Bedford NHS

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...

How PPE shortages are affecting Bedford’s frontline staff

The national shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the escalating coronavirus pandemic has been well documented in the media and the...

Concerns as demolition crew descend on fire damaged Shires House

Concerns were raised this morning as a demolition crew arrived at Shires House at Bedford Hospitals 'North Wing' Health Village and started to pull down parts of the building...

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...

Massive fire destroys Shires House at Bedford Hospital ‘North Wing’

What started as a "small fire" at Bedford's 'North Wing' Hospital last night, turned into a major emergency with over 60 firefighters from Bedford, Kempston, Potton, Luton and...

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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