Local MP meets Friends at Wimborne hospital

MP Vikki Slade went to Victoria Hospital to see the ongoing work and huge investment being made.

The Friends celebrate their 90th anniversary this year and are investing over £2.5M of funding to improve services and facilities.

The MP was shown the adjacent land, extending to one acre and formerly Wimborne Town Football Club, which was purchased by the Friends and given to the hospital to allow future expansion.

In the interim the friends are paying for the land to be developed into a sustainable area to increase parking provision and accessibility.

A tour of the hospital encompassed all areas and allowed Vikki to meet with patients, the hard-working, dedicated staff, to hear their views and to see how investment by the Friends is making a positive difference.

The Ultra-Sound Room has been recently refurbished and is now able to accommodate hospital beds and wheelchairs. Plans to refurbish the physiotherapy suite and development of the Minor Injuries Unit were outlined. In a round table discussion, the compelling case supporting community hospitals was made by Dr David Pope, president of the Friends.