Health

New Forest bin collections could be hit by strike action this autumn.

Forest folk are invited to a free exhibition aimed at helping them live well in later life.

A home for adults with autism and learning difficulties has significantly improved under new management to secure a ‘good’ rating.

Children starting primary this September can meet their future schoolmates at special bouncy castle sessions.

A family-run nursing home in Burley has been named Hampshire Nursing Home of the Year.

A major worldwide IT outage is affecting services across the area, including transport and surgeries.

A New Forest spa has become one of the first in the country to offer bespoke ayurvedic treatments, said to re-balance the mind, body and spirit.

A Christchurch care home has been rated good across the board after making “significant improvements” to the way it is run.

Avoid emergency departments except for in life or limb-threatening situations, the NHS is warning ahead of strike action by junior doctors.

Proposed cuts to Hampshire County Council’s budget will have a “detrimental impact” on the mental health of residents, a leading charity is warning.

The urgent treatment centre at Lymington hospital has been given a clean bill of health by inspectors.

A new eating disorder day service for young people in Hampshire has been officially launched by Southern Health NHS Foundation

An academic study commissioned by New Forest Mencap has been hailed for identifying the needs of people living with learning disabilities.

Veteran broadcaster and New Forest resident Dame Esther Rantzen is too ill to attend a landmark Westminster debate on assisted dying.

Plans by BCP Council to terminate a joint public health service agreement with Dorset County Council has prompted a mixed reaction from Cabinet.

A village’s only doctors’ surgery has announced it had taken the “difficult decision” to consider closing the practice due to a lack of GPs.

A Covid time capsule has been buried in the grounds of Christchurch hospital, to be opened on the 100th anniversary of the NHS on 5th July 2048.

There is advice for asthmatics as pollen counts begin to rise amid reports that a mild February may trigger an early start to the season.

Residents are urged to attend emergency departments only in life-threatening situations ahead of a 10th strike by junior doctors.

A New Milton town councillor is preparing to complete two walks, at home and abroad, to raise funds for the hospice that cared for his late wife.