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unit planned A£200M proton therapy unit could be built in Maidstone – one of the first in the country. The Downs Mail reported last

month that Franz Dickmann hopes to make the cutting-edge cancer therapy available at the Maidstone Medical Campus (MMC), next to Newnham Court within two years. Proton beamtherapy costs £35,000

per treatment and is particularly beneficial for treating brain tumours and cranial cancers, as it doesn’t damage healthy tissue. It is only available in London and Manchester andwas at the centre of controversy when the Hampshire parents of five-year-old Ashya King “abducted” him from hospital in Southampton to seek treatment in the Czech Republic. The Government has earmarked

£250m for the development of two proton therapy centres.

Heart treatment

ANOTHER first for Kims is the in- troduction of electro-physiology to correct irregular heart rhythms. Dr Edward Roland and Professor Richard Chilling are among a team of consultants offering this treat- ment, developed by Dr Phyllis Holt 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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