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Staff from Medway NHS Foundation Trust and the Medway Stop Smoking Service marked an important event this week – the one year anniversary of the Trust’s move to a smoke-free site.

Health commissioners from the eight clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Kent and Medway are preparing for a formal public consultation on stroke services in Spring 2018.

This World Alzheimer’s Day, Medway NHS Foundation Trust is proud to share some of our initiatives to support our patients who have Alzheimer’s and dementia.

The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, paid a visit to Medway Maritime Hospital and met a number of staff to hear about the impressive progress the Trust has made in improving patient safety.

While nationally there is a shortage of midwives, we’re very fortunate that we have a very strong team in our maternity unit, something that was recognised by the Care Quality Commission in their inspection last year when they rated the service ‘Outstanding’ for caring.

Research is a big priority for our clinical staff here at the Trust. Our doctors, nurses and other health professionals regularly work on research projects locally, nationally and internationally – with our patients benefitting from some of the most cutting edge treatments.

Thanks to the introduction of a new quality improvement programme developed by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), eligible patients who come to A&E with gallbladder pain may now have surgery much sooner than before. 

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at 6pm on Tuesday 26 September in the Lecture Theatre at Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus.

When it comes to your healthcare here at Medway, equality and inclusion is about how our staff learn and develop a fuller understanding of the range of life experiences that our patients and their families have. 

Come along and meet the Governors of Medway NHS Foundation Trust