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Dorset County Hospital and Community Health Services: Staff

Commons · Question 93593 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Nov 2025

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Dorset County Hospital and (b) associated community services have adequate (i) staffing and (ii) resources for winter 2025-2026.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Nov 2025

Both Dorset County Hospital and Dorset Healthcare, as the primary providers of community services in Dorset, have assessed their resource and capacity requirements for the winter period as part of the annual planning process. These take account of the exp...

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