A collaboration of care – how tech is saving lives

Two British companies have collaborated to create an instant triage system for casualties on battlefields or in disaster zones. Leading Dorset-headquartered cyber-security company C3IA Solutions and Birmingham-based telemedicine pioneers Black Space Technology are already providing the life-saving tech across the world.

Funeral business raises funds for Dorset breast cancer unit

Staff at a Wimborne business have raised more than £1,000 for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity – and every penny raised will go towards the Ladybird Breast Unit at Poole Hospital. Funeral Director Amy Turvey and colleagues at Douch & Small funeral directors carried out a number of events to raise the money.

Injured army veteran has sights set on conquering world

A former boyband starlet who became an Army Green Beret Commando and was injured in Afghanistan has grown a £5m-valued company by selling the formula that eased his pain. Farard Darver, 45, has launched CBD oil company Healthcare International Research Ltd with brands Hempe and MotherSage.

Dorset funeral firm wins coveted family business award

Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors was named family business of the year for ‘health and welfare’. It was also runner-up in the overall ‘family business of the year’ category for the south and south-west region.

Healthy heart plea to business owners

A top healthcare entrepreneur and doctor told Dorset’s leading business owners and decision-makers: “Look after your hearts.” Dr Anil Ohri, chief executive of the Dorset Heart Clinic at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, gave his message to more than 80 attendees at the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (DCCI) Signature Lunch. The sell-out event, sponsored by Poole-based wealth management firm … Read More

Life-changing club wins awards

It’s the first of its kind in Dorset and now The Adam Practice’s ‘Best Foot Forward’ Leg Club ® is receiving national recognition for changing the lives of hundreds of people. The club, which provides clinical and holistic care to those with long-term lower limb conditions, has won four major awards. There has been individual recognition for the club’s Clinical … Read More