Health & Wellbeing

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Adrian Abbott will Walk For Wards with members of his team

Heart attack care prompts fundraising walk to thank hospital teams

A FATHER-of-three who says he is “lucky” to be alive after having a cardiac arrest while at work is…

The new helipad at Salisbury District Hospital is now operational. Picture: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Helipad at Salisbury District Hospital reopens after £320,000 makeover

AN upgraded helipad has officially opened at Salisbury Hospital thanks to a £321,000 donation. The landing site, for air ambulances,…

Moon walkers ready for midnight Salisbury Hospice fundraiser

MORE than 250 people are set to put their best foot forward to raise money for a Salisbury charity. Saturday,…

Members of the Cancer Therapy Team with Charles McGrath. Picture: Spencer Mulholland

£88,000 grant to help cancer patients and staff at Salisbury hospital

AN £88,000 grant will help people living with cancer and the staff supporting them at Salisbury District Hospital. NHS Charities…

The Stars Trekkers are ready for the Columbia trip... Picture: Spencer Mulholland

Stars Trekking across the universe – well, the Columbian rainforest…

TREKKING through a tropical rainforest to reach a 1,500-year-old lost city… It sounds like the stuff of childhood adventure…

Lucinda Miller is the founder of NatureDoc, which runs from Maddington Manor, in Shrewton

Online clinic seeks planning approval as it runs from Wiltshire house

A RENOWNED nutritionist and naturopath has applied for planning guidance on whether their business represents a ‘change of use’…

The former South Newton Hospital, near Salisbury, is up for sale. Picture: Christie & Co

Former hospital near Salisbury up for sale

A FORMER rehabilitation hospital near Salisbury has gone up for sale. South Newton Hospital was a venue used by adults…

New support for unpaid carers in Wiltshire

NEW support for unpaid carers in Wiltshire is set to provided as part of a new partnership. Thousands of people…

The new construction will be known as the Elizabeth Building

New Salisbury Hospital building to be named in honour of the late Queen

A NEW building at Salisbury Hospital is to be named in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Salisbury NHS…

The current ambulance parking area at Solstice Park, in Amesbury. Picture: Portakabin/Wiltshire Council

New ‘welfare facility’ for ambulance crews planned in Amesbury

AMBULANCE crews will be able to recharge their vehicles and themselves if plans for a new welfare station in…