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Minutes from the Kent and Medway STP Programme Board meeting: 14 May 2018
The Programme Board of the Kent and Medway Sustainability and Transformation Partnership met on 14 May 2018. Below are the minutes from the meeting. 20180514__Programme_Board_Minutes_FINAL for...
read moreStriving to improve engagement with the VCSE sector
During May we have continued to have formal and informal meetings with a wide range of partners from across Kent and Medway. This has included presenting at the monthly Patient and Public Advisory Group (PPAG) meeting where we receive regular feedback on...
read moreDeveloping sustainable hospital services in east Kent
Health and social care partners in east Kent are looking at travel times, patient data, staffing and financial factors as they continue to put more detail into the picture of exactly what services would be available to local residents under two potential...
read moreArmed Forces Covenant Fund Trust consultation
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has launched a consultation to help shape a new £4 million programme designed to providing funding for innovative and new ways of working to reduce serious stress in veterans, their carers and families. The...
read morePlanning the next stage of local care – developing hubs for west Kent
In West Kent, a series of hubs are being planned and you can hear more and have your say on what services could be delivered from a local hub at one of three planned events. Staff, patients, the public and stakeholders are all invited to attend one...
read moreA new shared care record for Kent and Medway is on the way
Commissioned by the STP’s digital workstream, a team from Kent County Council has begun engaging health and social care professionals across Kent and Medway on their key requirements for a new Kent and Medway Care Record (KMCR) . The next stage will...
read moreUpcoming TABLO conference for those interested in therapeutic activities or long-term care
A new toolkit is to be launched to help introduce art based therapy into the care of people with long term illnesses. The Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is holding a conference on 21 June 2018 to launch an art-based therapy...
read moreKMPT offers mental health training for GPs
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust's Mother and Infant Mental Health Service is providing training sessions for GPs. Led by one of the Mother and Infant Mental Health Service (MIMHS) Perinatal Consultant Psychiatrists, the course...
read moreNew funding for suicide prevention across Kent and Medway
NHS England and Public Health England have today announced £667,000 of new funding for suicide prevention across Kent and Medway. The investment, announced today by the Department for Health and Social Care, Public Health England, and NHS England, marks...
read moreMental Health Awareness week – support in Kent & Medway
It's Mental Health Awareness Week (14 to 20 May 2018) Stress is the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (14 to 20 May 2018) and Live Well Kent, a network of charities and community groups commissioned by Kent County Council and the NHS,...
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