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
Question
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...