Hello, my name is Dr Christine Blanshard and I’m the Medical Director here at Salisbury District Hospital. I am joined by Lorna Wilkinson our Director of Nursing. I want to give you an update on the progress of the two remaining inpatients that we are treating here at the Hospital – Sergei and Yulia Skripal. […]

Patient condition update: Sergei Skripal Dr Christine Blanshard, Medical Director at Salisbury District Hospital said: “Following intense media coverage yesterday, I would like to take the opportunity to update you on the condition of the two remaining patients being treated at Salisbury District Hospital. “Last Thursday, I informed you that Yulia Skripal’s condition had improved to […]

Patient condition update: Sergei and Yulia Skripal Following the incident in Salisbury on Sunday 4 March, three people have been treated as inpatients at Salisbury District Hospital. The hospital, via NHS England, has been providing regular updates on the condition of these patients, while respecting our duty of patient confidentiality. With only two patients now […]

Updated: 22 March at 6.00pm Statement from Cara Charles-Barks, Chief Executive of Salisbury District Hospital: “I would like to make a brief statement on the condition of the patients who were exposed to the nerve agent and are receiving hospital treatment. I am pleased to say that Sergeant Nick Bailey’s condition has now improved and […]

Updated: 16 March at 5.00pm Following the incident in Salisbury on Sunday 4 March, three inpatients remain in the care of Salisbury District Hospital. A man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s remain in a critical, but stable condition in intensive care after being exposed to a nerve agent. The police officer, who was […]

Updated: 15 March at 12.00pm Following the incident in Salisbury on Sunday 4 March, three inpatients remain in the care of Salisbury District Hospital. A man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s remain in a critical, but stable condition in intensive care after being exposed to a nerve agent. The police officer, […]

Katie Greenfield, Communications and Engagement Officer for Wessex, blogs about managing her type 1 diabetes and tackles some of the most common myths. Before I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes aged 13, I only had a very vague idea about what diabetes was. I thought that people with the condition couldn’t eat sweet things; that […]

Many people may not know that the free flu vaccine is also available to carers, as well as to those who suffer with serious illnesses or those who have a learning disability. It’s important that carers know they are entitled to the free flu vaccine helping to keep them free from contracting the debilitating virus, […]

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females in the UK, yet women with a learning disability eligible for breast cancer screening are the least likely to attend, even though it can save their life. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month health and social care organisations across the south of England have teamed up to […]

The last in a series of guest blogs this Urology Awareness Month focuses on men who experience urinary symptoms and all too often suffer in silence. Mark Stott, Consultant Urologist at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust explains how urinary symptoms are very common in older men, so much so they are often accepted […]