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A NEW specialist mental health unit could be the focal part of the Kent Medical Campus in Maid- stone.
Cygnet Health Care, one of Britain’s largest independent providers of mental health care, has submitted a planning application to Maidstone Council to build a hospital on the campus, next to the Kent Institute of Medicine and Sur- gery (Kims) on Newnham Court Way, off M20 Junction 7. Outline planning permission for
the campus was granted in 2014 and the site has since been adver- tised for sale or to let, as a “strategic location on the doorstep of London
and at the gateway to Europe.” The current application seeks de-
sign approval for the new building, which would provide mental health services for the local com- munity. The aim is for service users to be treated closer to their homes, and for the hospital to provide care pathways as part of their progress towards community living. David Cole, chief executive of Cygnet Health Care, said: “There is a significant shortfall in mental health service provision across the UK, and the proposed hospital at Kent Medical Campus would be a significant step in addressing this
Retirement centre cheque
BEARSTED Active Retirement Associ- ation (BeARA) has presented a £1,000 cheque to Dorothy Goodman Centre in Egremont Road, Bearsted. It is the culmination of three years
of fundraising, during which the group has donated more than £3,200 to the centre, open 9.30am to 4pm each weekday, providing respite care for people with demen- tia. Centre manager MattWood said the money will help the purchase of
equipment. He added: “We have al- ready bought a bingo machine and we intend to put the rest of the money towards a 1950s RemPod – a mobile room setting with a working television and radio playing popular shows of that era.” Anyone who would like to become
a member of BeARA should call Maureen Evans on 01622 630313 or Dave Finch on 01622 738965 for more information.
MattWood (left) receives the cheque from Dave Finch, chairman of BeARA
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for Kent and the south-east, ensur- ing that local people are able to ac- cess services as and when they need them.” He said the Maidstone develop-
ment would bring an investment of about £18 million to the area, creat- ing 150 permanent jobs. Mr Cole said recruitment would primarily be local and Cygnet would seek to build strong links with local authorities, local educa- tion institutions such as Mid Kent College, and training providers. Cygnet is the largest outsourcing provider to the NHS of acute and intensive care mental health serv- ices.
EYHORNE Street, Upper Street and Hollingbourne Hill will be closed to traffic for twoweeks. KCCis to start adjusting and rais-
ing manhole covers and drain grilles, following recent road resur- facing, on Monday, February 15. The road will be closed from 9.30am to 3.30pm each day. Traffic will be diverted via Bredgar, Tun- stall, the A2, A249 and A20. During a set three-week period during this spell, bus No 13 into Maidstone will terminate at the Mercure Great Danes Hotel round- about on the A20. For details of these dates, email Nu Venture on
nuventurecoachesltd@yahoo.co.uk or 01622 882288. Residents are asked not to park their cars on the road for the duration of the works.
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