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Bedford Hospital main entrance Image: Gordon Bell/Shutterstock

Bedford MP presses East West Rail over home demolitions despite hospital agreement

Mohammad Yasin has welcomed East West Rail assurances over Bedford Hospital parking and the Elective Care Hub, while continuing to oppose home demolitions near Bedford station...
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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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Melanie Banks, Director of Redevelopment, Mohammad Yasin, MP for Bedford & Kempston and Richard Sumray, Chair of Bedfordshire Hospitals. Image: the office of Mohammad Yasin

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...
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