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The special service being held by 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû and 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû Cathedral to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS and 80 years since the US Army opened a hospital in Odstock on 26th June at 5:30pm will include a reading of a commissioned work by playwright Paula B Stanic. Paula’s work was featured at the ‘We Reflect’ service held at the Cathedral in March 2022. Everyone is welcome to attend. In creating this piece, Paula was particularly interested in the volunteers who work in different roles around the hospital, including Odstock Radio which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Paula is pictured above.

69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû and 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû Cathedral are holding a special service to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS and 80 years since the US Army opened a hospital in Odstock. The service, which starts at 5:30pm on Monday 26th June, is a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together and join health and care staff to celebrate this significant milestone of our National Health Service, which was founded on 5th July in 1948. This ecumenical service is open to all communities in South Wiltshire, North and East Dorset and South West Hampshire and warm welcome will be given to all faiths and those with none. Pictured above is 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû Hospital's Poet in Residence Martin Figura reading from one of his poems during the 'We Reflect' Service held at the Cathedral in March 2022.

From Thursday 4th May 2023, visitors to 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû District Hospital are once again no longer required to wear face masks, unless it is their personal preference to do so. These changes have been made in line with national guidance on the mandated use of face masks in healthcare settings and reducing numbers of COVID-19 positive cases. However, to continue to protect those who are most vulnerable and at high-risk, they ask that the wearing of face masks continues where immuno-compromised patients are treated. Please read more for full details.

Each of our Directors occasionally spend time shadowing staff in services across the hospital as part of their ‘Executive back to the floor’ sessions. They also blog about their visits. This blog is from Judy Dyos, our Chief Nursing Officer, who visited colleagues in our Radiology Team, including Charlotte Castle (pictured here).

A new state-of-the-art inpatient ward is under construction at 69ÀÏʪ»ú¸£Àû District Hospital, helping to reduce waiting times for elective surgery. Providing 24 additional beds, it will be an environmentally sustainable building that our clinical teams have been heavily involved in designing. Demolition of existing buildings began in March with construction of the main building planned for May. Access to all other buildings will remain unchanged throughout the ward construction. Projects updates will be given during this time. Pictured above is an artist's impression of the new building.