20 December 2024
Our trust maintains ‘healthy workplace’ status through Platinum Level Award by Medway Council
We are delighted to share that following a two-yearly re-assessment by the Public Health Team at Medway Council, we have been re-accredited our Medway Workplace Wellbeing Award to Platinum level, supporting our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our employees.
09 December 2024
Our beds are gaining well-deserved recognition!
We are excited to announce that we have been selected as finalists for two prestigious awards at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Partnership Awards 2024: the 'Patient Safety Collaboration of the Year Award' and the 'Innovation and Improvement in Reducing Healthcare Inequalities Award’.
26 November 2024
Give a Little Joy
Help us give a gift to every inpatient spending the holidays in our wards or rehabilitation units.
22 November 2024
Kent and Medway psychiatrist recognised at HSJ Awards
Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Afifa Qazi, was one of only 10 finalists, drawn from across England, in the Clinical Leader of Year category at last night’s prestigious Health Service Journal’s (HSJ) awards.
21 November 2024
Trust success at the Royal College of Psychiatrist (RCPsych) Awards 2024
On Thursday 7 November the RCPsych Awards 2024 took place to recognise individuals and teams who have played a significant role in the treatment and care of individuals with a mental health illness.
28 October 2024
Kent Dementia Friendly Awards Celebrate Inspiring Local Heroes
On 21st October, the Dementia Friendly Kent Awards 2024 were held as part of the Kent Living Well with Dementia Show at Valley Park School, Maidstone.
25 October 2024
Staff and volunteers recognised at NHS Long Service Awards
This week, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) celebrated long serving NHS staff with a special event to acknowledge their commitment and dedication.
19 September 2024
Update on appointments in Folkestone
If you, or someone you know, has an appointment at Ash Eton this week, you will still be seen. A member of the team will be in contact to advise you of the new arrangements, if they have not done so already.
02 September 2024
KMPT Social Worker, Nic Jones is shortlisted for prestigious social work award
Those shortlisted are being recognised for their exceptional practice and will learn if they have won in their respective categories at a special event this November in London.
30 August 2024
KMPT Tarentfort Unit shortlisted for HSJ Patient Safety 2024 award!
Congratulations to General Manager, Shannon Paine and the multidisciplinary team at Tarentfort Unit in Dartford, for being shortlisted for the Mental Health Safety Improvement Award category.
13 August 2024
HSJ award shortlisting recognises KMPT success 2024
Congratulations to our chief medical officer, Dr Afifa Qazi and our chief pharmacist Jagdip Bahia and the pharmacy team on being shortlisted in this year’s HSJ awards.
08 August 2024
Colleague innovation showcased in Nursing Times
Congratulations to Alison Welfare-Wilson, Research Delivery Lead, on having her article on an innovative approach to improving research skills and confidence published in Nursing Times.
26 June 2024
Junior doctors industrial strike action
The British Medical Association has announced that junior doctors will take part strike action from 7am on Thursday 27 June and 7am on Tuesday 2 July 2024.
15 May 2024
Get moving this Mental Health Awareness Week!
Hear from Dr Adeola Adeyemi, one our speciality registrars, as she shares why adding movement to your daily routine can improve your mental health.
13 May 2024
KMPT volunteers support Pix to Flix’s Innovations in Dementia
KMPT volunteers have been an integral part of an important new project giving people living with dementia in East Kent the chance to tell their stories on film.
18 April 2024
Oils well that ends well as we become one of the first trusts in Kent to have a sustainable fuelled on-site generator!
This month we took another big step towards our Net Zero goals, by swapping the diesel oil we use in our generator, for Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).
12 April 2024
KMPT Veterans Champions Network raise over £1,700 for The Great Tommy Sleep Out
KMPT Veterans Champions Network shines a light on homelessness among Armed Force Veterans by sleeping on the streets of Kent overnight and raising £1739 for fundraiser.
05 April 2024
KMPT’s Dr Mohan Bhat is elected Chair of the Old Age Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists
We congratulate Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Bhat on his prestigious election as Chair of the Old Age Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
