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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

As one of the top performing trusts in the country for speed of access to cancer treatment, and one of only a handful of trusts to have met national cancer standards for almost three…

The Maternity Triage, Maidstone Birth Centre and Antenatal Ward teams at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust are joint winners of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) awards for their contribution to…