News Police worker
Carl’s award A POLICE worker has been hon- oured for his quick thinking when he administered CPR to a pen- sioner involved in a road accident. Vehicle techni-
cian Carl Robbins was amongst sev- eral members of Kent Police who received a certifi- cate of merit at an award ceremony.
Mr Robbins was testing a police
car when he came across a vehicle that had crashed into a lamppost. He called 999 and performed CPR on the unconscious driver until the emergency services arrived. Mr Pughsley said: “The officers
and staff at Kent Police go above and beyond the call of duty to pro- tect and serve the county. It is an honour to recognise some of those instances where they have put themselves in challenging circum- stances to safeguard the commu- nity and save life.”
Festive fair fun
MAGICAL fun for all the family is on offer at Kings Hill Christmas Fair on Sunday, December 11, from 2 to 6pm. The event is at the Com- munity Centre from 2pm to 6pm. Entrance is £1.
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Official: Maidstone best inUKfor having a baby
MAIDSTONE is the best place in the UK to have a baby, according to a newly-published review. Maternity services in mid and
west Kent have been rated top out of nearly 200 NHS similar bodies nationwide. Almost 6,000 of the area’s babies
are delivered by Maidstone and TunbridgeWellsNHSTrust (MTW) each year. The data has been published as
part of a transparency drive by health secretary Jeremy Hunt in an effort to improve Britain’s place in international league tables. The ratings examine stillbirth and neo-natal mortality, maternal smok- ing at the time of delivery, women’s experience of maternity services and women’s choice. MTW came top for three of the
four categories and the average score for a woman’s experience of West Kent’s maternity services was nearly 84/100. While 144 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) need improvement and 53 were performing well, just one,MTW,was assessed as top per- forming.
The trust offers a range of services including community midwives, an obstetric-led, full maternity service at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, and midwife-run birth centres at Maid- stone and Crowborough. Baroness Cumberlege, the inde- pendent chair of the 2016 National Maternity Review, commissioned byNHSEngland, said: “I have been impressed by maternity staff across Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. “They are clearly committed to maximising positive outcomes – both physical health and mental well-being - for the mother, baby and the family as a whole.”
The key statistics
Maternal smoking rate at delivery - 10.1% Neonatal stillbirth/mortality per 1,000 births – 4.1 Mother’s experience out of 100 – 83.6 Choices in services out of 100 – 69.1 Overall rating – top performing
Head of Midwifery for the trust,
Jenny Cleary said: “We are de- lighted that our maternity services have been rated so highly by NHS England in a number of areas which is testament to the hard work and dedication of the teams.“ Last month,MTWcelebrated five
years of providing integrated ma- ternity services, from when Tun- bridge Wells Hospital and Maidstone Birth Centre opened. In April this year,MTWtook over
the management of Crowborough Birth Centre to provide a stream- lined maternity service for women living in the High Weald area of north East Sussex.
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