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Healthcare research is essential to find out which treatments work better for patients. It plays an important role in discovering new treatments, makes sure that we use existing treatments in the best possible ways, and…

Coming into hospital can be an anxious time for our patients, their families and carers. As a Trust, our mission is to put our patients first and to support our staff to feel proud…

Health Play Specialist Vicki Belton has been recognised as the runner up in the Mentor of the Year category at this year’s Starlight’s Health Play Awards, which mark the start of National Play in Hospital…

In 2022, aged 15, Kai Cumberland was diagnosed with advanced keratoconus in both eyes, with scarring particularly affecting the vision in his left eye. Under the care of Consultant Ophthalmologist, Mohamed Elalfy, at Maidstone…

This Organ Donation Week (26 September to 2 October), a new Organ and Tissue Donation Memorial garden opened at Maidstone Hospital. The quiet green space celebrates the generosity of those who have donated their…

Cancer patients at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) are receiving some of the fastest access to treatment in England as the Trust hits the national standard for treating patients within 62 days…

It’s always cause for celebration when the outstanding care delivered by teams at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) is recognised with an award, but that recognition is even more special when it…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…