimes on the same day, and there will be early appointments...

Dorothy Hosein steps down as Chief Executive of EEAST due to ill health

Dorothy Hosein has today (20 January 2021) stepped down as chief executive of the beleaguered East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust following a period of ill health. Medical director and deputy chief executive, Dr Tom Davis...

National midwife shortage is major factor in ‘inadequate’ maternity dept at Bedford Hospital

Health chiefs at Bedford Hospital have sought to reassure patients after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated maternity services 'inadequate'. David Carter, chief executive at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and chief nurse, Liz Lees...

Inspectors rate Bedford Hospital maternity services ‘inadequate’ demanding significant improvement

Following an inspection in November 2020, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that it must make significant and immediate improvements to the maternity services at Bedford Hospital and has served...

NHS ‘still open for patients’ say Bedfordshire health chiefs as area moves into Tier 4

Despite Tier 4 restrictions, local NHS chiefs are encouraging anyone who has health concerns to contact their local GP and to remember that the NHS is still open for patients...

Frustration as blood tests cancelled at Bedford Hospital due to UK-wide supplier shortages

Frustrated patients are being turned away from blood test appointments at Bedford Hospital due to logistics problems with a supplier to the NHS...

New soundtrack to MRi scanning thanks to Hospital Radio Bedford

A series of half hour music 'shows' that have been put together by Hospital Radio Bedford (HRB) are now offered to patients as a welcome distraction...

Bedford Hospital: partners can accompany pregnant women again

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says that from tomorrow (21 September) 2020, partners can accompany women at their 20wks scan appointment. In a statement issued...

L&D receives almost twice as much A&E funding as Bedford Hospital

The Luton and Dunstable Hospital (L&D) has today been awarded a £5.7m funding boost to their A&E department, almost twice that awarded to Bedford...

Bedford Hospital set to start trials for cautious release of visitor ban

Health chiefs are set to begin trials next week to start allowing visitors back onto the adult wards at Bedford Hospital.A meeting also heard yesterday...

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