Austin Jane

NHS Dorset

NHS Dorset is the commissioning organisation for the whole county of Dorset. The group is a membership organisation, formed of all 86 local GP practices in the county. Our mission is to support the people of Dorset to lead healthier lives. What do we do? Our principal work is to plan, develop and buy health services on behalf of the local people. We are responsible for buying: Planned hospital care Urgent and emergency care, including the 111 service Community health services Mental health and learning disability services Rehabilitation care Maternity, children's and family services NHS continuing healthcare The key providers across the county include: Dorset HealthCare Dorset County Hospital Poole General Hospital Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital Salisbury Hospital Southampton University Hospital Yeovil Hospital South West Ambulance Service There are many other service providers from the charitable, voluntary and private sectors that allow patients a wider choice of service location and type. We are committed to improving the local health services to reflect their local population needs and do this by working through a number of Clinical Working Groups (CWGs), to consider where improvements can be made. Each of these work programmes is led by a GP, supported by other doctors, specialists and commissioning managers.