Monday, 17 September, 2018 | Latest News, Stroke
The NHS in Kent and Medway has today published the preferred option for three new specialist ‘hyper acute stroke units’ to be introduced across the county. This is part of an ongoing review of urgent stroke services led by local doctors and other clinicians. The aim...
Tuesday, 24 July, 2018 | Latest News, Local care, North Kent
The old saying ‘prevention is better than cure’ is proving to be true in the Age UK Integrated Care Programme (ICP) which is supporting older people in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley and Swale areas. The programme helps older people living with complex health...
Tuesday, 24 July, 2018 | Latest News, Prevention
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is an evidence-based approach to improving people’s health and wellbeing. It is an approach to behaviour change that uses the millions of day to day interactions that people delivering health and wider services have with people...
Thursday, 12 July, 2018 | East Kent, Latest News, Medway, North Kent, Pathology review, West Kent
A review of pathology services delivered across Kent and Medway is underway. The review, undertaken by provider NHS trusts across the county, is driven by a desire to deliver an improved, sustainable service, as well as national requirements to develop a pathology...
Thursday, 12 July, 2018 | East Kent, Latest News, Medway, North Kent, Stroke, West Kent
The Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC), established to scrutinise the Kent and Medway review of urgent stroke services, met on Thursday 5 July 2018 to receive and consider the recently published reports on the stroke consultation and to receive an...
Friday, 29 June, 2018 | East Kent, Latest News, Medway, North Kent, Stroke, West Kent
The NHS in Kent and Medway have today published two reports arising from the recent consultation on changes to urgent stroke services, describing the consultation activity that was delivered and summarising the key themes from the responses received. Urgent stroke...
