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The Trust’s midwifery unit has been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) ‘Midwifery Service of the Year’ Award. 

Staff were delighted to welcome local primary school children to the Trust in September for the launch of Medway’s ‘Teddy Bear Hospital’.

Like many other NHS Trusts in the Country, the Emergency Department at Medway Maritime Hospital is experiencing extremely high numbers of attendances. Some of these patients could have been treated more appropriately elsewhere. 

The NHS long term plan will save almost half a million more lives with practical action on major killer conditions and investment in world class, cutting edge treatments including genomic tests for every child with cancer.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock MP, got the chance to see recent improvements that are already benefitting patients when he visited Medway Maritime Hospital.

A team of occupational therapists from Medway NHS Foundation Trust have been getting out and about to raise the profile of their profession this Occupational Therapy Week. 

On 8 November 2018, the new Emergency Department building at Medway Maritime Hospital will be opening its doors to admit new patients.

Research has shown that people with a learning disability have a life expectancy 20 years lower than the general population. Eloise Brett, Learning Disabilities Liaison Nurse, reveals how she supports patients with learning disabilities in hospital.

Medway Organ Donation Committee Chair Gill Fargher reveals her personal connection to the organ donor scheme, which helps save thousands of lives in the UK every year.

Two diabetes nurses from Medway NHS Foundation Trust were part of a team who received a national award for their work in setting up an online forum supporting colleagues across the country.