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Healthwatch Bedford Borough appoints new chair and opens board meetings to the public

Healthwatch Bedford Borough (HBB) has appointed Aidan Vaughan as its new chair and is marking the occasion by taking bold steps to increase its visibility, accessibility, and community....
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New PODs being craned into position at Bedford Hospital for the new SDEC site

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...
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Bedford Hospital Image: Dr Robert Oakley

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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Bedfordshire Police Community Policing Team

Bedford Ian writes…

30 May 2025: Policing politics, Car park clean up, and Thameslink trolls. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all...
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Members of Bedford Hospital's undergraduate education team. Image: Bedford Hopsital

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...
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Baby Rosie Robertson in her incubator eight weeks early and weighing only 3lbs. She has wires to monitor her health and is curled up as she sleeps.

Dad to walk from Luton to Bedford Hospital to thank neonatal team that helped save his daughter’s life

A Bedford dad is preparing to walk over 20 miles from Luton to Bedford Hospital to raise money for the Meadowbank Neonatal Unit, where his daughter received lifesaving...
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The da Vinci Xi robot being used at Bedford and L&D hospitals in action. It has arms covered in surgical protective plastic above a patient on a surgical bed. A surgeon is operating the robot. Image: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Robot-assisted surgeries reach 1,000 at Bedford and L&D hospitals in just two years

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has now performed more than 1,000 robotic-assisted surgeries in just two years – with half of those carried out at Bedford Hospital, thanks...
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Misty. Dogs at Polling Stations July 2024. Image: Bedford Independent

Bedford Ian writes…

7 March 2025: Democracy denied, Everyday heroes, Wonky fence, Miamian vice, Reh-al roast, and Take a break. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough...
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The neat pile of letters left outside an address in Bedford Image: Bedford Independent

Royal Mail apologises after personal letters found ‘dumped’ on Bedford street

Royal Mail has apologised after letters containing sensitive and personal information were found 'dumped' on a street outside a block of flats in Bedford. A total of sixteen letters...
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Bedford Hospital Image: Dr Robert Oakley

Bedford Borough councillor criticised over ‘incorrect’ EWR hospital car park claims

Bedford Borough councillors have been urged to avoid scaremongering and focus on solutions in discussions surrounding East West Rail’s (EWR) plans for a multi-storey...
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