Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the south east of England. The Trust was legally established on 14 February 2000 and provides a full range of general hospital services, and some areas of specialist complex care to around 560,000 people living in the south of West Kent and the north of East Sussex. The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs, and it operates from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. The latter is a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) hospital and provides wholly single bedded en-suite accommodation for in-patients. The Trust employs a team of over 5000 full and part-time staff. In addition, the Trust provides specialist cancer services to around 1.8 million people across Kent, Hastings and Rother, via the Kent Oncology Centre, which is sited at Maidstone Hospital, and at Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury. The Trust also provides outpatient clinics across a wide range of locations in Kent and East Sussex. For the latest information about our visitor policy, please visit www.mtw.nhs.uk/2021/08/latest-information-on-the-coronavirus/

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Our Stroke team will be lacing up their running shoes and taking on the Paddock Wood half marathon on 8 March, r...
31/01/2026

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Our Stroke team will be lacing up their running shoes and taking on the Paddock Wood half marathon on 8 March, raising funds for our MTW Hospitals Charity

Clinical Lead for Stroke, Catherine Mandri, Clinical Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist, Sarah Shipton and Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Eleanor Doherty are hoping to raise £500 to redesign staff and patient common rooms on the Stroke Unit.

✨ They hope to make the rooms more relaxing and friendly, which has been shown to help with post-stroke recovery.

Catherine said: “I’ve never completed a half marathon before, and we’ve been training very hard.

“We’re determined to raise as much money as we can for the Charity, which will help us to support the patients in our care on the Stroke Unit.”

Go team, go! 👏 👏

⏩ Sponsor the team today: https://ow.ly/qUnJ50Y5mKR

A study day brought together therapists and doctors working with children with complex upper limb issues.The Complex Pae...
30/01/2026

A study day brought together therapists and doctors working with children with complex upper limb issues.

The Complex Paediatric Upper Limb Service provides highly specialised support for children and young people with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, who experience functional difficulties using their upper limbs.

🤚 The service is led by Mr Marcos Katchburian, an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hand surgery and paediatric orthopaedics, who children with a range of orthopaedic conditions, helping improve their ability to use their hands.

A key member of the service is Heidi Furr, a senior paediatric occupational therapist with extensive experience in motor disorders such as cerebral palsy.

👩‍⚕️ Together, they developed and ran a study day to bring together occupational therapists, doctors and physiotherapists from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

The day included practical sessions on ultrasound anatomy, the use of botulinum toxin in upper limb cerebral palsy, surgical interventions and hand therapy.

🎨 Heidi Furr commented on the positive feedback the day received, adding: “There was great feedback about the interactive anatomy lectures involving body paint and using ultrasound machines to locate and identify muscles of the arm and hand.”

🖨️ 750,000 digital appointment letters sent📧 £600k saved in postage📱 220,000 patients signed up!From appointment reminde...
30/01/2026

🖨️ 750,000 digital appointment letters sent

📧 £600k saved in postage

📱 220,000 patients signed up!

From appointment reminders to test results and letters, our patient portal is helping patients stay informed and connected.

🔄 18,000 people have used the portal to reschedule or cancel an appointment, meaning it can be offered to someone else.

Find out more: www.mtw.nhs.uk/portal/

In 1986, 12 student nurses began training at what was then the Maidstone School of Nursing in Barming.After qualifying i...
29/01/2026

In 1986, 12 student nurses began training at what was then the Maidstone School of Nursing in Barming.

After qualifying in 1989, their careers spread across community nursing, dementia care, cardiology, midwifery, neurorehabilitation, bloodborne viruses and practice development.

Forty years later, eight of them - including Bank Staff Nurse, Nicola Henthorn - reunited to reminisce, share memories and remember absent friends.

Five are still working in the NHS, and all acknowledged the impact of their training in Maidstone, and the knowledge, skills and experience that set up their careers and changed their lives.

Nicola said: "Training and living together meant we had, and still have, a special bond.

"It was emotional to come together four decades later and remember those we worked with and the people we have lost over the years, including Clare Montague, a dedicated tutor and remarkable human who left a place in each of our hearts.”

✅ Falls prevention certificates recognise our wards for safeguarding patients through outstanding falls prevention pract...
28/01/2026

✅ Falls prevention certificates recognise our wards for safeguarding patients through outstanding falls prevention practice and a strong culture of safety.

Well done to all the wards who received certificates to recognise their falls prevention work in the last quarter!

🏅 Acute Stroke Unit
🏅 Whatman
🏅 Mercer
🏅 Peale
🏅 Foster Clark
🏅 Ward 2
🏅 Ward 11
🏅 Ward 21
🏅 Ward 22
🏅 Ward 31
🏅 Ward 33

Falls Prevention Lead Adrian Lachainer said: "A huge well done to the teams for your brilliant work keeping patients safe."

Today is , marking the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Birkenau, the largest N**i death camp.On this day, we...
27/01/2026

Today is , marking the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Birkenau, the largest N**i death camp.

On this day, we remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, along with the millions of others persecuted and killed by the N**is.

We also reflect on those who lost their lives in recent genocides recognised by the UK government, including Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur, and the Yazidi genocide.

The theme for this year, Bridging Generations, is a reminder the responsibility of remembrance does not end with survivors - it lives on through all of us.

May remembrance strengthen our resolve not only to remember the past, but to protect the future.

Find out more: hmd.org.uk/take-part-in-holocaust-memorial-day

“Because the learning was so closely linked to my role, it strengthened my practice rather than competing with it.”🎓 Con...
26/01/2026

“Because the learning was so closely linked to my role, it strengthened my practice rather than competing with it.”

🎓 Congratulations to Rekha Brijmohan, Ward Manager for the Short Stay Surgery Unit and Admissions Lounge at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, who has graduated from Arden University with an MBA!

Asked how the course has benefited her work, she explained how it has been about improving outcomes for patients, supporting clinicians, and working smarter.

Balancing work and studies alongside the pace of a busy surgical service was a challenge, but Rekha says: “The course has changed how I see my role, from managing immediate pressures to understanding the wider systems that influence decision-making.

“It’s pushed me to think critically, not just in my department and in the NHS, but more broadly.

"By strengthening communication, decision-making, and team confidence, our patients experience fewer delays, less uncertainty, and a smoother journey through their care.”

Congratulations Rekha, we're so proud of your achievement! 👏

Before any planned surgery, pre-operative assessments make sure patients are ready for their procedure. We’re changing ...
26/01/2026

Before any planned surgery, pre-operative assessments make sure patients are ready for their procedure.

We’re changing how we do these, and you’ll now get a health questionnaire by email.

Make sure we have your email address, and that you complete the questionnaire when it arrives in your inbox. Your answers will help us decide if you need any further tests.

For some patients, this will save a trip to hospital, or mean a shorter appointment.

This means we can see more people and make sure you are ready for your procedure, which can help improve your recovery.

If you need help to access the questionnaire, call the number on your appointment letter.

Can't make your outpatient appointment? 📅Please let us know if you can't attend, so someone else can take your place. 📲...
24/01/2026

Can't make your outpatient appointment? 📅

Please let us know if you can't attend, so someone else can take your place.

📲 Over 17,000 people have already used our patient portal to reschedule an appointment.

Find out more at www.mtw.nhs.uk/portal

As the BBC spent today looking at the NHS across England, BBC Kent Health Correspondent, Mark Norman joined our teams in...
22/01/2026

As the BBC spent today looking at the NHS across England, BBC Kent Health Correspondent, Mark Norman joined our teams in the busy Emergency Department at Maidstone Hospital.

He joined the huddle at the nurses' station at 8am, spoke to patients in Majors, met Emergency Medicine Consultant, Dr Sahaj Sethi and spent time with Deputy Chief of Service, Dr Nick Bagley during his shift seeing patients in the department.

He also visited our Care Coordination Centre to find out how our electronic bed management system helps make sure patients get the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

We can't praise our Emergency Department teams enough for their incredible work! 🙌

Look out for our teams on BBC South East Today this evening from 6.30pm where Mark will be broadcasting live.

Help us to help you this winter ⛄❄️ Use the right service - it may be more appropriate to visit a pharmacist, or a UTC l...
20/01/2026

Help us to help you this winter ⛄

❄️ Use the right service - it may be more appropriate to visit a pharmacist, or a UTC like the one at Sevenoaks Hospital

❄️ If your relative is in hospital, support them to get home safely and quickly

❄️ Get your flu jab if you're eligible.

🤖A state-of-the-art surgical robot has helped a team at Maidstone Hospital carry out 40% more gallbladder operations in ...
17/01/2026

🤖A state-of-the-art surgical robot has helped a team at Maidstone Hospital carry out 40% more gallbladder operations in a day!

🥇 In a first for a Kent hospital, the surgical team led by Consultant UGI and Bariatric Surgeon, Mr Matyas Fehervari completed the record number of surgeries as part of a high intensity theatre (HIT) list using our of our two surgical robots.

The procedure, known as a cholecystectomy, is traditionally carried out with keyhole (laparoscopic) surgery, which usually means 5️⃣ operations can be done in a day.

Robot-assisted surgery, using small incisions, surgical instruments and a camera, meant the team could operate efficiently and safely on 7️⃣ patients, all able to go home the same day.

👨‍⚕️ The robot is controlled by the surgeon and gives them greater precision, so complex procedures can be performed with smaller incisions, meaning reduced pain and blood loss, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times.

Mr Fehervari described the “consistent precision” of the robot, which means the surgeon can operate more comfortably, maximising the time they can spend operating.

🙌 Teamwork and coordination made a big difference, with Mr Fehervari explaining how the “theatre staff, nurses, and anaesthetic colleagues worked extremely well together.

“Everyone knew what they were doing, supported each other, and kept things moving properly. I’m genuinely very grateful to the whole team”.

Congratulations to Mr Fehervari and his team on their incredible work! 👏

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