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Trust appoints new Chief Executive

Thanks to generous donations from the public, the Medway League of Friends has been able to fund the purchase of a new Tomosynthesis machine for Breast Care Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital.

Due to popular demand, the Medway Hospital Charity is hosting another wing walk challenge on Saturday September 24, with the last few places still available to book.

The CQC noted significant improvements since its previous inspection in December 2020 and rated the service as ‘Good’ overall. The service had previously been rated as ‘Inadequate’.

The Cancer Services Team at Medway NHS Foundation Trust has been named South East regional winner at the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2022 in the ‘Excellence in Healthcare’ category.

A nurse from Medway Maritime Hospital has spoken about her experience of appearing on one of the UK’s most-loved and primetime television shows, Britain’s Got Talent (BGT).

Read this message from Dr Nandita Divekar, Smoking Cessation Lead for Medway NHS Foundation Trust on The World Health Organisation’s 'World No Tobacco Day'. 

Are you interested in becoming a governor at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, representing Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham, Kent, or know someone who might be?  

As part of our commitment to equality and inclusion for all, Medway NHS Foundation Trust has opened a Changing Places toilet for people with significant learning and physical disabilities - making it the first acute Trust in Kent and Medway to offer the facility.

To celebrate International Nurses’ Day (Thursday 12 May 2022), we asked our community, and our staff, to share their stories about our nurses and midwives who they felt have made a difference to them and those around them.

Here we share some of those stories.