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2011 News archive

December 2011

Work starts on new imaging suite - Diagnostic capacity at William Harvey Hospital gets a £3.25 million boost.
Oncology opening - Newly refurbished oncology unit opened at Kent & Canterbury Hospita.

Hospital...at home - New ‘virtual wards’ will bring hospital care to patients’ homes.
Alert system to improve care - New hi-tech system will help identify deteriorating patients more quickly.
Improving communication: Healthcare passport to be launched at 'Improving Communication' event.
Industrial Action - Information for patients regarding services affected by the industrial action on Wednesday 30 November 2011.

Maternity public consultation launched in east Kent - The launch of a three-month public consultation into the future of maternity services in east Kent
Review of complaints handling - Listening and Learning: Ombudsman's review of complaint handling the by NHS in England

Vampire fungus - Horse chestnut trees at Kent & Canterbury Hospital are given emergency treatment
Thumbs up for school success - Speech and language summer school changes children’s lives
2nd Brain Injury Conference - Register now for this event
Top Stroke Care - East Kent Hospitals stroke care is in the top quartile of national stroke audit results

Kent County Show 2011 - East Kent Hospitals host a success marquee at this years Show
History in the making: The Breast Screening Service unveils its new digital mammography van
Full marks on food and dignity: Standards of care at EKHUFT are praised by the Care Quality Commission
Rotary Club help make sensory room dream come true: The Rotary Club in Hythe, along with their main sponsor, Sainsbury's, have raised £2200 for equipment for Padua Ward's sensory room
Project Search Graduation: The Project Search Graduation Ceremony celebrated the achievements of each intern in the marvellous surroundings of Quex Park.

Rapid radiotherapy: The Radiotherapy Department at Kent & Canterbury Hospital treated their first
RapidArc patient.
Trust signs up to 'getting it right': EKHUFT has signed up to Mencap’s ‘getting it right’ charter, which sets out how hospital staff should ensure that patients with a learning disability experience a high standard of care that meets their needs
Smiles all round!: New Maxillofacial Department at William Harvey Hospital is officially opened
League long-servers celebrate £1m - The League of Friends of Kent & Canterbury Hospital celebrate achieving over £1 million of gifts for the hospital.
9,000 notes raise the roof: An enthusiastic audience packed the Cathedral Nave for a concert in aid of the East Kent Hospitals Breast Cancer Mammography Appeal.

Sci-fi drama in K&C theatres: The Trust's new surgical recruit - a £1.5 million robot - was unveiled to the region’s media in May.
Health advice drives into town: The health promotion bus is stopping at each acute hospital during nutrition month.
Stroke Awareness Week: Staff and volunteers from the William Harvey promoted Stroke Awareness Week on 11 May by giving out stroke information in Ashford town centre.
Nurse honoured for 50 years' service: Kent & Canterbury Hospital’s longest-serving nurse was presented with a certificate in recognition of her work.

Royal Wedding Fever: Wards and departments across the Trust have donned the bunting and set about giving their patients the best possible experience of this historic day.

The freedom of the road: Paediatric Occupational Therapy team helps children master a skill so many take for granted
Treatment that means the world: Research grant success could give countless stroke survivors their lives back
Cardiology first: The cardiologists at William Harvey Hospital have implanted a revolutionary new pacemaker that allows patients to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
£5m Head & Neck build to open its doors: East Kent's Maxillofacial, Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry services are moving to a news, £5million home at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford
Officially the best! East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has been given its official 'Trust of the Year 2010' certificate by healthcare information organisation Dr Foster.

Tickled Pink: Staff Valentine’s events in aid of Trust’s breast cancer appeal raise over £1000
Helping patients find us: Patients will soon have another way to navigate their way around our
three acute hospitals before they even get here, thanks to a new map being prepared for the internet.
Park and Ride: The Kent & Canterbury Hospital's Park and Ride gets a makeover.

Telemetry service opens: New specialist neurology service means patients no longer have to travel to London
Memories are made of this: Calling all hoarders...can you contribute to the Trust Museum?
Finance Director appointed: Jeff Buggle is appointed Director of Finance and Performance Management
East Kent stroke service best in country: A major review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on stroke care in England has shown East Kent patients to fare the best in the country.

Thumbs up for success

Kent County Show 2011

Rapid radiotherapy

Robotic surgery at K&C

Royal Wedding Fever

Officially the best...

... the best care in the country

Telemetry service opens