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A new team is available at the Bournemouth and Poole hospitals to help smokers to quit when they leave their care.

The initiative was aimed at boosting the mental health of pupils in Dorset with football training sessions.

More than 140 rough sleepers and people battling addiction have been helped by funding from the local Change for Good campaign.

A new confidential messaging service provided by Dorset Sexual Health is now available for 13-19 year olds.

Only three of county’s 99 NHS registered dental practices are taking on new adult patients and only 13 accepting children as new patients.

Initially just available for young people in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch area, a mental health service is now available across Dorset.

The new lab at the University Hospitals Dorset’s Royal Bournemouth Hospital site is scheduled to open later this year.

A total of 25,000 standard carbon monoxide detectors are to be provided to homeowners in Dorset and Wiltshire over the next five years.

Recent research has found that red wine and berries may improve life expectancy for those with Parkinson’s disease.

Youngsters with learning disabilities or severe and long-term mental health conditions can make use of a new sensory room.