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Two patients have spoken about their quick recovery after undergoing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) surgery to treat cancer, during a special event to mark the fifth anniversary of robotic surgery being introduced to Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

The Medway Hospital Charity has set up an online gift wishlist to bring festive cheer to patients this festive season. 

The Department for Health and Social Care has given approval for the creation of a Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) hub at Sheppey Community Hospital, and a CDC spoke site at Rochester Healthy Living Centre.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust has been named National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider for the third consecutive year after successfully completing a national programme of local data audits.

Please be aware that NHS Blood and Transplant has triggered an ‘amber alert’, meaning hospitals have been asked to put in place management plans to protect blood stocks. Existing O Neg and O Pos donors are being asked to make appointments to give blood and help restore stocks, with the 'amber alert' expected to be in place for minimum 4 weeks. 

Read about some of the Allied Health Professions that work here Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

It is a chance for people to find out what has happened at Medway Maritime Hospital over the past year and the Trust’s plans for the year ahead.

Open to the public, the Annual Service of Remembrance and Hope will feature a special performance by Our Sam charity’s Our Stars Choir when it is held at St Augustine’s Church, Rock Avenue, Gillingham, on Saturday 15 October 2022 from 3pm to 5pm. 

Medway Maritime Hospital’s clock tower, and the spire of Rochester Cathedral, will be lit in pink next week in support of Organ Donation Week (Monday 26 to Sunday 2 October 2022).

A state-of-the-art simulator for trainee surgeons to practise the skills needed to carry out orthopaedic arthroscopic joint surgery has been opened at Medway Maritime Hospital thanks to a £1 million legacy.