A Medway patient has become the first to undergo same-day surgery on both hips within six months, marking a significant milestone in Medway NHS Foundation Trust’s development of same-day surgery services. Sharon Clare, 60, from Rochester, had lived with debilitating hip pain for years before...
Please can you provide responses to the following questions in regard to your PACS, VNA, RIS, Digital Pathology, and Cardiology PACS systems used within the Trust. Please provide the name of the incumbent supplier for the Radiology PACS solution at your trust and what is the current...
I would like to submit an FOI request, regarding your hiring of international nurses, for the financial years of 2022 and 2023. I am particularly interested in:What were the top five countries that nurses were recruited from (or if no active recruitment occurred, where were top organic applicants...
Dementia and end of life patients can now receive an alternative holistic treatment away from a ward setting thanks to two dedicated spaces that have been created at Medway Maritime Hospital. The Namaste Care Rooms, based on Tennyson Ward and Byron Ward, offer a quiet space for Namaste Care...
Please provide the following information covering the past six financial years (2019/20-2024/25):Annual total expenditure on locum doctors (all specialties) Number of offered locum doctor shifts annually Total number of unfilled medical shifts (rota gaps) Number of IMG doctors recruited into...
I would like to request the following details regarding your Trust’s use of off-framework doctors for the most recent available financial year(s):The total amount spent by your Trust on off-framework doctors, including locum and temporary medical staff. £0A breakdown by specialty or...
Thursday 31 July saw Medway Maritime Hospital come together with staff, patients, volunteers, and the local community for its fourth annual Summer Fun Day, organised by the Trust’s Engagement Team. What began as a single event is now an important way the hospital engages with its community beyond...
Trust’s use of Master Vendor and/or Neutral Vendor staffing arrangements: A. Master Vendor ServiceDoes your Trust have a Master Vendor service in place? No If yes, which agency provides this service? N/A What technology platform is used to manage this service? N/A What is the end date of...
A touch of artistic magic has been added to the walls of Magpie Outpatients Clinic. Thanks to 20-year-old Mason Cheema donating 100 hours of his spare time, a nature-inspired mural now greets patients and staff when they walk into the clinic. The materials were generously provided by the our Women...
Medway Maritime Hospital’s Summer Fun Day returns on Thursday 31 July to help raise awareness and funds for the hospital charities, The Medway Hospital Charity, The Medway League of Friends, and The Oliver Fisher Special Care Baby Trust. Due to bad weather, the event will now take place in the...
Patients at Medway Maritime Hospital are benefitting from 30 new wheelchairs, funded through nearly £24,000 raised by The Medway Hospital Charity. The additional chairs were provided following requests from the Trust’s Patient Experience Team, who have acted on feedback gathered from patients...
The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced strike action by Resident Doctors, previously known as junior doctors, at NHS organisations across England, from 7am on Friday 25 July to 7am on Wednesday 30 July 2025. This includes at Medway Maritime Hospital. During the strike, all other NHS...
