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.
28 March 2024
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20 March 2024
KMPT marks continued commitment to social value with launch of impact report
The largest provider of mental health care in Kent and Medway, KMPT has launched an impact report on the purpose-led changes it has delivered, and continues to deliver, to create social value for its people, patients and communities.
15 March 2024
KMPT Health care practitioner Sarah Harper wins Health Care Support Worker award!
Sarah Harper is the winner of the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Midwifery Officer Award (HCSW) for her exceptional contribution and support in nursing and midwifery.
08 March 2024
Meet our inspiring equality champion this International Women’s Day
As we join the world to mark International Women’s Day and #InspireInclusion, we caught up with our own inspiring equality champion, KMPT Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN) chair, Taran Spero.
Marking National Careers Week with mental health nurse's 50-year NHS vocation
To celebrate 50 years’ service with the NHS, and to mark #NationalCareersWeek, we caught up with KMPT staff nurse Dev Chetty to find out about his long and illustrious career in healthcare.
