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.
New mental health hospital ward opens for Kent and Medway residents
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) has today opened a new, standalone hospital ward for older people with mental health conditions.
04 March 2024
New mother starts new career at Rosewood Mother and Baby Unit
As we mark National Careers Week with our year-round recruitment campaigns and trust-wide training programmes, we caught up with Community Peer Support Practitioner Megan Grant, to find out about her new career with KMPT.
01 March 2024
Employee Appreciation Day 2024
Today (1 March) marks Employee Appreciation Day, a special day where we take the time to recognise and celebrate the hard work and dedication of our brilliant KMPT staff.
KMPT Celebrates Overseas NHS Workers Day
Following our recent NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award for international recruitment and arrival of 47 new international KMPT nurses from India, we caught up with KMPT Head of Resourcing & Information, Naomi Corner, as we join the nation to celebrate Overseas NHS Workers Day.
23 February 2024
We are delighted to achieve Level 3 in One NHS Finance Towards Excellence Accreditation
The Level 3 in One NHS Finance Towards Excellence Accreditation recognises the effectiveness of our finance team’s processes.
21 February 2024
Celebrating Mental Health Nurses Day
This Mental Health Nurses Day, we are joining the nation to celebrate the work of this group of healthcare professionals and promote his unique, remarkable and impactful profession.
Junior doctor industrial strike action - February 2024
The British Medical Association has announced that junior doctors will take part strike action from 06:59am on Saturday 24 February 2024 until 23:59pm on Wednesday 28 February 2024.
15 February 2024
How DIALOG+ is improving care
DIALOG+ which was adopted by the Trust in November 2023, was designed to radically improve the way we communicate with service users, making our initial appointments therapeutically effective.
05 February 2024
A journey through a Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) apprenticeship
From a passion for psychology to a QI project and coveted awards ceremony, this #NationalApprenticeshipWeek we caught up with graduate and qualified KMPT Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP), Maddison White.
26 January 2024
New catering contract brings 50 new jobs to Kent and Medway
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has appointed ISS UK as its catering provider for the next 5 years.
19 January 2024
Mental health recovery celebrated at art therapy exhibition
People living with mental health conditions in Maidstone took part in an art exhibition for fellow service users and KMPT staff this week. The event celebrated their recovery journeys over the past year and provided a creative outlet to deal with the stigma sometimes associated with mental health conditions.
16 January 2024
New mental health boss takes bold approach to tackling staff concerns
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) has launched a bold, new approach to improving how staff and service users from different cultures and backgrounds work together to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the core of everything it does.
Mental Health Together launches in Thanet
A new community mental health service called Mental Health Together is available to people in Thanet from Monday 15 January.
14 January 2024
KMPT workforce commended for excellence in supporting newly registered nurses
We are #KMPTProud to have been awarded a national accolade recognising our excellent standards in supporting newly registered nurses.
10 January 2024
KMPT carer advocate commended by the King
A KMPT carer advocate has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s New Year Honours in recognition for his services to carers and NHS trusts across the UK.
03 January 2024
KMPT pastoral care for internationally recruited colleagues commended
We are #KMPTProud to achieve the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award recognising our ongoing commitment to providing high quality pastoral care to internationally educated nurses and occupational therapists, during their recruitment process and throughout their employment.