News

Medway NHS Foundation Trust has received a staggering donation of £5,095 for the Galton Day Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital in memory of former patient Elizabeth Cooper.

We are happy to reveal that the launch of the patient belongings drop-off service at Medway Maritime Hospital has been successful after more than 500 bags containing essential items were delivered to patients last month.

X-Ray services at Medway Hospital, Sittingbourne Memorial and Sheppey Community Hospitals are now accepting walk in patients with a referral form from their GP.

Following ongoing discussions with SECAmb, we are very pleased to announce that we are once again able to support home births commencing 2nd February 2021 from 9am.

Unfortunately, due to the continuing pressure on our local ambulance service SECAmb, we are not yet in a position to resume homebirths.

Our Governors, who represent local people in Medway and Swale, are pleased to invite you to our virtual ‘Meet the Governors’ session on 27 January.

We have launched a new service to help our patients receive belongings from their loved ones while they are staying at Medway Maritime Hospital.

A 34-year-old man from Medway has paid tribute to staff at Medway NHS Foundation Trust for ‘saving his life’ after he was admitted to hospital with COVID-19 on Christmas day.

We will be contacting all of those women who had planned to give birth at home over the coming weeks, and support them in making arrangements to have their baby in our maternity unit at Medway Maritime Hospital.

The pressure on all NHS services across Kent and Medway has risen significantly due to the higher infection rates in the community.