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Local health, social care and wellbeing needs. Funding for our local hospitals. Pandemic response and campaign to reopen the Yeatman Hospital MIU.

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Coronavirus: West Dorset Update

Wednesday, 20 January, 2021

Despite all we did to maintain Tier 3 in West Dorset, rates of infection continued to rise across the country and we are now in a period of national lockdown; which is a tough but very necessary measure and carries a strong message to 'Stay at Home'. 

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My campaign to reopen the Yeatman Hospital's MIU

Tuesday, 17 November, 2020

The MIU at the the Yeatman Hospital closed on April 6 2020, during the early weeks of lockdown, a decision taken by Dorset Health Care Trust to manage the impact of covid-19.

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£62.5m secured as Dorchester hospital plans approved

Tuesday, 15 September, 2020

Dorset County Hospital multi-storey car park plans approved
Councillors overrule Council Planners' recommendation of refusal
West Dorset MP intervenes to save £62.5 million Government funding

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Visitors should 'wake up' over risk

Sunday, 22 March, 2020

West Dorset MP Chris Loder tells visitors who are blatantly disregarding the advice of the Chief Medical Officer and Prime Minister to ‘wake up’ and to stay at home.

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Join West Dorset's volunteer taskforce

Thursday, 19 March, 2020

Can you make a difference? 

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Search and rescue funding for West Dorset

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

West Dorset is set to receive a share of £1m grant funding towards vital search and rescue services, in an announcement made today by Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps.

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Urgent meeting takes place about Dorset County Hospital

Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

DORSET MPs met with Health Secretary Matt Hancock on 11th February to press for immediate funding for Dorset County Hospital.

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Visit from Secretary of State Matt Hancock

Wednesday, 27 November, 2019

On Tuesday 26th November Chris Loder, the Prospective Conservative MP for West Dorset, welcomed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Rt Hon Matt Hancock during a visit to Sherborne’s Yeatman Hospital.

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Cancer screening funding for Dorset County Hospital

Wednesday, 30 October, 2019

The Department of Health and Social Care announced today that Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester is one of 78 NHS Trusts to receive new cancer screening machines.

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