Health

A New Forest village is launching its first festive light trail to raise funds for the local doctors’ surgery.

A surgeon from Brockenhurst who spent a month in Gaza treating war casualties said the atrocities there were the worst he had seen in a conflict zone.

New Forest paralympian Aaron Phipps MBE is backing NHS calls for students and young children to get protected against meningitis.

Staff at a Christchurch restaurant which dropped from the top food hygiene to the second lowest were said to be “beyond disappointed” by the rating.

Two Nordic sauna cabins have arrived at Avon Beach launched by the company behind one at Sandbanks.

Staff at Lymington’s Urgent Treatment Centre have been lauded as providing “exceptional care” in a report rating its service as ‘outstanding’.

A woman who dreamed of becoming a nurse as a girl has been awarded the Queen’s Nurse title in recognition of her talent.

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.