News and events

Welcome to our news and events page. Here you’ll find all the latest news from MTW – celebrating and sharing stories of staff success and developments in patient care. You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to keep up to date with the latest news and career opportunities.

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…

Family’s ultramarathon challenge raises £12,000 for Neonatal Unit

On Saturday 2 July, William O’Shea and friend Darren Reeves ran an extraordinary 60km from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London to Tunbridge Wells Hospital and raised £12,000 to support the Neonatal Unit (NNU)…

Become a healthcare support worker at one of the top performing trusts in the country

Healthcare support workers play a vital role in helping us deliver the very best care to our patients. If you’re interested in this role and would like to work at one of the top…

Thousand-year old secrets unearthed at Maidstone Hospital

An ancient mummified Egyptian head has been examined using a computed tomography (CT) scanner at Maidstone Hospital revealing the hidden history inside. Gifted in a glass case to the Canterbury Museums and Galleries collection,…

Care Co-ordination Centre expands to support community health

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust implement the region’s first integrated Care Co-ordination Centre, strengthening collaboration between acute and community care. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust…

1,000th patient receives specialist cancer treatment

Meet David – the 1000th patient to undergo specialist treatment for prostate cancer at the Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone Hospital. David was given LDR (Low Dose Rate) prostate brachytherapy, a treatment for localised prostate…

Stroke rehabilitation trial success for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

A new international stroke rehabilitation trial which aims to identify best practice in reducing disability after stroke, has launched at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW). Four evidence-based mobility therapies will be delivered…

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