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Roz Yates – an uplifting career of working with living death to dying life

At a young age, Roz wanted to be an air hostess and fly the globe - though her Mum had other ideas! At a grammar school with a scholarship to public school, her Mum…

Louise Robertson – One nurse relocates to Kent and climbs the career ladder

Louise always wanted to be a nurse and when she was 18, she did an Enrolled Nurse course at Worthing Hospital, qualifying in 1986. Louise says, “From about the age of three I started…

Jo Haworth – From dress-up and play to chief nurse at top performing Kent hospitals

When she was a little girl Jo Haworth used to dress up as a nurse and get her grandad to be her patient. Today she is the chief nurse at one of the top…

Sarah Kray – From Healthcare Assistant to Ward Manager

The Kent & Sussex hospital closed in 2011 and the new Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened, which later became part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. It was the first NHS hospital to provide…

Olivia Rainbow – Ward Manager at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Young high flyer moves up the nursing career ladder in Kent Kent born Olivia Rainbow was inspired to be a nurse by her family. Her mum is a midwife, and her dad also has…

Setting the standard for healthcare excellence

Endoscopy team shortlisted for prestigious national Health Service Journal Awards. The COVID-19 pandemic presented huge challenges for the Endoscopy team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) but also provided an important opportunity…

Top cancer centre develops care with new state-of-the-art radiotherapy machine

Patients in the Kent Oncology Centre are receiving some of the fastest treatment in the country but now also with increased state-of-the-art equipment after the first patients were treated with the new Halcyon machine…

Young patients’ feedback a priority at Maidstone Hospital fun day

Children with complex physical or learning needs and their families were guests at a fun day at Maidstone Hospital on Friday 29 July, hosted by paediatric orthopaedic teams. The children invited to take part…

Friends’ generosity helps Birthing Centre celebrate 25 years

Midwives and staff from Crowborough Birthing Centre were joined by the Friends of Crowborough Hospital, local MP Nusrat Ghani and new parents and their babies at a celebration this week. The event marked 25…

UK first for Senior Radiographer Richard Flood at Maidstone Hospital

Richard Flood, Senior Radiographer at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), has become the first practising radiographer in the UK to complete the level 1 HCSE (Health Care Systems Engineering*) qualification. With improving…

ICU teams recognised for supporting critical care research

Intensive Care Unit teams at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) have been recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) for their contribution to vital health and care research…

Hip replacement, back on his feet and home…all in a day!

Local resident Ric had a total hip replacement with the Orthopaedic Team and walked out of Maidstone Hospital just six hours after surgery thanks to a relatively new technique of minimally invasive surgery. This…

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