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Collaboration supports patients to be more independent at home

Occupational Therapy teams are providing patients with a range of useful aids to support their independence thanks to a collaboration with NHS Kent and Medway. The project allows the Occupational Therapy teams at Maidstone…

Patient care and performance recognised for prestigious national award

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for the Performance Recovery Award at the HSJ Awards 2023, recognising MTW’s contribution to delivering outstanding patient care. Against a…

Trust rated in top 5% for stroke services in the country

The latest Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) has awarded an overall A-rating to the Stroke Unit at Maidstone Hospital. The latest results mean the Unit is currently the highest-rated stroke service in the…

Ophthalmology Directorate hosts prestigious Royal College exams

The prestigious Royal College of Ophthalmologists Fellowship final examinations in the region have been hosted by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (MTW) NHS Trust’s Ophthalmology team. The Ophthalmology (eye surgery) Directorate at MTW is the…

State-of-the-art x-ray machine brings imaging improvements for patients

Clinicians are able to diagnose and treat patients using better quality x-ray images thanks to a brand-new machine at Maidstone Hospital. The new, highly advanced imaging equipment enables clinical teams at Maidstone and Tunbridge…

‘Team of the year’ and research awards for Maternity teams

Maternity teams who cared for a young woman who received a terminal cancer diagnosis during her pregnancy and who have supported life-saving research into group B Strep infection in newborn babies, have been recognised…

Partnership working helps get patients home sooner

Chief Executive at Maidstone Borough Council, Alison Broom, visited our Integrated Discharge Team (IDT) at Maidstone Hospital on Thursday 18 May as part of a ‘back-to-the-floor’ day for the hospital discharge programme. Our IDTs…

Consistent, compassionate support: new parents benefit from Crowborough Breastfeeding Café

A new breastfeeding café at Crowborough Birthing Centre is providing an important community-based resource and expert feeding support for new parents. In the past year, Crowborough Birthing Centre, part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells…

Platinum Bliss Baby Charter accreditation for Neonatal unit

The Neonatal unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital has become one of only four in the UK to have received platinum accreditation in the Bliss Baby Charter. Run by Bliss, a charity supporting babies born premature…

Healthcare Support Worker Open Day

Are you interested in joining our friendly nursing teams as a Healthcare Support Worker? Come along to our open day at Tunbridge Wells Hospital and find out what MTW can offer you. If you…

Pioneering knee surgery trialled at Tunbridge Wells Hospital

Young patients who have torn their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are the first in the country to benefit from pioneering reconstructive knee surgery being trialled at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. ACL injuries happen when a…

Patients to benefit from new multimillion-pound surgical hub

A new surgical hub is on target to open in Maidstone in early 2024 to increase capacity for routine orthopaedic operations such as hip and knee replacements. The new multimillion-pound theatre complex at Maidstone…

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