The matron, Miss E. Hill, with the nursing staff, 1930
© Dorset History Centre

This section contains information about paid and honorary staff at the hospital:

• The Dorset County Hospital Staff Database contains entries for all individuals known to have worked or trained at the hospital 1841-1948, as well as detailed Profiles of physicians, surgeons, matrons, chaplains and clerks
• Staff Images include photographs of individuals and staff groups
• Lists of key office holders:
  • Chaplains 1841-1919
  • Clerks & secretaries (page under construction)
  • Dental surgeons (page under construction)
  • Dispensers 1863-1924
  • House apothecaries/surgeons 1841-1894
  • Matrons 1841-1939
  • Pathologists (honorary) 1922-1930
  • Physicians (honorary) 1841-1948
  • Surgeons (honorary) 1841-1948
• Information about the first Nightingale Nurses to work at the hospital
• Vacancy Advertisements record changes in wages, recruitment policies (e.g. age restrictions), and job roles.