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Spotlight on the Switchboard team

Twenty-three colleagues answering around 50,000 calls a month across a 24 hour, seven-day service: meet the team working to ensure every call is answered and every message reaches the right place. Ma...

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Spotlight on the Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic

Behind every elective surgical procedure is a dedicated Pre Operative Assessment (POA) team working to make sure patients are physically and emotionally ready for theatre. Made up of nurses, healthca...

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Orthopaedic surgeon appointed regional programme director

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Syed Ahmed has been appointed Programme Director in Trauma and Orthopaedics for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex deanery. The deanery is responsible for training, recrui...

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Father’s memory honoured at Maidstone Hospital

A family’s generosity has funded an intercom system on John Day Ward at Maidstone Hospital in memory of a much-loved husband and father, thanking the team who gave him “the best care...

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Nurse recognised at Royal presentation of King's Award

Vickie Gadd,  Lead CNS for Gynae Oncology Genetics and Family History has been recognised for her long-standing voluntary work...

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National award for results of pioneering knee surgery trial

The first results of a trial where pioneering reconstructive knee surgery is offered to young patients who have torn their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) have received an award at a national confere...