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Man airlifted to hospital after Bedford car crash

A man has been airlifted to hospital after the car he was in spun off the road and smashed into a tree along Barkers Lane in Bedford. Two men were in the car when it crashed...

Hydrotherapy pool at Bedford Hospital under threat

Health bosses at Bedford Hospital are reviewing the suitability of their Hydrotherapy Pool, the only one in Bedfordshire, after it was closed without warning in December...

Bedford Hospital appoints new director of nursing and patient services

Bedford Hospital has appointed Deirdre Fowler, on secondment, as director of nursing and patient services. Deirdre has been working in the NHS for over 30 years...

Bedford Hospital is planning “cultural vandalism” over nursery rhyme tiles

Plans to remove much-loved Victorian tiles depicting famous nursery rhymes from a ward at Bedford Hospital, have been labelled as "cultural vandalism" by campaigners who say...

NHS111, pharmacies and Putnoe walk-in centre reduce attendance at Bedford’s A&E

Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG) says the number of admissions over Christmas to Bedford's A&E were down from previous years, as people are checking with...

Bedford Hospital ‘North Wing’ fire – was Shires House secure enough?

Questions have been raised about the level of security put in place by NHS Property Services at Shires Houses, with people saying the fire was "only a matter of time" and that...

Bedford welcomes four New Year babies

The first day of 2019 saw four new Bedfordians, all boys, arrive at Bedford hospital. Baby Drashya was the first 2019 local baby born at 12.37am and weighed in at...

Bedford Hospital still requires improvement says CQC report

Bedford Hospital has been given an overall 'requires improvement' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following their latest report with Urgent and Emergency services getting worse...

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