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for joint ops LOCAL doctors are supporting na- tional guidance that patients for joint replacements (such as hip and knee) should be advised to have a body mass index (BMI) of less than 30 be- fore they are referred for treatment. The local CCG says: “This is ad-


vice rather than an eligibility criteria and there would likely be excep- tions.” It needs to ensure the long- term functional benefits and reduce the risk of complications. The CCG wants a review of clini-


cal evidence and audit outcomes for patients with aBMIof 40 or above to produce guidance for these patients, taking benefits versus risks and value for money into account. The CCG says obesity needs to be addressed to assist the wider system for prevention.


downsmail.co.uk Weight advice Seven-day plan rejected


MAIDSTONEand otherWest Kent GPs made a bid for the Prime Min- ister’s challenge fund to pilot sur- geries opening seven days aweek – but it was rejected by NHS Eng- land. The GP-led West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), chaired by Bob Bowes (pictured) says it is not opposed to seven-day working. Its Clinical Strategy Group (CSG) discussed a paper to divert CCG commissioning funds to open


VOLUNTEERS and local digni- taries will attend a service of thanksgiving and dedication to help the Maidstone unit of St John Ambulance mark a century of life- saving first aid.


A FORD Transit parked in Odiham Drive, Allingtonwas broken into and tools, including two Dewalt drills,were stolen. Wheels for a Saabwere amongst items


stolen from a field in Tonbridge Road, Barming. The number plateswere stolen from a


vehicle in Conway Road, Allington. Itemswere stolen during a break-in at


the garage of a property in North Street, Barming. A bicycle which had been chained to a


bike rack in The Colonnadewas stolen. Toolswere stolen from a vehicle in Court


Drive. Toolswere stolen from a van in Buckland Road. A bicyclewas stolen from outside a property in St Peter’s Street. The number plateswere stolen from a


Kia Sportage in a shop car park in London Road. Four windowswere damaged at a business premises in St Peter’s Street. A fencewas damaged in VicaryWay. A bicycle that had been chained to a balcony in Wheeler Streetwas stolen. A black Ford Fiestawas stolen from


Brewer Street. A mobile phonewas stolen from a property in Buckland Road. Stoneswere thrown at a window in County Road, damaging it. A manwas beaten and robbed in Froyle


Close, Allington. Various itemswere stolen in a break-in at


a building inWeek Street. Therewas an aempt to steal a Mercedes


van in St Luke’s Road. A Peugeot van parked in a supermarket


car park in Castle Road, Allington was broken into and tools, including a Bosch power saw and a Bosch drill,were stolen. A digger had its windows and seats damaged in Oakwood Park. Equipmentwas stolen from a van left in a


yard in Fountain Lane, Fant. A Stihl brush cuer and a hedge trimmer


were stolen from a Ford Transit van in Heath Road. CCTV shows three youths entering the van. A bicyclewas taken from outside a shop in Fairmeadow.


30 Maidstone Town August 2015


surgeries for a six-month pilot to see if it had an impact on A&E atten- dances.


But members


did not give sup- port because they want to await re- sults of national pi- lots; resources are not yet available for a pilot; and the


required GP workforce is not avail- able and this could affect weekday


St John Ambulance marks centenary The service at The Friars, Ayles-


ford, starts at 3pm onAugust 22. It will explore the contribution the charity’s volunteers have made over the last 100 years, with a dis- play of life-saving equipment.


services. Government policy is to have a


seven-day GP service by 2020 – but the CSG feels logistical issues of re- sources and workforce need to be addressed first. CCG members do not think the


policy represents value for money and would not have a significant im- pact on hospitalA&E pressures. It agreed “quality and capacity of


GP provision” have more of an im- pact on A&E.


Patient transport


A MUCH stronger liaison has been requested between the GP-led NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group and the patient transport provider when the new contract is awarded for 2016.


NeighbourhoodWatch Working to reduce crime. Call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 or local police


A mobile phonewas taken from the garden of a property in Bank Street. An adult’s bike and two child’s bikes


were stolen from outside a property in Church Street. A Husqvarna strimmerwas stolen from a


van in MoteAvenue. Therewas an aempted break-in at a property in Birch TreeWay. Enquiries are ongoing. A vehiclewas scratched and the number


plateswere removed in a car park in FremlinWalk. A white GTAVALANCHE bicyclewas


stolen from an underground car park in McKenzie Court. A secured bicyclewas stolen from a bike


rack inWeek Street. A Saracen bicyclewas stolen from school premises in Oakwood Road. Gates were damaged at a property in Courtenay Road. A wing mirrorwas damaged on a car parked in Brunswick Street. A car parked in Melville Road was scratched. A windowwas damaged at a property in


Bank Street. A pursewas stolen from an unlocked car


in Union Street. The nearside windowwas smashed on a


car parked on a driveway in Clewson Rise, Penenden Heath. An Ipadwas stolen in a break-in at a


home in Kerry HillWay, Ringlestone. A windowwas damaged at a property in Brookbank, Penenden Heath. A rear window of a property in Perry


Streetwas smashed. A wing mirrorwas removed from a car parked on a drive in Beauworth Park, Shepway. The windscreen of a carwas damaged in


a residential area in Sandling Lane. Thewall of council premises in Oxford Road, Shepwaywas damaged.


Tyreswere slashed on two vehicles on a


driveway in Perry Street. The number plateswere taken from a


VWparked in Heather Drive, Shepway. A Stihl disc cuer and chainsawwere


stolen from a metal container at a building site in Boxley Road. Red dieselwas also stolen from a digger on the site. A vanwas stolen from the owner’s drive


in NoinghamAvenue, Shepway. The catalytic converterwas stolen from a


vehicle on a driveway in Sandling Lane. A stonewas thrown through a window


of a home in Hollingworth Road, Park Wood. A vehiclewas scratched in Cambridge Crescent, Shepway. Two petrol leaf blowerswere stolen from


a shed at a school in Brishing Lane. A doorwas forced in an aempt to break


in to a property in Northumberland Road, Shepway. A bicyclewas stolen from outside a block


of flats inWallisAvenue, Park Wood. The bodyworkwas damaged on a car in Marion Crescent, Shepway. A white sack of horse feedwas taken


from a field in Ivy Mill Lane, Tovil. A manhole coverwas levered up in Rushmead Drive, Shepway, damaging the pavement. Fuel drumswere taken from a building


in Fieldfare Drive, Tovil. A personwas robbed by two men as they


werewalking along a footpath in Pheasant Lane.


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