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Long Term Plan engagement events
Join us at one of four events to help shape our five year plan for health and care in Kent and Medway The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January, sets out an exciting and inspiring vision for the future of healthcare over the next 10 years. It’s our job to bring...
read moreJudicial review hearing for stroke proposals
We have now heard from the High Court that the two applications for a judicial review, and our response to those claims, have been considered by a judge. The judge has decided that both cases will be put forward for a three-day ‘rolled up hearing’ on the first...
read moreTemporary move of Tunbridge Wells stroke ward
On Wednesday 17 July 2019 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) confirmed that they are planning a temporary emergency change to their stroke service. MTW currently operate two stroke services at both the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospital sites. While the...
read moreHelping Graham get home safe and sound
Home is where the heart is and when it comes to recovery, most people like to do so from the comfort and safety of their own surroundings. That’s why we are working hard to make the care we deliver locally to you the best we can across Kent and Medway. Meet Discharge...
read moreHelp the NHS improve services for children and young people
The NHS and local councils want to transform health and care services for children and young people and are calling on local people to get involved and help. A recent Healthwatch survey showed children and young people in Kent and Medway want their voice to be heard...
read moreNew chair appointed for Kent-wide health body
Kent and Medway Sustainability and Transformation Partnership this week welcomed its first non-executive chair to its board. David Highton, (pictured right) Chair for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and a former Chief Executive for Chelsea and Westminster...
read morePatients will benefit from range of services thanks to newly formed GP networks
People will now be able to access a wider range of services at GP practices thanks to a change in how primary care is organised across the county. The eight clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Kent and Medway, which plan and pay for most NHS services, have been...
read moreGP campaign sees doctors return to practice
A national campaign aimed at getting hundreds of family doctors to return to general practice has already attracted almost 800 GPs nationwide into coming out of retirement, returning to the profession after taking a break or working in another occupation, or moving...
read moreCreating an NHS that helps you live your best life
The NHS in Kent and Medway is planning to change the way some aspects of health and care services are organised so they can provide better, more joined-up care. The intention is for Kent and Medway to become an integrated care system with: GP practices working...
read moreKent and Medway Joint Committee of CCGs meeting: 13 June 2019
The Kent and Medway Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups for Cancer, Children's Services and the Stroke Review will meet on Thursday 13 June. This meeting will take place in public and those wishing to attend are invited to register at...
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