News
Dental nurse trains to become Trust’s first orthodontic therapist
14 July 2023
Congratulations to Sarah Simpson for qualifying as the Trust’s first orthodontic therapist.
Historic agreement as organisations pledge to work together to transform Medway
11 July 2023
Organisations in Medway today united to sign an agreement that will help drive social and economic change in the area.
Trust chosen to offer specialist critical care training to midwives across the South East
11 July 2023
More than £75,000 has been awarded to Medway NHS Foundation Trust to facilitate specialist training for midwives so they can provide critical care support to pregnant people who become unwell during pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period while on a maternity unit.
Staff attend special service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate NHS 75
06 July 2023
Five Medway NHS Foundation Trust staff members attended a special service held at Westminster Abbey yesterday (Wednesday 5 July) to celebrate the NHS’s 75th birthday.
Trust stalwart reflects on 75th year of the NHS
05 July 2023
To mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS on Wednesday 5 July, we spoke to long-serving Ward Clerk Denise ‘Den’ Short, who has revealed her pride in achieving nearly half a century of service and spoken of the revolutionary changes she has seen over years.
Rainbow day fundraisers kick-off to mark NHS anniversary!
03 July 2023
Hedgehogs Nursery in Rochester has started a week-long rainbow-themed fundraiser to help kick-off celebrations in the community for the 75th anniversary of the NHS (Wednesday 5 July 2023). The colourful events are raising money for The Medway Hospital Charity and being hosted by schools and nurseries across Medway and Swale this week (3 to 7 July 2023). The celebration at Hedgehogs Nursery got off to an exciting start with a special visit from Tedway, the Charity mascot!Thousands more doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in the South East as part of the first ever NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
03 July 2023
The first ever NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, focuses on the challenges facing the workforce over the next 15 years and prioritises three areas where action will be taken to ensure the NHS has the workforce it needs for the future.
News@Medway - summer edition out now!
30 June 2023
Read the latest edition of our Trust magazine, News@Medway.
Patients, and their loved ones and carers, encouraged to give feedback to help improve Trust’s services
16 June 2023
The Trust’s patient Friends and Family Test (FFT) provides people with an opportunity to leave anonymous honest feedback about the care and treatment either they or their friend or relative, or the person they care for, have received at Medway Maritime Hospital.
Trust triumphs at NHS Parliamentary Awards after patient safety improvements
13 June 2023
A project introduced at Medway NHS Foundation Trust to improve the care of deteriorating patients and reduce avoidable cardiac arrest calls (2222 or crash calls) has been named South East regional winner at the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2023 in the ‘Excellence in Urgent and Emergency Care’ category.