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Stroke consultation closes
Thank you to everyone who took part in the consultation on urgent stroke services. The consultation closed on Friday 20 April and all feedback is now being analysed. Patricia Davies, senior responsible officer for the stroke review, said: “During the consultation...
read moreOur response to SONIK challenge to the Joint Committee
On 23 March 2018 Save Our NHS In Kent (SONIK) presented a letter to the Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups for the Kent and Medway Review of Urgent Stroke Services. The response to that letter, from Dr Mike Gill, Chair of the Joint Committee, is below....
read moreQuestions from the stroke listening events
Here are the responses to written questions submitted at stroke listening events that were not answered during the meeting Listening event question cards vf 20 04...
read moreThousands of people in Kent urged to take action to prevent diabetes
It is Diabetes Prevention Week (16 to 22 April 2018), and the NHS is urging local people to find out their risk of type 2 diabetes and take action to improve their future health. Around 90,000 people in Kent and Medway have been diagnosed with type 2...
read moreStroke public consultation: there’s still time to have your say
We held our last stroke consultation listening event on Tuesday 11 April. We'd like to thank the members of the public across Kent and Medway, Bexley in south east London and the High Weald area of East Sussex who attended one of our listening events and...
read moreMeasles advice for Kent and Medway from Public Health England South East
Following 5 confirmed cases of measles since mid-March 2018 in the Medway and Swale areas, Public Health England (PHE) South East is urging people in Kent and Medway to check they are up-to-date with two doses of MMR vaccine. Read the full PHE South East...
read moreWhere else are stroke services changing?
The following information is from Professor Anthony Rudd, National Clinical Director for Stroke NHS England; Professor of Stroke Medicine, Kings College London; and Stroke Programme Director Royal College of Physicians, London. It is in response to a request for...
read moreStroke consultation extended to Friday 20 April 2018
The Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups for the Kent and Medway Stroke Review has taken the decision to extend the stroke consultation by one week. The consultation will now close at midnight on Friday 20 April. The reason for this is that during the week...
read moreNHS in Kent and Medway gets major capital funding boost
The NHS in Kent and Medway is to receive up to £19.5 million funding to invest in exciting and innovative projects to improve healthcare. The funding boost was announced today by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jeremy Hunt. The £19.5...
read moreKeeping the people of Kent and Medway up to date with our work
Over the last month we have been busy organising over 28 stroke listening events to ensure people across Kent and Medway have the opportunity to hear about the proposed improvements to stroke care services and for us to have the opportunity to hear your...
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