Dorchester revamped NHS clinic opens in former council offices

The funding has been used to expand and enhance the centre in Dorchester

An NHS clinic has reopened its doors in former council offices after a £14m revamp.

A pop-up clinic was set up on one floor of South Walks House in Dorchester in November 2021 to tackle long waiting lists caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has now made two floors of the building into a permanent clinical space.

It will be used to run outpatient clinics, offer X-rays and scans, and local anaesthetic procedures.

The centre at South Walks House will run outpatient clinics and offer x-rays and scans

Dorset County Hospital said clinics at the new centre included orthopaedics, rheumatology, musculoskeletal physiotherapy, orthotics and phlebotomy.

The trust said it had signed a 20-year lease with Dorset Council for the two floors of the building.

It received the £14m to expand the centre from the NHS England elective recovery and community diagnostics programme.