News

Medway NHS Foundation Trust’s Chief Executive Lesley Dwyer has been named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top 50 NHS chief executives in the country. 

Medway NHS Foundation Trust’s Human Resources and Organisational Development Team have been crowned ‘HR Team of the Year’ at the Kent Chartered Institute of Personnel Development’s (CIPD) annual awards. 

It is very windy, cold and extremely icy on the roads surrounding the hospital. Our Estates team is working hard to keep the pavements clear but  as the icy rain continues to fall, please be careful if you are visiting us.

Another snowy day here at Medway Maritime Hospital. Despite this, we are working hard to continue to provide our full range of emergency and urgent care.

We are continuing to prioritise urgent care as adverse weather shows no sign of stopping.

Our Public Board meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow (1 March) has been postponed.

The Trust is continuing to provide a full range of emergency and urgent care, including surgery, as well as planned procedures and outpatients appointments for cancer patients and other urgent cases.

Severe weather forecast for the South East could cause major health risks and Kent County Council is reminding residents of simple steps to help vulnerable friends, families and neighbours.

The consultation asks for your views on proposals to establish new 24/7 hyper acute stroke units (HASU) in Kent and Medway. 

Three out of the five possible options include keeping stroke services in Medway. If you want to ensure stroke services remain in your local hospital, it is vital you take part in the consultation.