News and events

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…

Over 100 visitors were inspired to consider careers in health and social care at a successful Healthcare Careers event at Maidstone Hospital. The event, held on Saturday 18 March, highlighted both clinical and non-clinical…

A programme that supports businesses across the county to meet the health needs of their workplace has recognised Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) with a silver award. The Kent and Medway Healthy…

Supporting the national drive for ‘same day emergency care’ services, a new Orthopaedic Assessment Unit (OAU) has opened at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. Patients arriving at hospital with relevant conditions can be rapidly assessed, diagnosed…

An important milestone has been reached by the Urology team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) as Consultant Urological Surgeon, Mr Mark Cynk performed his 1500th specialist HoLEP (Holmium Laser Enucleation of the…

MTW has moved to level 1 in the NHS System Oversight Framework (NOF) – a move which recognises the significant improvements and progress made by staff across the Trust in recent years. The decision…

Over the past year, the Trust has been no stranger to welcoming special guests to find out more about our fantastic teams, with 2022 seeing us opening our doors to the Prime Minister and…

After an incredible 37 years of NHS service, spanning across five decades, we said a fond farewell to our fantastic Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Lynn Gray, who retired yesterday. As Lynn celebrates her achievement,…

The first cohort of medical students studying at Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS), which opened its doors in 2020, have started their placements at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS…

It’s been called a NASA style control centre and the eyes and ears of the Trust – now the officially named Care Coordination Centre at Maidstone Hospital has been formally opened by local MP…

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…