News

New patient appointment booking system for children’s blood testing

Date: 08/10/2021 | Category: General News

A new appointment booking system for paediatric (children) blood tests will be available from Monday 18 October at Bedford Hospital, and Monday 1 November at the Luton and Dunstable University […]

Calnwood Road Patient and Visitor car park closure

Date: 23/09/2021 | Category: General News, Redevelopment

In order to the support the redevelopment projects on the L&D site, the patient and visitor car park off of Calnwood Road will be closing at the end of the […]

Global shortage of equipment used for taking blood tests

Date: 20/09/2021 | Category: General News

Blood tests – global shortage of blood bottles – update 20 September 2021 The national (and global) blood bottle shortage situation has slowly started to improve and from this week the […]

Annual Members’ Meeting 2021

Date: 09/09/2021 | Category: General News

On Wednesday 8 September 2021, we held our Annual Members’ Meeting for Foundation Trust members of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Due to COVID-19, this was held virtually with over […]

COVID-19 and Pregnancy Q&A next week

Date: 03/09/2021 | Category: General News

We understand that the decision about having the COVID-19 vaccine is both important but also one that some may find challenging. As we see more pregnant women presenting very unwell […]

Blossom volunteers to support patients at the end of life

Date: 24/08/2021 | Category: General News

Ensuring patients who are at the end of their life receive the best possible care is something we are passionate about at Bedfordshire Hospitals. We have a group of Blossom […]

FAQs on maternity restrictions for added clarification

Date: 21/07/2021 | Category: General News

What are the current maternity visiting restrictions at Bedfordshire Hospitals? A reminder of the current maternity visiting guidelines in place at Bedfordshire Hospitals are: One visitor is now permitted to […]

Restrictions remain at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Date: 16/07/2021 | Category: General News

Although on the 19 July 2021 regulations around the use of face masks / coverings and social distancing will change across the country, at Bedfordshire Hospitals most regulations currently in […]

NHS Heroes invited to attend ‘NHS Big Tea’ at Buckingham Palace

Date: 09/07/2021 | Category: General News

Amanda, Paula and Aakifah were one of a group of NHS heroes who got the chance to attend a special ‘NHS Big Tea’ hosted by The Duke and of Cambridge […]

Changes to drop-off and collection points at the L&D

Date: 09/07/2021 | Category: Redevelopment

In order to keep our staff, patients and visitors safe during major redevelopment works at the L&D, we are regularly reviewing how the site can be accessed. Please be advised […]