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CHIEF executive of Maidstone and TunbridgeWells NHS Trust Glenn Douglas expressed concern at the annual meeting that it was now surrounded by three trusts tackling severe problems after Care Quality Commission reports – Medway, East Kent and now East Sussex have been rated as inadequate and recommended for special meas- ures.
“This presents us with challenges
and opportunities we have to meet,” he said
GP services WEST Kent CCG is seeking to share with NHS England commis- sioning (including the budget) of primary care services (which in- clude GP practices) in Maidstone and the rest of West Kent. It be- lieves this will lead to improve- ments in services to the local public.
SOS for staff A FREEDOM to Speak Up guardian has been appointed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to ensure all hospital staff are confident and encouraged to raise concerns. The trust says it wants to pro-
mote highest standards of patient care and business practices
Health |News
Birthing song wins global audience for singer Clea
LOCAL singer-songwriter Clea Llewellyn had an unlikely hit when a video starring her and amidwife went viral. The video gained 100,000 hits in
24 hours after being placed online. Clea –who has lived in Snodland
and worked in Maidstone – is known locally for her albums and gigs, including running an open mic night in Chatham, but she did not expect worldwide attention when she agreed to brighten up a conference for trainee midwives at the William Harvey Hospital. Clea said: “Being amum of two,
who has experienced both sides of the coin in terms of birth (natural birth and Caesarean), this subject is close tomy heart. So when Virginia Howes, of the independent Kent
TUNBRIDGEWells Hospital and Maidstone Hospital Birth Centre saw 5,625 babies born in 2014 – the trust says “that is about 187 school classes”. It added: “Research shows giv-
Midwifery Practice, asked me to provide some unusual entertainment by performing a song with her at the conference I agreed, because the issue is personal to me. “Wewrote new lyrics to the tune
of theAmyWinehouse hit ‘Rehab’, which turned it into a song about the birthing process and once a video of this appeared online it got rapid shares in the birthing community around the world. “The message has resonated with
mums around the world and midwives, especially independent organisations like KentMidwifery Practice. “I never expected this attention
and the number of hits is still growing, but I think it’s great that this message has found such an
Over 5,000 babies born at centre
ing birth in a birth centre is as safe for women with an uncomplicated pregnancy as in hospital. Since the [Maidstone] centre opened three years ago more than 1,300 babies have been born there.
audience.” The video can be seen on:
https://www.facebook.com/sophie.m .harrell/videos/1015320128645587 5/?__mref=message_bubble
Practice nurses
CONCERNS grow about re- cruitment of GP practice nurses. West Kent CCG has been told there is a need to create an edu- cational resource.
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