News archive 2014

• Second lease of life for East Kent equipmentLynne Hadley, Ophthalmology Matron for East Kent Hospitals, has recently returned from a working holiday to Nepal. Lynne's visit has enabled some of East Kent's old equipment to be given a new lease of life. 15 December 2014 16:49:18
• Fantastic toy donation for QEQM's A&EThe Paediatric Department of A&E at QEQM received a generous donation of toys , equipment and craft items last week. 25 November 2014 15:14:19
• How you can help fight antibiotic resistanceAntibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats facing us today. Without effective antibiotics many routine treatments will become increasingly dangerous. Setting broken bones, basic operations, even chemotherapy all rely on access to antibiotics that work. 25 November 2014 14:58:41
• Naming our new hospitalHave your say in the naming of our new hospital in Dover, Click now to cast your vote... 11 November 2014 13:32:31
• East Kent Hospitals' robotic surgery success recognisedThe length of stay following robotic prostate surgery in one of our hospitals is one of the best in the country – so much so that the American company that manufactures the robot is using our performance data to show what can be achieved. 10 November 2014 16:29:59
• We've signed up to safetyThis week we have joined a national NHS initiative called 'Sign up to Safety' as part of our ongoing commitment to providing safe care. 11 August 2014 11:13:33
• New technology to help fight super bugsWe are starting a trial of new technology that will deep clean clinical areas in the fight to beat C difficile and other resistant organisms. 05 August 2014 12:24:17
• Challenging questions asked in CQC reportEast Kent Hospitals has been asked some very challenging questions in a report released today (13 August) following the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in March this year. 12 August 2014 16:28:41
• Breakfast TV comes live from QEQM's A&E!A&E at QEQM played host to ITV's Good Morning Britain programme this morning. 18 July 2014 16:03:08
• Patient Safety & Care Award winners!We have jointly won the Patient Safety in Hospital Care Award with Kent and Medway Partnership Trust 16 July 2014 11:19:41