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‘miscalculated’ THE Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery (Kims) has admitted it got its sums wrong and massively un- derestimated how many parking spaces it would need. Kims has 143 parking spaces north


of the Newnham Court Shopping Village, Bearsted Road, Weavering for its 188 staff, but it says its initial assessment did not take account of shift work, so applied to increase on- site parking by 148 spaces, which Maidstone Council has accepted. A delegated officer report said:


“An increase in the car parking pro- vision for use by hospital staff would discourage the use of the park and ride facility nearby. However, shift patterns and the distance to the park and ride is inconveniencing the staff and potentially impacting on the op- eration of the hospital.”


Heart treatment


ANOTHER first for Kims is the in- troduction of electro-physiology as a treatment to correct arrhythmias or irregular heart rhythms. Dr Edward Roland and Professor Richard Chilling are among a team of consultants offering this treat- ment, originally developed by Dr Phyllis Holt when she was in prac- tice at Guy’s Hospital, London.


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‘We are so lucky to have Kims on our doorstep’


Continued from page one “Without Kims I would still be in


agony and living with a serious in- fection.” After 36 hours in A&E at Maid-


stone Hospital and a further three weeks in isolation, Cllr Collinswas sent home to the care of his wife Elaine, with antibiotics and mor- phine to help numb the pain. Cllr Collins said: “Up to then, I


had never had a day off work in my life through illness; I’d never even had a headache! “This came as a huge shock –


and I’ve never known pain like it. I didn’t sleep for weeks and didn’t want to see anyone, I felt so ill. Therewere times when I thought I was going to die.” Although Cllr Collins saw some


minor improvements, by Decem- ber, hewas still suffering from lack of sleep and acute discomfort. He said: “I did not seem to be im- proving to the extent I would have thought.” He asked his GP to refer him to


spinal pain specialist Dr Anthony Hammond at Kims. “I thought I would be sent home


with steroids or something. In- stead, Dr Hammond was con- cerned that the source of my infection had never been explored or discussed and sent me for ultra- sound and nuclear scans.” These revealed an infection in


the vertebrae of the spine, which could be treated with a lengthy course of antibiotics. After a month, Cllr Collins has seen some improvement and hopes soon to be clear of infection. The scans also revealed benign “lumps and bumps”, none of


Grateful for his care at Kims – Cllr Dennis Collins and his wife Elaine


which have shown up to be seri- ous. Cllr Collins said: “Without Kims and Dr Hammond, I would still be in agony and living with a serious infection in my bones which could have flared at any time. “We are more than lucky to have


this facility in Maidstone – and something which is also open to NHS patients. “It is a one-stop shop for every-


thing health-related and second to none with regard to its facilities and technology.”


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