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The Trust’s new Picture Archiving and Communications System, Sectra PACS, used to view radiology images has officially launched.

A new and improved Harvey Ward has reopened to patients at Medway Maritime Hospital after undergoing a £1.74 million makeover.

Congratulations to Niamh Finlay and James Forder who have qualified as the Trust’s first home-grown occupational therapists. Both joined the Trust around five years ago as therapy assistant practitioners.

Work is due to start on replacing our pharmacy department's current dispensing robot. In order for these works to be carried out our pharmacy service in the outpatients’ area on Level 2 in the Red Zone will be closed from Monday 4 September until early December 2023. 

On Saturday 19 August, leaders and colleagues proudly represented Medway NHS Foundation Trust for the first time in the LGBTQIA+ Medway Pride parade, which took place through Rochester and joined in with the vibrant, festival atmosphere.

Patients in Medway and Swale are set to benefit from quicker and easier access to a range of vital tests and scans with the launch of new Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs).

Thrive has been launched by the Trust in partnership with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) to help support those who have received psychological care and treatment from primary care or counselling services, after they experienced birth trauma or perinatal loss but are still experiencing trauma symptoms and require further treatment.

Congratulations to colleagues from our Pharmacy Department pictured) who have been shortlisted for a major prize at the prestigious HSJ Awards 2023!

Peter Pugh-Cook has regained the sound of his voice after becoming the first person at Medway to undergo a surgical procedure to inject an implant into his paralysed vocal cord under a local anaesthetic.

The Trust has welcomed a new group of doctors for their induction to the hospital this week, including around 60 joining the NHS for the first time.