Transforming our Hospitals
A £500m investment in our hospital sites ensuring our patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
Thanks to our public and partners support, we’re certain our ambitious plans for our hospitals will make a real difference to the population we serve. The changes are already underway. Taken together, they will improve healthcare for patients and the wider community, creating a great place to work for our staff for years to come
Siobhan Harrington, chief executive
Why all these changes?
Following the Dorset Clinical Services Review, plans were approved to reform local health services in 2019. Over 10,000 hours of NHS staff time were invested into developing these plans for our future, with the input of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and many others.
These care the biggest changes in healthcare in Dorset since the late 1980s. They have already started, with benefits already being felt by patients and staff, including.
- Better food. New kitchens and a whole new way of producing food is already in place at RBH. This means more choice, better quality control and healthier ingredients. All made on site.
- 'Barn' theatre. Best ever clinical performance from broken hip to replacement, with Poole staff also reporting a much better working environment
- Digital transformation. Better systems for booking appointments, for sharing scan images and in the use of AI for pathology. With the Electronic Health Record on course for 2026, we are speeding up care and improving quality.
- One team. More and more staff are working across our sites, to ensure we have the right people, in the right place to maintain services.
