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We are inviting relatives and friends of patients being cared for at Medway Maritime Hospital to send in a message of support whilst visiting restrictions are in place during the COVID-19 outbreak. 

For many of our patients, the impact of COVID-19 can continue long after they have left hospital; that’s why at Medway Foundation NHS Trust we are developing a new food package scheme for the most vulnerable.

We have launched an appeal to raise money to support our incredible workforce. We are keen to look after our staff during the pandemic and your donations will be used to put together much-needed care packs. Each and every donation - large or small - will make a difference to their emotional and physical wellbeing.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust has expanded its COVID-19 screening programme for staff to include workers from other health and social care organisations in Medway and Swale to help as many key workers as possible to get tested.

We are sad to announce that our Executive Director of Nursing Karen Rule has died after being seriously unwell for some months. 

Our society currently faces threats and challenges the like of which we have not seen in peacetime. This will require a community response that sees us act as one. The NHS is working in a unified way across Kent and Medway to ensure that as the pandemic unfolds we are able to provide care to patients by using the skills and commitment of our staff to the maximum.

In line with guidance from NHS England we have updated our visiting policy with immediate effect from Thursday 26 March 2020. Visiting is suspended until further notice.

The NHS and Public Health England (PHE) are well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal.

Announcement of COVID-19 related death