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Resident doctors strikes – 25-30 July 2025

Date: 22/07/2025 | Category: General News

The British Medical Association has announced that resident doctors will be taking part in a new round of national industrial action from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on […]

‘Macmillan Quality Environment Mark’ retained by the Primrose Unit at Bedford Hospital

Date: 21/07/2025 | Category: General News

The Primrose Unit at Bedford Hospital have successfully retained the ‘Macmillan Quality Environment Mark’ (MQEM). The award was developed by Macmillan Cancer Support to recognise and celebrate environments which meet […]

Maternity update – successful implementation of medication prescribing by community midwives

Date: 15/07/2025 | Category: Maternity

Maternity update – successful implementation of medication prescribing by community midwives We are pleased to announce the successful implementation of new prescribing arrangements for medications provided to non-inpatient pregnant women […]

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Bedfordshire Hospitals Charity’s Abseil Event is POSTPONED

Date: 10/07/2025 | Category: General News

We’re so sorry to share that we’ve had to make the incredibly difficult decision today (10 July) to postpone the Abseil event scheduled for this Saturday (12 July) at the […]

Hear more about a new Elective Care Centre at Bedford Hospital

Date: 04/07/2025 | Category: General News

We have received funding to progress our designs for a new Elective Care Centre on the Bedford Hospital site. This project is in the early business case development and planning […]

Hospital staff and former neonatal parents to walk 18.8 miles for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Date: 01/07/2025 | Category: Fundraising

Staff from the Neonatal Unit at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital (L&D) are being joined by former Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) parents on Saturday 5 July to walk […]

Martha’s Rule rolled out across Bedfordshire Hospitals

Date: 30/06/2025 | Category: General News

A major new patient safety initiative – Martha’s Rule – has been rolled out across Bedford Hospital and the Luton & Dunstable University Hospital. Chosen as one of 16 Trusts […]

Luton and Dunstable Hospital introduces ground-breaking kidney stone procedure

Date: 26/06/2025 | Category: General News

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is now offering a cutting-edge, minimally invasive procedure for kidney stone removal, one of only a handful of hospitals in the country to do so. […]

Bedford residents invited for lung cancer screening

Date: 25/06/2025 | Category: General News

The national Lung Cancer Screening programme has now launched in Bedford Borough and residents aged between 55 and 74 who smoke, or used to smoke, are being invited to have […]

Notice of Election: Council of Governors Election 2025

Date: 20/06/2025 | Category: General News

The Trust gives notice that it will hold elections to the Council of Governors for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which includes Luton and Dunstable University Hospital and Bedford Hospital. […]