Hospitals in Dorset will receive £1.2million to help them work closer together in the controversial shake-up of health services across the county.
NHS England has announced the funding to support and spread the work of the ‘One NHS in Dorset’ a new care model vanguard.
The vanguards are partnerships of NHS, local government, voluntary, community and other organisations that are implementing plans in a bid to improve the healthcare and save funds.
One NHS in Dorset is a collaboration between Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.