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Important information regarding the dining room located on Orchard Maternity and Orchard Gynaecology Ward

Date: 30/01/2023 | Category: Maternity

From Monday 16 January 2023, the dining room located on Orchard Maternity and Orchard Gynaecology Ward at Bedford Hospital will no longer be available. These changes are taking place to […]

Bedfordshire Hospitals’ Midwives win NHS England’s Chief Midwife Officer’s Silver Award!

Date: 23/01/2023 | Category: Maternity

Bedfordshire Hospitals’ Midwives win NHS England’s Chief Midwife Officer’s Silver Award! We are incredibly proud to share that Professor Jacqueline Dunkley – Bent OBE, NHS England’s Chief Midwifery Officer, recently […]

Maternity workforce boosted at Bedfordshire Hospitals with success of international recruitment programme

Date: 19/01/2023 | Category: Maternity

Maternity workforce boosted at Bedfordshire Hospitals with success of international recruitment programme Bedfordshire Hospitals was commended on our successful international midwife recruitment programme by Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, NHS England’s […]

Pilot of extended hours in Outpatient Call Centre at the L&D

Date: 20/12/2022 | Category: General News

The Outpatients Call Centre at the L&D will be piloting extended opening hours during January and February 2023, to provide increased flexibility for patients needing to cancel or change their […]

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust rated GOOD by the CQC

Date: 16/12/2022 | Category: General News

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released its final report today which rates Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as ‘GOOD’. This was in relation to its recent inspection at both […]

An important update on formula milk provisions at Bedford Hospital from 1 January 2023

Date: 09/12/2022 | Category: Maternity

An important update on formula milk provisions at Bedford Hospital from 1 January 2023 From 1 January 2023, we will no longer routinely provide formula milk on Delivery Suite or […]

Scarlet Fever and invasive Group A strep: advice for parents and carers

Date: 07/12/2022 | Category: General News

The following article offers advice on the best health support should your child be unwell this winter. Winter is usually the time that we see lots of viruses that cause […]

Pharmacy re-opens after £500,000 investment

Date: 07/12/2022 | Category: General News

The Pharmacy team at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital celebrated the opening of their upgraded facilities this week following a £500,000 investment. The extensive redevelopment has been nine months in […]

World AIDS Day with Luton Sexual Health – Thurs 1 December 2022

Date: 28/11/2022 | Category: General News

Luton Sexual Health are excited to host the first face to face event since 2019 to mark World AIDS Day on 1st December 2022. We invite you to join us […]

RCPYC survey for dementia care

Date: 28/11/2022 | Category: General News

  Bedfordshire hospitals NHS foundation Trust are currently taking part in the Royal College of Psychiatrists National audit for dementia. We are inviting patients and carers of people living with […]