Timeline

Outpatient assessment clinic

at Beales, Dolphin Centre, Poole. Breast cancer screening times cut, easier access to patient clinics.

Cardiology and stroke

Patients are now receiving time critical, lifesaving treatment sooner, with patients from Poole and Purbeck areas being treated in approximately one third of the time compared to before the changes, meeting national targets.

Poole ‘barn’ theatre open

Increasing efficiency meaning that patients are seen sooner

The BEACH building

‘topping out’ ceremony with Lord Markham, CBE, Minister for Health

New ward catering at RBH

offering improved choice and quality

Dorset Pathology Hub opens

improving diagnostics for patients

Born at the BEACH’ launched

A new campaign to keep the public informed ahead of the April 2025 opening of the new maternity and neonatal unit

Haematology team

moved to RBH

Treatment Investigation Unit

(TIU) moved to Poole

New Coast Building

construction underway at RBH

March 2025

RBH based critical care team move into the BEACH

April 2025

RBH new main entrance and shops open

Maternity team moves into the BEACH

Summer 2025

Endoscopy diagnostic hub at Poole opens

Autumn 2025

Surgical Same Day Emergency care (SDEC) completed

New haematology and oncology wards

Winter 2025

Emergency services move to RBH, Poole becomes planned care hospital

New RBH ward block completed, new catering facilities open

Summer 2026

Enhanced Post-Operative Care Unit (EPOC) open, Urgent Treatment Centre at Poole, Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Rapid Access Consultation and Evaluation Unit (RACE) at RBH

October 2026

Children’s outpatients move to RBH

January-March 2027

Full-service reconfiguration complete

* these are approximate times and subject to change