In October 2013, as a result of the Keogh Review, the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission.

[11] The trust serves a population of more than 800,000 people, reaching as far as Purbeck, the New Forest and South Wiltshire, and collectively employs more than 9,000 members of staff.

In additional general hospital services, the trust provides a range of specialist services and facilities including: It set up a single electronic patient record using Graphnet software running live across the two acute sites before the merger was complete.

[13] The trust set up a new ‘health village’ in Dolphin Shopping Centre, an outpatient assessment clinic, located on the second floor of the Beales department store, in 2022, using material and equipment from decommissioned Nightingale hospitals.

This 20,000 sq ft clinic will cover ophthalmology, dermatology, breast screening, and musco-skeletal services.