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The power of nature: new ICU garden offers respite for patients

Intensive care staff are using the joy of being outdoors to help critically ill patients recover, as a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) garden, offering patients and their families a safe, tranquil place to…

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust announced as new endoscopy training hub for Kent and Medway

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) has been confirmed as the endoscopy training hub for Kent and Medway, part of the South East Academy. The Trust has also been awarded JAG* training provider…

Right care, right place, right time: MTW are NHS Parliamentary Awards regional champions

A highly successful automated bed management system that allows MTW to significantly improve bed turnaround times and provide patients with the right care, in the right place, at the right time, has been selected…

MTW staff sing to millions on Britain’s Got Talent

Huge congratulations to Nicki Pointer, Clinical Site Manager and Zena Bailey, Emergency Medicine Doctor who, along with their singing peers representing frontline workers from health, social care, police, fire and education as well as…

Developing cancer care at Maidstone Hospital – local MP opens new facilities

Patients receiving care at the Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone Hospital are now using streamlined ‘super clinic’ services after Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and The Weald, officially opened the Oncology Outpatients Suite on…

Hear from Jo Haworth, our Chief nurse at MTW…

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…

New emergency service facilities officially opened by local MP at Tunbridge Wells Hospital

As part of the NHS’s ongoing commitment to ensure patients get the fastest access to treatment, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) has opened two new emergency service facilities, unveiled by the MP…

Photographer has sight-saving treatment at MTW

Professional photographer Phil Lee, spoke to Patient First about being diagnosed with the eye conditions iritis and macular oedema and the 10 years of treatment he received from the Ophthalmology team at MTW. The…

MTW celebrated at Healthwatch Recognition Awards

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has been celebrated at the recent Healthwatch Recognition Awards receiving certificates in two award categories. The first certificate was for the Patient Partners model in the ‘excellence in involving people…

We’re looking for exceptional people! MTW launches major recruitment campaign

The Trust has launched a major recruitment campaign to attract even more talented healthcare professionals. The campaign includes a brand-new dedicated recruitment website www.mtwcareers.com as well as widespread advertising and social media campaigns. It…

Rainbow Badge survey

We are delighted to share the news that we have been accepted onto the NHS Rainbow Badge Programme – phase 2. After the success of the NHS Rainbow Badge phase 1 NHS England commissioned…

Trust launches campaign to improve care for patients with learning disabilities or autism

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) is today (Monday 28 March) proud to announce the launch of a campaign that aims to improve care for patients with learning disabilities or autism. The campaign,…

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