News

Bedford Hospital achieves teaching partner status with the University of Cambridge

Date: 28/05/2025 | Category: General News

Bedford Hospital, part of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded Teaching Partner status by the University of Cambridge. This award is the highest level of affiliation for a […]

Update on Blossom Homebirth Service in Bedford

Date: 21/05/2025 | Category: Maternity

Update on Blossom Homebirth Service in Bedford We would like to share an update about how our homebirth service in Bedfordshire will be delivered moving forward. After a thorough review […]

Bedford Hospital Pulmonary Rehabilitation service achieves accreditation

Date: 28/04/2025 | Category: General News

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation service at Bedford Hospital has become one of only 25 in the country to be accredited by the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services Accreditation Scheme (PRSAS). Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) […]

The Spring 2025 issue of the Ambassador magazine is out now!

Date: 16/04/2025 | Category: General News

The latest edition of Ambassador magazine is out now! In Ambassador you can read about: Operational updates from our hospitals Our upcoming medical lecture on liver disease (20 May 2025) […]

1,000 Robotic assisted surgery procedures achieved in under two years at Bedfordshire Hospitals

Date: 02/04/2025 | Category: General News

More than 1,000 Robotic Assisted Surgical procedures have been carried out at Bedfordshire Hospitals in two years, making it one of the most successful programmes in England. In March 2023 […]

Maternity update – changes to prescriptions during antenatal care at Bedford Hospital

Date: 31/03/2025 | Category: Maternity

Maternity update – changes to prescriptions during antenatal care at Bedford Hospital As of Monday 24 March 2025, a number of prescription only medicines will be provided directly by community […]

Stroke patients to receive quicker care through video assessments

Date: 28/03/2025 | Category: General News

From Monday 31 March, the stroke team at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital (L&D) will be working with colleagues at East of England Ambulance Service Trust to assess suspected […]

Dance project brings joy to elderly patients at Bedford Hospital

Date: 10/03/2025 | Category: General News

A dance project is being piloted at Bedford Hospital to trial music and movement interventions for elderly patients. The Dance for Health Project, run by Sadie Hunt and Jenny Howells, […]

15 years of the Acute Assessment Unit at Bedford Hospital

Date: 28/02/2025 | Category: General News

In February 2010, Bedford Hospital opened the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU). The main objective was to provide a dedicated space for rapid assessment, investigation, and treatment of patients with acute […]

Free Healthy Start vitamins available

Date: 17/02/2025 | Category: Maternity

Free Healthy Start vitamins available Young children and babies may not get enough vitamin A and D even if they’re eating well. If you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, you may not […]