In a significant first for Medway Maritime Hospital’s growing same-day surgery service, 62-year-old builder Wayne Hawkins from Sittingbourne became the first patient to undergo a day case shoulder replacement operation. Typically, shoulder replacement patients can stay in hospital for two to...
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1. CPAP Machine Waiting Times:The total number of patients currently on the waiting list for a CPAP machine. 608 The average waiting time for a CPAP machine over the past 12 months. 51 weeks The longest and shortest waiting times for CPAP allocation during this period. 6 weeks and 65...
Our final Hospital Hero Award finalist is Mr Jarek Beta, a consultant in obstetrics and fetal medicine, who has helped many women facing difficult pregnancies be able to deliver their babies. The Hospital Hero Award recognises a hospital worker who has done something extraordinary or made a real...
Specialist midwives are helping more women and birthing people across Kent get the help and support they need for mental health issues during and after pregnancy. Team Lotus, which is based at Medway Maritime Hospital and provides perinatal mental health support, created and launched the Helping...
Volunteers’ Week (Monday 2 June to Sunday 8 June) is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering in their communities. We have 129 volunteers who give around 2,600 hours a month of their time to help support patients and visitors and assist...
Marcia Antunes is one of five finalists nominated for the 2025 Hospital Hero Award. Our Hospital Hero Award recognises a hospital worker who has done something extraordinary or made a real difference to patients’ lives, or their friends or family, and is one of 11 awards to be presented at...
We would like to thank everyone who submitted a nomination to the Kent Messenger, the award sponsors, for our Hospital Hero Award. They have now chosen their five finalists. Our Hospital Hero Award recognises a hospital worker who has done something extraordinary or made a real difference to...
Two of our doctors and three of our midwives have had their work recognised. Dr Gavin Guy was crowned Obstetrician of the Year, Dr Helen Gbinigie was awarded Neonatologist of the Year, and Meye Bevoro-Sami – Recruitment and Retention Preceptor Lead, Fiona Drayton – Student Practice...
We would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you to our Lead Governor, Cllr David Brake, as his term with the Trust’s Council of Governors comes to an end. David has been an integral part of the Council of Governors since 2013, representing Medway Council as our Partner...
A family fun day organised by Ann McKinnon, a Play Specialist at Medway Maritime Hospital, has raised £3,600 for charity. Held for the third year running at Gillingham Football Club on Sunday 18 May, it was opened by children’s entertainer Mister Maker with hundreds of people in attendance. It...
Nominations are now open for vacancies on our Council of Governors (CoG) – could you join us in this exciting and important role? We have three vacancies on our CoG that we are looking to fill. Two seats are for a Public Governor to represent the constituency of Medway and the other is to...
