Friends of Victoria Hospital Wimborne

We are a registered charity (registration number 299230), founded in 1935.

The purpose of the Friends is to “fundraise and allocate resources to support the delivery of first class services at Wimborne Hospital”

Our vision is to improve healthcare for local people by working in partnership with all health and care providers to achieve the very best care at Wimborne Hospital.

The hospital provides a service of care which is available equally to all members of the local community. This demonstrates the public benefit of the charity.

The Friends are currently working closely with Dorset HealthCare (the Trust which manages the hospital) on plans to re-model some aspects of the Outpatients Department. This includes changes to the X-ray Department, moving the Minor Injuries Unit to the front of the building, extensive improvements to the Physiotherapy Department and increased space for staff.
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Minor Injuries Unit

Refurbished X-Ray Department

Physiotherapy Department

	May 2025	Surgical Instruments	£7,000
	April 2025	Upgrade of Ultrasound Room	£23,000
	May 2024	Secondary monitor for Operating Theatre	£14,500
	April 2024	Land Purchase	£1,500,000
	2023	New Cardiac Ultrasound (Echo) Machine	£95,000
	2023	X-Ray Refurbishment and Equipment	£307,411
	2019	Ophthalmic equipment for cataract assessment	£28,000
	2019	Cataract operation equipment	£180,670
	2018	Ultrasound machine	£66,315
	2018	Electrosurgical tools for managing body tissue	£29,585
	2015	C-Arm mobile X-ray imager	£61,638
	2014	Hanham Ward: re-configured and refurbished	£230,000
	2013	Pathfinder Cardiac Analysis system	£32,000
	2013	IntelliVue Anaesthetic Monitor	£37,700
	2012	Sonosite S-Nerve Ultrasound system	£24,900
	2011	Echocardiogram machine	£43,000
	2010-11	Contribution (95% of cost) to Operating Theatre rebuild	£2,700,000
	2009	New high-definition camera system & laparoscopes	£63,000
	2008	Equipment for new surgical procedures	£22,000
	2007	Wheel-chair accessible vehicle	£24,000
	2006	Contribution to upgrade of Clinical Investigations Unit	£250,000
	2003	Contribution to upgrade of Hanham Ward	£75,000
	2002	Equipment for New Services	£188,000
	2001	Outpatient and Clinical Investigations Building	£1,893,000

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